TEC Student of the Month Award

David is a true poster child for a motivated Tierra student and what can be achieved in a short amount of time. Having just started in a Beginner 1 class this January, he’s been breezing through our Beginner series, fully dedicated to his twice-weekly classes. With a stellar attitude and locked in commitment to spending significant amounts of time studying Spanish on his own each week, it’s no wonder he’s making great progress at a brisk pace! A kind and encouraging classmate, David helps build a welcoming atmosphere in any class he’s in and his probing questions lead to a greater depth of understanding for all. We’re delighted to count David among our amazing community of students, and can’t wait to see what his skills will be like a year from now!

An extremely dedicated student, Mckinzy is full of joyful energy and enthusiasm for learning Spanish. Having started as a low intermediate student, she’s made impressive progress as she’s achieved an advanced level and continues to strive toward fluency. With an immense interest in expanding her cultural understanding, Mckinzy has taken advantage of many of our cultural immersion courses, always engaging deeply with the material and bringing fresh perspectives to class discussion. Passionate about travel, she recently had the opportunity to travel around Mexico and South America for her work and the experience only inspired her to want to spend more time speaking Spanish abroad. We are honored to count Mckinzy among our incredible community of students and look forward to continuing to see her exceed her goals and make her travel dreams come true!
 

Full of vitality and positive vibes, Alexis came to Tierra already an advanced speaker, having significant experience learning and even teaching Spanish. But she wanted to keep up her skills and had a huge thirst for expanding her cultural knowledge. Her authentic interest in Latin American and particularly Mexican history, culture, and literature has led her to take numerous literary immersion courses in which she’s deeply engaged with the reading material, always enthusiastic as she explores the implications of both the language and story. Naturally friendly and inclusive, Alexis forms strong, lasting connections with her classmates and contributes to building a sense of community in any class she joins. We are honored to have Alexis as part of our vibrant student community at Tierra and look forward to continuing to see her challenge herself on the never ending learning journey.