The story of our acquaintance with the company Paradise is like love at first sight: quickly, deeply and for a long time. We came up with the idea of sending our daughter to an English school spontaneously at the end of January 2022, and we didn’t know how to approach this issue from the word “at all.” Thanks to my friends for the recommendation to contact Natalya Shtrain, director and founder of Paradise.
The work moved so quickly that, having concluded an agreement on February 1, already on March 10, our daughter Lisa received a positive response from two schools in England. The process of admission to the school was organized in a fantastically professional and efficient manner: interviews, preparation for testing, teacher recommendations, selection of schools, collection of documents – the whole process fit into a month, because we jumped into the last carriage.
I will not describe all our worries and experiences associated with obtaining a visa; the application period itself (spring-summer 2022) speaks for itself. I will only mention in capital letters the visa department of the Paradise company in the person of Anna Nikolaeva, who was in touch with us 24/7, prepared and checked all our documents, made translations, worried with us and supported us when hope faded.
Since September 2022, Lisa, 15 years old, has been studying at the excellent school King William's College on the Isle of Man. The choice was made consciously by the child himself, to study near the sea – her dream.
Our expectations completely coincided with reality! Lisa is delighted with the attentive and friendly teachers, the very cozy and homely atmosphere of the boarding house. School life is very busy and systematized. In addition to the main subjects, Lisa has additional English lessons 4 times a week, which helps her quickly adapt to school life, sports according to the Duke of Edinburgh program, trips with the school on excursions and exhibitions.
When choosing a school, we noticed that King Williams has a very strong art studio, where classes in the subjects “Art” are held. and "Design and Technology". Lisa studied at an art school in Moscow, so she decided to continue to improve in these creative areas, and now she is very happy with her choice. In the Art classes, according to her, there is a “real atmosphere of creativity and magic.” The children, together with the teacher, work on new styles, forms and the embodiment of their ideas.
Lisa quickly made friends with the guys from other countries who live in boarding and with the guys from the island. The school itself helps a lot in strengthening this friendship; often after classes, unifying sports competitions and games are held, aimed at getting to know each other and uniting the children.
And to Lisa’s delight, in England teachers can bring their dogs to schools, and this is a separate love and friendship.
Once again I want to express my deep gratitude to the entire Paradise team for the attention and support they showed us, guiding us along the thorny path of choosing and enrolling in an English school. We would like to say a special thank you to Diana Kanakova, our kind assistant and mentor in all matters.
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