OUR TEACHERS
TOM
Born in London, England, Tom has been teaching and working with schools and companies in Padova for over 13 years. As the director of the school it is his job to perfectly match each teacher to each individual student and group in order to maximise the potential of all the students and to help them achieve their goals. It is also his job to determine the methods and the ways that Studio Inglese uses in order to provide the perfect atmosphere for learning and improving , tailored to every customer
Fun Fact about Tom: Although British, he almost never drinks Tea!
ORLA
Originally from Dublin, Orla has been with us for more than 4 years and has had quite an effect on all her students by conveying her infectious enthusiasm and joy to all her classes and helping many students achieve their goals both for their exams and in general.
Fun Fact about Orla: Apart from her many talents she could whistle even as a baby !
MADELEINE
Originally from Kansas, USA, Madeleine has been helping Studio Inglese for over 5 years. Her warmth and enthusiasm with both our younger students and older ones has been appreciated by all and her ability to instill confidence and security in her student’s English is what brings her students back each year asking to help them continue their growth.
Fun Fact about Madeleine: She plays American Football and was the only female player on her high school Football team !
JAIME
FOR MORE THAN 4 years we have been delighted to have Jaime, from Fort Wayne in the USA, to our Studio Inglese team. Having taught across Italy before, she arrived in Padova and with her carrying a wealth of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm. Her aim is to motivate and inspire her students hasn’t had much difficulty in doing so with our students here.
Fun Fact about Jaime: She has been to 27 different countries and almost every single state in the US !
ANTONELLA
Antonella is the welcoming face of Studio Inglese for every student that enters the school. Originally from Puglia, she has been running our administration for over 6 years and keeping everything together at the school. Speaking Spanish, Portuguese and English she also organises and provides our Italian courses to our non Italian students.
Fun Fact about Antonella: Despite the fact she speaks 4 languages she can’t speak any dialect, not even her own , plus no-one can ever spell her surname !
TREVOR
In his fifth year now with us and hailing from Preston, in the North West of England, is Trevor. He moved to Padova to share his considerable experience and skills with us. Our resident IELTS and Business Expert he has brought his arsenal of tips and tricks to all his courses and has an unblemished record of students achieving their best scores.
Fun Fact about Trevor: He plays and teaches the Violin and speaks Japanese !
JULIA
JULIA IS ONE OF THE MORE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE TEAM, FROM LOS ANGELES AND WITH A CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE WORKING AND HELPING TEENS AND ADULTS, SHE HAS ALREADY QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HERSELF WITH HER VERY OWN STYLE THAT HER STUDENTS GREATLY ENJOY
Fun Fact : Her family originally emigrated from Padova
JOHN
In his third year now with us, john has had great success with all ages of students with his particular style which has enamoured him to his pupils. We all greatly appreciate his work and contribution