✨Welcome! ✨

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🍎About Us🍎
Orchard Academy is a virtual school offering small group and 1:1 classes for 3-18 year olds taught by qualified and experienced teachers. We offer classes in a range of subjects including English, Maths, Science, Debate, ESL and Exam Preparation Courses. 

🍎Our Mission🍎
We aim to provide a meaningful learner-centered, English educational curriculum that builds knowledge, skills, independence, confidence and resilience to support each child in achieving their full potential.

🍎Our Vision🍎
Our classes and courses are planned to promote positive growth in the lives of all children. We adopt an approach that enables each child to develop their social, physical, emotional and intellectual abilities.

🍎Our Teachers🍎

🔹 Teacher Ashleigh has been teaching children worldwide for 16 years. She loves listening to their ideas, joining their conversations, and having fun while they learn. With patience, she has watched many children grow in confidence and independence. Outside teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family, trying new recipes, and going to Zumba classes.

🔹 Teacher Deb graduated from Messiah College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. With 32 years of teaching experience, including two years as a lead teacher and five years teaching ESL online, she is highly skilled. Deb also volunteers with disabled adults, writes poetry, and enjoys riding her recumbent trike.

🔹 Teacher Dory loves nurturing and inspiring young children to find the best ways to learn. She is an experienced ESL teacher and has taught Business English. Dory graduated from Westminster University in London and is passionate about helping the next generation.

🔹 Teacher Elijah has over a year of tutoring experience across subjects like maths, science, and humanities. His lessons target areas for improvement, enhancing students’ foundational knowledge. Passionate about making a difference, Elijah enjoys reading novels and watching films in his spare time.

🔹 Teacher Julia has been teaching since she graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. With 18 years of teaching experience across various subjects and formats, including homeschooling, Julia is passionate about instilling a love for learning in her students. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, and exercising.

🔹 Teacher Marilyn has a degree in architecture and a passion for teaching young children. Her creative and engaging approach makes learning enjoyable for her students. Marilyn enjoys creating imaginative stories and activities to inspire and connect with her class.

🔹 Teacher Maysa is from Canada and has been teaching English online for a year. She is currently studying English literature and Mandarin Chinese and is passionate about helping students succeed in English.

🔹 Teacher Rachel (Rae) from the USA, is certified in Early Childhood Education and has worked with children aged 3-13 for 10 years. Her teaching style is warm, creative, and fun, encouraging children to engage confidently. Outside of teaching, she enjoys camping, hiking, and golfing.

🔹 Teacher Rielly from Canada, graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. After teaching in Sweden for two years, she’s back in Canada and holds a TEFL Certificate. Rielly is passionate about travel and helping students realise their potential.

🔹Teacher Shaunah is a licensed teacher from Canada with over 20 years of experience, mainly with children aged 5 to 8. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA), a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), and a Certificate in University Studies—Arts Education, and is a trained Reading Recovery teacher.

🔹 Teacher Yvonne from Bath, UK, holds a master’s in French and German from the University of Glasgow. She speaks several languages and encourages students to practice speaking without fear of mistakes. Yvonne is passionate about helping students gain confidence in English.



✨ Class Expectations ✨
We want to do everything we can to make sure this is a positive learning experience for your learner. We message all newly enrolled learners with further details about the classes along with the expectations. All learners are encouraged to share any details they’d like their teacher to know about them beforehand. 

🔸Activities 
It’s highly recommended that learners have the activities prepared for each class. We believe learners will get more out of the classes by being prepared for them. We use a range of activities in each class to explore the objectives of the class and reinforce what is learnt. The activities are also one of the ways we can check learning is taking place in each class.  They are posted in the classroom by Monday each week. 

🔸 Class Times
Each class has a set start and end time. Classes will start on time and finish on time so please make sure your learner is in class and ready to go!

🔸 Mute/Unmute Function
We follow Outschool’s policy to use the mute/unmute function to make each class a better learning experience. 

🔸Annotate
We may sometimes use the Annotate function in Zoom too. It would be great if learners are aware of this. 

🔸Staying on camera
Please can you encourage your learner to stay on the camera during the class. It really helps me to both engage with them and also gauge how they are doing. We also want to make sure your learner is safe, especially if they take the class independently. 

🔸Technical Issues
Please test out Zoom before class and be sure your learner can use the mute/unmute function. We like to be fully present with my learners in class and as a result, I will not be able to respond to messages whilst teaching. For technical support, please contact Outschool.

🔸Refunds
Regarding refunds, we follow Outschool’s policy. A full refund within 24 hours of purchase or up to a week in advance of the class. Please ensure the time is AM or PM when signing up.

🔸Transfer requests 
Transfers will be actioned up to 24 hours before each class. For refunds, please contact Outschool Support. 

🔸Class Cancellations  
If a class has not met the minimum number of enrolments, it is subject to being canceled. We will send a message asking if you'd like a transfer to another date & time or full refund if the class is canceled.
 
🔹Please don’t hesitate to send us a message if you have any questions.  

✨We're looking forward to meeting you and being part of your learning journey!✨