Student-Centric Approach

1. Flexibility: All of our classes are conducted online, so you don’t need to live near a central area to access qualified, top-notch instructors. You can schedule classes in a way that works with your calendar and reschedule when needed. Students can take classes from home, in a space where they are comfortable and focused on learning. For parents, this also means less driving!
   
   
2. Setting students up for lifelong love of Albanian language and culture: While proficiency of Albanian language strengthens the bonds with Albania, learning to speak another language equips students with invaluable skills – such as listening skills, problem-solving in intercultural settings, logical reasoning, and critical thinking. Such skills empower students to navigate the world with a different perspective.
   
   
3. Curriculum that counts: While in-person, classroom-based learning yields results, we have found that online language learning designed to inspire and motivate kids by relating to things that interest them, definitely yields major results. The curriculum contains structured learning from the basics into advanced grammar and everyday Albanian culture that already exists in your child’s life. Students have fun while being intellectually challenged.
   
   
4. Personalized learning: Our personalized instruction guarantees that students get the attention they need to truly flourish at their own pace. Students work one-on-one with an instructor, giving them support and space to succeed. Because instructors get to know their students’ weaknesses and strengths and can view past progress, our instructors are able to hone in on how a student is performing. If your child is struggling with certain concepts, we will slow down in the curriculum to help your student overcome current challenges, and if your child is picking up concepts very quickly, we will speed up in the curriculum so that students are able to take a deeper dive into fundamentals they grasp naturally.
   
   
5. Instructor Quality: The student/instructor dynamic is at the very heart of everything we do. Every instructor is intensely passionate about empowering the next generation of students to speak and love Albanian language and culture. Our instructors take the time to learn more about students, their interests, passions, and goals, so that they can build rapport and tailor their explanations for students. Our acceptance rate for instructors is lower than 10%.

No matter your child’s starting point in Albanian language proficiency, whether your student is ready to start in the Abetare course or ready to jump into our advanced courses, Mëso!Shqip offers a customizable student experience. Students work one-on-one with instructors who are hand-selected for them and placed in courses based on their own aptitude, experience, and overall goals. With personalized attention, students learn at their own pace in a structured learning environment covering Albanian grammar, literature, culture, history, and social sciences.

Our private classes will give your child a chance to build a close connection with the instructor as a mentor and get individualized support. For example, if your child needs extra time to practice certain Albanian grammar concepts, the instructor will double check that they understand the key concepts, spend as much time as your child needs and only move on when they’re ready.

When our students complete our program, they are empowered to achieve their dreams in various ways:

1. Build a robust Albanian language foundation for everyday life: Learning Albanian language, culture and history early equips students with invaluable skills and love of Albania. This allows them to connect with the motherland, the family in Albania, and the Albanian community in the US and Canada.
   
   
2. Perform better in school: Parents regularly report that students start achieving higher grades and that our program helps students navigate our increasingly diverse and complex world.
   
   
3. Feel confident and belong: Diaspora kids face challenges when growing up abroad. They often feel like they don’t belong in the country they were born as well as the country their parents were born. Mëso!Shqip student have an advantage when they complete the curriculum. They become fluent in Albanian, understand the unique culture and history, develop strong relationships with instructors, fellow students and their own extended families.