NARAU SCHOOL, a leading language academy in Orio (Gipuzkoa) and Urola Kosta
In NARAU SCHOOL we opened our doors with a clear objective: to offer high quality language teaching from an experienced team of teachers in order to establish ourselves as the leading academy in our region.
Our services are aimed at the whole family: children from 3 years old, teenagers, young adults, adults, businesses, organisations, etc. We are always here to help, and we’re excited to guide you on the enjoyable adventure of learning a new language.
With a communicative, intercultural focus, we offer an educational project adapted to your needs while at the same time reinforcing the value of and respect toward other cultures.
Meet the NARAU team
JANET
Cofounder and Educational Director, philologist by training and passionate about teaching foreign languages. With more than 15 years of experience as an English teacher, Janet always brings innovative solutions for more creative classes.
ALEX
Cofounder and NARAU SCHOOL Director, philologist by training, translator, and specialist in foreign language teaching. With more than 17 years of experience teaching French, German, English, and Japanese, Alex is passionate about foreign languages and cultures.
WILMA
English Teacher from the Netherlands, with more than 18 years teaching experience with different age groups, always focusing on making her classes better and more fun. Wilma’s biggest reward is watching her students improve and gain confidence.
JACK
English teacher who grew up in the U.S.A., with more than 7 years experience teaching students of various ages and contexts. Jack’s classes are dynamic with a clear communicative focus in a friendly environment sparking in his students an interest in languages.
MATHILDE
English and French teacher, native to France, a therapist trained in mindfulness, with 15 years of experience teaching teenagers and adults from various nationalities in London.
Mathilde is energetic, patient, and creative. Her main resource: her students’ confidence.
MARK
Born in Donostia, but having spent most of his life in London.
A Biology graduate from the University of Warwick and a passionate football fan, he teaches English as the most fun game for discovering life.
PORAIC
A native Irish teacher born in Dublin, with extensive experience teaching English. He worked for eight years as a secondary school English teacher in Ireland and is also a writer of short stories, with three collections published, including the bilingual work Out of the Ordinary / Gertaera Bitxiak. For the past six years, he has been teaching English in the Basque Country, sharing his enthusiasm for the English language and culture in the classroom.
