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Franchise professionals from all over the world gathered to learn from each other and share ideas at the Helen Doron English Conference Week held last week (March 24-28) in beautiful Antalya, Turkey. “Leading the Way” was the theme of the conference, which featured 3 days of intense seminars and discussions for the Master Franchisees, followed […]

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s triennial international survey compared test scores from 65 countries. Happiness was ranked based on the percentage of students who agreed or disagreed with the statement “I feel happy at school.” Test scores were ranked based on the combined individual rankings of the students’ math, reading, and science scores. […]

  Leading the Way is this year’s theme for the Helen Doron English 2014 International Franchisee Conference, being held in the seaside resort region of Antalya, Turkey,  March 24-28. This year’s event will be the largest ever.  Over 300 franchisees from all over the world will come together to share ideas, interact and learn from […]

The lush, green Israeli Galilee is studded with mountaintop communities, each with its own distinct theme and personality. The inspirational views and panoramas have motivated many of its residents to become artists, creative writers and musicians; but none so prolific as the musical team of Helen Doron and Niko Levy, who have collaborated on over […]

Powell Schauties from Berlin, Germany, a former Helen Doron English student, placed highly in the international Big Challenge competition. Although Powell is only 12 years old, he was very well-prepared due to his determination, his excellent background in English and, in his own words, “I am good in English as my mother loves the language […]

The recently launched Helen Doron Song Club channel on YouTube, featuring lively songs, makes it fun and easy for even very young children to learn English. The Helen Doron Educational Group, international leaders in educational programmes for children of all ages, recently launched its newest YouTube channel: Helen Doron Song Club. Based on babies’ and […]

In my work environment, I am surrounded by particularly innovative and inspiring people, all devoted to developing wonderful graphic and written materials for English for kids. I have worked in many companies, but have never seen such a pool of talent converged in one place. I wondered what makes the group so special and hypothesized […]

EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students enrich the language by suggesting new words that may be “missing” from English. English is a language that collects and incorporates words from many other languages and cultures as the need arises. In a recent forum on LinkedIn, bilingual educators in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) field […]

This week’s question: Can children learn a second language before they even learn to speak their mother tongue? Helen answers: Many children are brought up listening to and hearing 3 or 4 languages. My grandson is a perfect example: his mother speaks to him in her mother tongue, Korean, his father speaks Hebrew, his mother […]

Congratulations to all of our franchisees old and new, and we wish you continued success in 2014!