✨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 had the privilege of teaching children from all around the world for the past 16 years. She loves listening to children's ideas, being part of their conversations, laughing, and having fun as they learn. Through patience and time, she has watched many children grow in confidence and independence as they develop their learning skills. When she’s not teaching, she loves spending time with her family, being outdoors, trying out new recipes, and going to Zumba classes at the gym. 

🔹Teacher Deb graduated from Messiah College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has 32 years of teaching experience, including 2 years as a lead teacher and many years of tutoring as well. Additionally, she has 5 years of experience teaching ESL online. She also volunteered to teach disabled adult groups for many years. She writes poetry, owns a cuddly cat, and rides a recumbent trike.

🔹Teacher Dory loves teaching young children so she can nurture, inspire, and motivate the next generation, helping them find the best learning methods. She is an experienced ESL teacher with experience in Business English as well. Teacher Dory graduated from Westminster University in London.

🔹Teacher Elijah has over a year of dedicated tutoring experience. He has demonstrated proficiency in elevating his students' comprehension across diverse subjects such as mathematics, English, science, and humanities. His crafted lesson plans pinpoint areas for improvement, fostering tangible enhancement in his students' foundational knowledge. Driven by a profound desire to make a difference and positively influence others, Elijah’s aspirations led him to tutoring students to suit their needs. Beyond his altruistic endeavors, Elijah finds solace in literature and cinema, where he delves into the immersive worlds of novels and films, enriching his own perspectives.

🔹Teacher Emma is from the United Kingdom. She has been engaged in volunteer teaching work for over 10 years and loves to help students find success. She is TEFL-qualified and excited to share her enthusiasm with her students. Teacher Emma looks out for the interests of others and shows a caring and kind manner to everyone she meets.

🔹Teacher Jessica lives in Los Angeles, California, and holds an associate's degree and a bachelor's degree in Political Science. In addition to these degrees, she has obtained three certifications in Zoology, Marine Biology, and Marine Mammalogy. She has taught students of all ages, and her expertise lies in Public Speaking and Speech Writing. She is also qualified and experienced in teaching many other subjects. She has experience instructing both in-person and online. She has a 15-year-old non-verbal autistic daughter, which allows her to teach students with diverse learning needs effectively.

🔹Teacher Julia began her teaching journey directly after college and has been teaching ever since. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's and a master's degree. She has 18 years of experience teaching children in various capacities. She has taught in the classroom, taught online, tutored one-on-one and in groups, and schooled her own children as well. Teaching is truly her passion! She has taught a wide variety of subjects and aims to instill a love of learning in each child. During her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her family, shopping, and exercising!

🔹Teacher Marilyn is a dedicated educator with a background in architecture and a passion for teaching. With a degree in architecture and experience working with young children, Marilyn brings a creative and engaging approach to the classroom. Her ability to connect with students and create a positive learning environment makes her an effective teacher. A fun fact about Marilyn is that she enjoys creating imaginative stories and activities to make learning enjoyable for her students. Marilyn is excited about the opportunity to continue inspiring young minds and making a difference in education, as she strongly believes in the transformative power of learning.

🔹Teacher Rachel (Rae) lives in the USA. She is certified in Early Childhood Education and has worked with many children from ages 3 to 13 years old for 10 years. She loves to engage children and encourage them to interact with her and each other. Her goal is to help children feel good about themselves, learn new things, and have fun. Her teaching style is warm, creative, compassionate, and fun. Besides her love for teaching, she enjoys camping, hiking, and golfing.

🔹Teacher Valentina has been teaching since 2019 and loves working with children from ages 3 to 15 years. She also enjoys teaching a wide range of subjects, allowing her to support many unique learner needs. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology and a Master 150-hour TEFL/TESOL certification. In her free time, she enjoys dancing ballet and cooking.

🔹Teacher Yvonne lives in the beautiful city of Bath in the UK. She has always loved learning new languages. She has a master’s degree in French and German from the University of Glasgow, and she speaks some Spanish and Japanese, so she understands first-hand how difficult it is to learn a new language. She encourages her students to speak in full sentences and not worry about making mistakes, because the more they speak, the better they’ll become, and soon they’ll be using English easily and confidently.



✨ 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!✨