My son started learning Japanese at Portal Languages with Midori Sensei in the fall of 2022. He was…read morea total beginner and a high school sophomore at the time. He had a great time and moved through the material with such ease that my daughter started Spanish lessons with Ms. Grace as well. Thanks to their teachers' support and regular 1:1 classes, they are both progressing very well. Son just passed JLPT N5 with flying colors and will graduate with the California Seal of Biliteracy from high school. I am so happy we chose Portal Languages and their dedicated team to work with. 5 stars!

My daughter attended portal languages and the owner Grace is super rude! I decided to cancel my…read moresessions because of her attitude and she refuses to return my money and keeps sending false claims of classes we did! Save your money and go somewhere else.

Beautiful area to walk around also lots of plants and some of the trees are labeled with the name…read moreand history of them, it's a very interesting campus

Summer concert series at Soka University on the lawn. There…read moreis nothing better .. An incredibly beautiful campus . Plenty of parking with a shuttle that takes you right to the lawn. Snacks and beverages for purchase offered. The entertainment is always top notch bathrooms are clean and accessible. I only wish that they had more concerts during the summer months. Summering at Soca is sensational !

Sara had tutored me for a very long time. Every lesson I've had with her is worth so much and she…read morehas helped me get back on track in Spanish. I am so so grateful to have met such an incredible tutor! She is great at what she's doing and the kindest person ever!!

I wanted to learn Spanish in college but soon forgot everything I learned after taking the required…read moreclasses and not practicing. Then I had another dream later in life. I would lean to speak Spanish before I reach fifty years old. In order to accomplish this I knew I would need a tutor and I am very happy I chose Sara. She's able to see where a student is and meet them where they're are and then push them to the next level. Thanks to Sara's knowledge and teaching style I'm finally speaking Spanish and I'm not even 50 yet!

Our family loves Miss Evelyn! Combined, our two children have spent 5 1/2 years at Kiddie Spanish…read moreAcademy. In all that time, never once, has either of my children ever complained or said anything negative about Miss Evelyn! I think that is amazing. Now that my children have "graduated," they always ask to go back for a visit because they miss her so much. She has unlimited patience with her students. She is always gentle, consistent and playful. My children felt very safe there in all regards. It was like a home away from home and all the while they were learning Spanish. My daughter has the prettiest little accent and my son hit the ground running in his Spanish Immersion Public school. Although elementary immersion programs don't require knowing any of the target language prior to starting, many of the native English speakers find the first few months very intimidating and challenging. My son was already used to school in Spanish so it was such a smooth transition for him. His teacher said my son understood everything and that I had made a good choice with his preschool. He caught on to reading, writing and math very quickly because he was developmentally ready in Kinder and had a firm foundation for the language. I think if I had chosen a very academic preschool he would have been frustrated and unhappy. I'm not saying Miss Evelyn is not academic, she teaches letters and numbers, and provides arts and crafts, but it's not overly rigid. I believe these precious few years should feel safe, relaxed, exploratory and playful; children will have the rest of their school careers to be stressed and told what to do, why not them enjoy preschool. Miss Evelyn's gentle consistency, patience and nurturing teaching was exactly the experience I wanted my children to have. I remember feeling lost and lonely in my large preschool and I didn't want a repeat of that. Miss Evelyn home is always extremely clean and organized. It's evident that she is vigilant about safety. She is always mentally present and engaged with the children. She has a lovely large back yard with lots of grass for running and games. My children have spent countless hours running, playing and giggling on that grass. I know they always get good sunshine and exercise when there. She also has playhouses and little gardening tools. When the weather is nice they can eat outside on the child size table and benches. As I parent, I question all the time the decisions I make. If I could have done better, chosen better or handled something better. Sending my kids to Kiddie Spanish Academy is a decision that I don't question. I do not worry I could have picked a better school. Both my children were very happy, very safe and learned so much! I feel so good about that. Thank you Miss Evelyn!!!!

We absolutely love Evelyn's Spanish immersion preschool! Our daughter, Alexandra, has the best time…read moreevery day--she comes home singing songs, teaching us new Spanish words, and always excited to go back. Evelyn is amazing with the kids, making learning feel like play. It's so fun to watch Alexandra pick up Spanish so naturally and with so much joy. We couldn't be happier and highly recommend it to any parent looking for a fun and engaging way for their child to learn Spanish!

I am preparing for Toefl test in this academy and the classes are awesome! You feel like you're at…read morehome at the same time you learn.

