About.
“WALES envisions being the center of language excellence for different nationalities by providing them communicative competence necessary for their global interaction.”
Why WALES?
The school is small on purpose. Every student gets attention and support shaped around them.
More than 40 qualified, full-time teachers. A teacher is assigned to match each student's goals and temperament, and changed if the match is not right.
Our own 7-level system, mapped directly to CEFR. IELTS comes with a target score guaranteed within the course period, and PTE is prepared for in a dedicated lab with official Pearson coursebooks and mock tests.
A modern, well-kept campus and dormitory make the stay comfortable.
Students of many ages and nationalities, which is what makes the English real.
What gets learned outside the classroom
Baguio is the rainiest city in the Philippines. Once the wet season starts, a pair of boots decides whether a child gets to school. WALES students handed out boots and school supplies to local children at 'Tara Na! Balik Eskwela', the Department of Education's back-to-school campaign. They fitted every pair by hand, asked each child their name, and stayed for the photograph.
Why Baguio?
IELTS·PTE, and English for further study and work. The curriculum takes responsibility for exam results — far enough to run a separate course where the score is guaranteed.
The academic staff knows every student. Up to eight classes a day, as many as six of them one-to-one.
Classrooms, dormitory and canteen across eleven floors. Students from several countries who only mix in English.
More than 40 full-time teachers. Classes are set by our own 7 levels, mapped directly to CEFR, and progress is checked every term on a growth graph across the 4 skills.