Better Academy | Język angielski dla dzieci
- Bukowińska 21/25, 02-703 Warszawa Mokotów
- +48 531 738 309
- +48 503 302 245
- kontakt@betterleaders.eu
Who we are?
We believe in education planning that will guide a child towards a better future. That is why we teach children and youth English language along with developing their interpersonal and social skills . In our opinion, these are the elements necessary to build awareness of one’s abilities, self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as responsibility for actions performed.
Założycielka i Dyrektor Zarządzająca
Menadżerka z niemal 15 letnim stażem, pionierka ogólnopolskich
rozwiązań CSR – pomysłodawczyni i była prezes fundacji „Lotto”. Wykładała problematykę CSR w Akademii im. Leona Koźmińskiego, autorka publikacji poświęconych tej tematyce. Absolwentka programów mentoringowych Vital Voices.
Dzięki pobytowi w Stanach Zjednoczonych dostrzegła potrzebę założenia szkoły innej niż wszystkie – tak powstała Better Academy – nastawiona na edukację poprzez działanie i zabawę oraz rozwijanie własnych pasji.
Dziś Anna jest specjalistką w zakresie planowania edukacji,
pasjonatką nowych technologii i innowacyjnych rozwiązań w nauczaniu. Wierzy w rozwój osobisty bez względu na wiek i etap życia. Uwielbia inspirować do zmiany i napędzać innych do podejmowania nowych wyzwań. Pochodzi z Przemyśla, miasta o
bogatej tradycji, ale swoje dorosłe życie związała z Warszawą.
Jej pasją jest jazda konna, joga relaksacyjna i eksperymenty kulinarne.
Meet our team
Nel is interested in the developmental psychology of children, loves to read, dance, ride and travel. A graduate of Special Education studies in the field of Pedagogy, Therapy and Treatment, as well as Care and Education, with early school education. Currently, she is defending her thesis in Art Therapy. She has extensive experience in working with children. She gained her experience at educational institutions, hospitals, psychological and therapeutic counseling centers, schools and kindergartens. At Better Academy, she works as a Management and Administration Manager.
Anthropologist by education, Ewa completed her studies in London – at University College and at Goldsmiths. She studied physical and social anthropology, with a specialization in political culture. After studying for a good few years, she looked for happiness in large organizations, only to finally find out that teaching English is her greatest passion. In teaching, she likes the most talking with students, and the fact that everyone is completely different, has different interests, experiences, talents and difficulties. Therefore, the work of a teacher is never boring, even if you are teaching everyone the same material. Ewa is a mother of a 4-year-old Leon and she likes working with both children and adults. She thinks, that the the most important thing during the class is for the students to talk as much as possible and try to express they thoughts in English.
Teacher with 25 years of experience in teaching adults and children, both in groups and
individually. He comes from the United States, where he completed his education. He has Polish roots.
It is important for Paul to teach others how to speak and communicate freely.
He loves music and theater. Father of three children.
Michalina – she’s a sociologist, who calls teaching her calling.
She developed her English language skills when attending an American highschool.
She has been teaching for over 7 years now, using her own original teaching scripts.
In her spare time, Michalina is creating educational materials. She likes long walks, reading and spending time with her dog.
Agata loves to read, learn new things and meet people. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (USA) – she has been involved in education for over 10 years. At Better Academy, she conducts Fun & Play English classes and individual courses. Her priority is to always adapt the content to the individual needs and capabilities of students. Thanks to that, her pupils learn what they are really interested in, build self-confidence and overcome language barriers.
In the years 2005-2010 she was a dancer of the “Tipuri” Contemporary Dance Group in Krakow, at the same time practicing contact improvisation, modern, jazz and even hip hop styles.
Since 2010, she has been conducting dance classes and workshops, and since 2013 – also yoga classes.
From 2014 she belongs to the revue group Tancerze.pl, with which she performs all over Poland, simultaneously taking part in contemporary dance projects in Poland and abroad.
She has participated in many workshops in Poland, the USA, Great Britain, Singapore and Mexico. She has performed, inter alia, in “Carmina Burana” at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, in choreographies by Karolina Kroczak and Bartek Woszczyński, and in performances by the Krakow Dance Theater.
A graduate of the Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, major in Dance as dancer – choreographer, and MA studies in dance pedagogy and choreography.