From the owner: The English Academy is a private school offering online services globally, as well as onsite or…read morevirtual classes in Irvine, CA. We specialize in providing quality English and Spanish training to all ages and levels. Courses are custom-designed for individuals, groups, and corporate employees and executives. Our courses include accent reduction, conversation/idioms, grammar/writing, reading, presentation skills, communication skills, business speaking/writing, corporate English training, Language Arts K-12, TOEFL, TOEIC, SAT, and US Citizenship Test preparation, and more. We make every lesson interesting, practical, and applicable to create opportunities for group discussions to practice real-life situations in the classroom. We provide the necessary tools and support to meet our students' needs to reach their goals. Our Accent Reduction, communication skills, and presentation skills program helps employees and executives master skills to enhance their work performance, giving them more opportunities in the business world. Our English and Spanish instructors help students and professionals become confident, skilled, and independent communicators while creating a fun learning experience for all our clients. Our passion is to help students master the English or Spanish language in all settings and to enable them to communicate effectively in their everyday lives. We now offer Math lessons, which include Algebra 1 and 2, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, and SAT Math.

Cristina and the LangoKids team at Irvine are amazing. They have helped my two kids make incredible…read moreprogress in Spanish. We are all looking forward to a trip to South America and I am sure my two kids are going to have a more engaging experience to remember! Thanks team LangoKids, you rock!

We have three children, ages 5, 8, and 9. My wife knows a little Italian and I can get by (barely)…read morein Spanish, so we know the value knowing a foreign language. We both learned in college, which was tough and unnatural. We knew it was easier to learn as a youth, so a few years ago we started looking for a quality long-term program for Spanish for our kids. After quite a bit of homework to find a dedicated, long-term program, we came across Langokids. In January of 2025 we enrolled all our kids in the entry level classes (they offer various levels and ages throughout the week). Our kids, surprisingly, really enjoyed it. Here's why: LangoKids is designed to make the kids WANT to learn the language. They play games, sing songs, give awards, and just all around "hide" the learning in play. So far, our kids have taken a class per week from January 2025 through the present, excluding summers. Last summer they took two weeks of summer camp (and 5 weeks of other various camps). At the end of the summer they said Lango Kids was their favorite camp of the summer. Now that they have a solid foundation, we went all-in and enrolled them in 8 weeks of summer camp thus year. Tomorrow's the last day of week three and wow! Things have started to "click." They understand full phrases, understand grammar and sentence structure, and have flawless accents. It is AMAZING! Are they fluent? Of course not. But are they making excellent and steady progress? Yes, absolutely they are. Is learning completely a foreign language easy? No, it's very hard. But, Lango Kids has a system that works. We figured the weekly classes built a foundation but the magic happens a in summer camp (bc it's full immersion, 9:00-3:00 every day) and later in the year the classes will be maintenance until next summer. Ok, what are the downsides? It's hard work. Do not expect it to happen over night. It takes commitment from you for the long haul. We've been going for 18 months, every week plus we are on our 5th week of summer camp. But, we are really starting to see major progress now. There is a bit of homework during the school year. Mostly it's fun worksheets and reviewing vocabulary. Nothing hard though. And helps keep the progress moving forward (especially for a family like ours that is English only at home). The teachers are great, but they are teachers. Your child will be expected to behave and participate. This is a professional program, not a city thing run by high school kids. We love it bc the teachers keep the students on task and learning. Is it as cheap as some city run program where they learn a few phrases? Of course not. This is a high quality, foreign language education program designed specifically for young children. In my opinion, if you understand what you are investing in (a richer life for your child full of wonderful opportunities), it is absolutely money very well spent. Lastly, Ms. Christina, the director, is simply a quality person. She takes the job very seriously, is an excellent administrator, and hires excellent, kind, and effective teachers. We are very pleased and highly recommended Langokids Irvine looking to give their children the gift of knowing Spanish.

We registered our 5-year-old daughter for a reading class when she expressed interest in learning…read morehow to read, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. The office staff was so warm and welcoming, and our daughter loved picking out her supplies to create her own I Can Academy bag. Her teacher was incredibly kind and created such a positive, engaging learning atmosphere. During the class, I even heard my daughter shout, "I can read!" When it ended, she was smiling and excited to bring home new flash cards to practice blending sounds. A few days later, she had an assessment at a private school for kindergarten, which included sounding out letters and blending them. She did so well--and I couldn't believe how quickly the lessons from the academy had already made an impact. This is absolutely the place to go if you want a warm, child-first learning experience. We highly recommend it!

Hello, This is a fellow 7th grader at I Can Academy. I have to say, the staff are extremely nice…read moreand caring! Most of them are parents, so they have proper experience with this kind of stuff. The best part about the staff is that they don't just focus on teaching, they focus on YOU. The teachers have less students which means they can focus on students individually. Other schools have teachers which focus on the class as a student body. The teachers want to know YOU and what YOU need help on and what YOU like. It may be smaller than your average school, but makes up for it for the indivual care the teachers put into the students. It's a great cross between homeschool and school, where you have less stress and all the kids are chill and you get all the knowledge you need. It's a great low-stress alternative with social aspects to homeschool. ICA also has class 2 days a week (Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday). ICA helps kids LEARN subjects at an more appropriate pace and is great with helping each student GROW to be the best version of themselves. ICA will make your child SOAR into the wonders of fun and low-stress! Thanks ICA!