7-year-old Jonathan began his 51Talk journey in October 2015. At the beginning, he booked just one class per day, but as his passion for learning English grew, he began scheduling two daily classes. With hard work and determination, his English began to rapidly improve from level 1, all the way to level 4. His mother, proud of Jonathan’s impressive progress in learning English said: "He is now becoming much more confident at school and is much more outgoing. I want to say thank you to Jonathan’s teachers. They really made a difference in his life." Jonathan has been learning with 51Talk for almost a year, and is keen to continue his learning.

Like many 8-year old kids, Yangyang does not like sitting still in a classroom and listening to long lectures. At one point, he was having a hard time following his teachers at school, and even fell behind his peers in learning English. Turning to 51Talk for help, Yangyang’s mother decided it was time to make a change. In his first 25-minute class, Yangyang received more attention from our teachers than he ever had in his classroom, and has become more open than ever before to expressing his thoughts and feelings in English. His father told us: "I cannot believe he is sitting here and staying focused for more than 20 minutes - this is really beyond our expectations." As he continues his learning with 51Talk, Yangyang has become something of an assistant to his English teacher at school, and loves that he can assist his peers in learning English themselves.

Five months ago, Evan had no idea that there were 26 letters in the English alphabet. Now, however, he’s eager to speak English to anyone and everyone. His mother is more than satisfied with his learning. "He is so motivated to learn, and even told me that he and his teacher Miguel have become best friends. To my surprise, he won second place in an English-speaking competition. Many thanks to all the teachers who helped him along the way."

Over the past 180 days, Sakina has been through a tough process. She used to be shy, and didn’t feel comfortable talking about herself. However, 25 days later, she began using complete sentences to answer her teacher’s questions. After 60 days, she was willing to use English to share stories about herself. Finally, 180 days later, Sakina began using fluent English to communicate with her teachers. On Teacher’s Day, she made a heartwarming thank-you note and shared it with her teacher when they had class. It read: "Happy Teacher’s Day - much love to you! Sakina."