Kelvin Sampaio
1/5
I am very disappointed with this school. I have been studying here for 8 months, and what I see the most is a lack of transparency, disregard for students, and, most importantly, the practice of keeping students at the same level.
I'll break it down into parts:
Keeping Students at the Same Level:
Over the months, I noticed that the school often "failed" an entire class, claiming there was a second part of the English book that needed to be studied. However, I noticed that on some occasions, all students moved up a level without needing to complete this second part of the book. When I questioned this, I was simply ignored.
Lack of Transparency:
Regarding teacher feedback, very few teachers are transparent. Most give feedback only at the end of the session, not after each test. The problem is that this feedback ends up being very generic, and you never know exactly what you did wrong, which prevents learning from your mistakes.
Disregard for the Student:
After my first 4 months, I took a break from school. When I left, I was at level I1 and had already completed the first part of the book. When I returned from vacation, a new account was created for me, and I continued at the same level. Up to this point, everything was fine. The problem was that when I finished the session, I was kept at the same level, claiming that I needed to complete the second part of the book. When I approached the coordinators to explain that it was a mistake and that I should move up a level, I was ignored and suggested to take a test to advance to the next level.
Clearly, I was outraged and did not take the test. After weeks, I asked the teacher to check what had happened, as no one had explained my situation until then. Fortunately, the teacher was more capable than the course coordinators and clarified all my doubts.
It turns out that when I returned, a new account was created for me without the information that I had already completed part of the book, and to them, I was a "new" student. For this reason alone, I did not move up a level. Even knowing this, the school did nothing.
Unfortunately, for these and other reasons, many students end up feeling demotivated and do not progress as they should.