A certified RYT200 yoga teacher, a dancer of the Zawirowania Dance Theater.
She has completed pilates training and training in the field of motor preparation of dancers.
Izabela has many projects and performances in her CV: “Danse Macabre”, “Clockwork” choreographed by Minka-Marie Heiß, projects by Elwira Piorun “Tangled in Dance”, “Warsaw and Me, or Dancing with History” “Table with Broken Legs”, Artur Grabarczyk’s performances “Ravnfjær” and “Chrome Paradise”, Daniel Abreu’s performance “Real love” by Zawirowania Dance Theater, “Everything” – a collaboration of the Zawirowania Dance Theater with a group from New York Valerie Green / Dance Entropy.
She has performed in Poland as well as Singapore, Rome, Peru, Bulgaria, New York, Portugal, Sardinia and Lithuania.
Teodor is passionate about photography, creating computer games, sports and, above all, art. For 3 years he has been studying at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology at the department of New Media Art. He collaborates with the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Literary Research. He also has experience in working on film sets and photo sessions. He does a lot of original graphic design projects. At Better Academy, he teaches 3D game development, programming, and conducts courses in interior design and film editing.
Aida comes from Alaska. She is very positive and loves to make fun of the weather.
She has been teaching English for as long as she can remember.
She graduated from UAA universities.
Her greatest joy is teaching adults at the intermediate and higher level. Her most valuable skill when teaching a language is unlocking language barriers, making everyone start talking.
In her free time, she likes to climb, walk and relax in the sun.
Her inspiration is Brene Brown
Waldemar is a computer physicist . He is the vice president of the SNaFi Physics Teachers Association and a specialist in the use of robotics in teaching astronomy and implementing the latest teaching techniques in teaching astronomy aspects. He conducted workshops at scientific events, incl. for the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. At Better Academy, he conducts Physics classes for grades 6-8 – preparation for Physics Olympiad. His students have been ranked high in national and international competitions, including the Polish edition of CanSats in Europe and UAV Airborne Delivery Challenge.
Her greatest passion has always been dancing. She took lessons from the best teachers around the world: Dytto, Diablo, Jojo Gomez and more. She performed in professional dance groups. Madzia is the winner of the World Dance Week 2016 and the Polish Dance Competition. Thanks to these achievements, she got into the Mad Catz mentoring program. She has performed in various theatrical musicals and television productions, such as World of Dance Poland, a musical at the ROMA Theater, Disney’s “Descendants” and “Chicago”. She has International Fair Play Dance Camp certificates. She also danced before the UEFA Europa League Final 2015 in Warsaw.
During the classes, Madzia works mainly on creativity and finding new solutions for children in contemporary dance and hip-hop. She also taught classes at many dance camps. Together with her friends, she prepared shows for the World of Dance in Berlin and a show at the Street Hip-hop Championship. She likes to teach improvisation using different dance styles, such as popping, house and hip hop.
Bart comes from Canada. His greatest passion has always been music.. He has been playing a guitar since he was a child and works as a professional musician.
Bart is a graduate of the Humber College in Toronto, where he finished Jazz Performance musical studies. He has been teaching guitar playing since he was a young boy. He started teaching English a few years ago, during his stay in Brasil.
At Better Academy Bart is teaching both music and English classes.
One of his greatest passions is English, which he has been teaching successfully for over 20 years, constantly looking for new educational solutions. He creates programs and helps other teachers to conduct classes in a more interesting way.
Passing on knowledge is a lot fun for him. He does it with commitment, sharing good energy with his students. Thanks to that, lessons with him are never boring. His latest passion is teaching English through programming games.
When he is not teaching children, his free time is filled with music. He also likes to rest watching a good movie or traveling around the world, which is a great opportunity to make use of his excellent knowledge of the English language.
A graduate of the Academy of Special Education, a mathematics and computer science teacher with 7 years of experience in working with children, starting from nursery groups to students of grades 4-8. In teaching. She is guided by Albert Einstein’s thought that “Pure mathematics is the poetry of logical thinking.” Therefore, both in teaching Computer Science and Mathematics, she puts great emphasis on the logical thinking. The child is supposed to discover the world and try to draw conclusions from his actions on his own. In her free time, Karolina likes to cook, bake, create educational games and travel. At Better Academy, she teaches programming, logical thinking and coding.
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