Our mission:
To cultivate connection and richness of life by offering a unique, personalized, and naturally unforgettable way to acquire fluency in a foreign language.
Our goal:
Teach foreign language with right-brained, naturally unforgettable methods, in order to:
- encourage experiential travel
- foster respect and connection between people of different languages
- increase cultural awareness
- improve service quality in businesses
- enrich lives
We believe:
- Learning is a holistic process and a joy.
- Input must be comprehensible and compelling.
- Translation and transparency are the fastest ways to make input comprehensible.
- Output (production) is never forced, but emerges naturally.
- Personalization is the key to student engagement.
- Language acquisition can only occur when the environment is stress-free and students’ fears are abolished.
- All learning styles and the multiple intelligences are honored.
- True language acquisition will be naturally unforgettable.
- Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context, not by memorization.
- Right-brained, holistic approach to language education is the only approach that instills long-term fluency.
- Learning a new language exercises the right side of the brain, providing skills that will provide long-term benefits, including: higher creativity, better problem-solving, and even the delay of dementia.
- One’s experience in world travel is enriched through the ability to connect with people through conversation in another language.
- Speaking another language shows respect for other cultures.
- Speaking another language fosters connection between cultures.
- Language enriches one’s life by opening the door to authentically experiencing the fine arts, foods, religions, traditions, histories, and geographies of the world.
Core Fluency’s Top 5 Values:
- life-long learning
- richness of life and experience
- experiential travel
- authentic connection
- celebration of creativity, culture, and the arts