WorldSpeak School

"Our daughter was at the expo house with the younger kids, learning Spanish/mandarin. She started a little before 18 months. We were so nervous about her starting “young” but the teachers and classmates and school was fabulous for her development. The playground is wonderful with age appropriate swings and cozy coupes and balls and blocks. They always sent us pictures and the kids played together and by themselves and looked so happy. The teachers make the food in the kitchen there and our daughter enjoyed it. Singing, dancing, playing, seasonal activities, water time in the summer, the kids are well cared for. She was there a little over a year and we took her out bc I had a baby and wanted to travel and see family while they were both young. But I see a difference with her not being in school, like it was excellent for her mood. She learned to put toys away there and wash her hands and speak well. I think she learned more Spanish than Chinese but does know mandarin songs. I recommend it for your little one even if you’re nervous about starting. Teacher April and Teacher Maria truly love caring for the children and seeing them reach their potential as little people. Worldspeak itself is not a big cooperation. The director is sometimes filling in in the classroom. There’s a lot of hands on love there."

"Our daughter integrated to WorldSpeak TK program after starting dual language kindergarten in NYC. She spent half the year in their Spanish program and loved her classmates and teachers. The program was supportive of individual needs of students and she has made significant gains with math and language. We are happy we found WorldSpeak."

"My 2 years old daughter started her day care few months ago and I cannot be happier with it. Every morning she gets extremely excited to go over there, every day they do projects and she walks out so happy and proud to show me what she has done. Also her teacher sends me photos every day of activities they have been doing and classes and meal times. As a parent I do feel that this place is safe and great for my daughters education since she has been showing big improvements from the very beginning. Love it and thankful to them."

"Our child started at age 18 months and has been at this school 4 days a week for 2 years. She is fully bilingual in Chinese and English often translating for adults who only speak one language, at age 3.5. The director is hands on and curates the programs in both locations for the preschool program. The ratio is good and my child reports back every day about her friends, and I've always been impressed with the level of personal responsibility the teachers and administrators take. Especially not knowing my child shares with us how the teachers react when she has an issue, I'm clear there is full accountability, and integrity even when no one is looking. I spend a year at Branches and other Reggio inspired programs and World Speak, from top down, follows the same atmosphere of treating the children is full adults with full talent and ideas, no lesser than an adult. My child started in diapers and we had full partnership with the staff and transitioned to potty training with no accidents at school. We have access to the teachers through daily parent conference zooms and text access to the director and teachers at any time. The Director Angelika is highly educated in education and empowering children and getting creative about it is her self expression and tireless passion. Her school was one of the first and only to be talked about when the pandemic hit, opening in May only 2 months after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US hard. There have been 0 cases in the teachers and students. A true testament to the quick, nimble and pro-actively creative implementation of new covid-safe protocols including - spaced out stations for kids, masks required, no parents allowed past the door and the check in staff not having additional interaction with the students after that job. I have a degree in research biology and have been opinionated about what processes and viabilities we need as a community to be Covid-safe and I'm grateful that all my questions and requests have been accepted with gratitude and an open mind. From an educational perspective, we get a daily report card and I'm glad our kids are learning numbers, math, calendars, timing, letters, reading words, holidays and inclusivity, creativity and community. My daughter now even negotiates extra time or extra whatever because she has a working knowledge of numbers. World Speak is an environment where full self expression and exploration of the new world is prioritized. The meals are healthy, my child is eating more meat at school than at home. She's reading Chinese at school. She's figuring things out, asking questions, and creatively problem solving all while approaching social interactions with kindness, communication and generosity. I'm glad to be getting the Reggio inspired teaching philosophy by a highly educated and inspired director who on a human level, is a good human and surrounds herself with a solid team of people who deeply care about education, kindness, creating humans who will be well adjusted for anything our society brings, with integrity and responsibility."

"My 3 year old has been here since last year and we’ve been really happy. It’s been a really warm and caring environment. We love the small language groups for individualized learning and crafts, and all the groups together for playtime. Angelika, Jennifer and the teachers have been nothing short of wonderful with easy contact via texts, and updates with photos everyday. BC of COVID everyone including the kids wear masks- and surprisingly my 3 year old adjusted without a problem. They do an excellent job sanitizing and following safety protocols for Covid. My daughter loves it here and so do we."