The Hello House Language & Learning Center
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02/04/2026
For our 🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 this month, meet Grace! We are so happy to have Grace's kindness and knowledge on our team here at The Hello House.
Learn more about Grace:
Q: In which Hello House programs do you teach?
A: I teach in the kids’ English tutoring program.
Q: What’s your teacher superpower?
A: I love using my creativity to make learning more engaging and enjoyable! Students and I make comic strips, scripts, and original characters as well as play Pictionary and other drawing games. It’s super fun for my students and also for me! :)
Q: What do you wish more people knew about learning a language?
A: Good practice in the target language doesn’t have to mean poring over a textbook for hours, but can look like listening to music/podcasts, journaling, watching TV, doing crosswords, or reading comics! Little, fun bites of practice can go a long way.
Q: What’s your favorite word in another language?
A: ‘Tschüssies!’ (Pronounced ‘choo-seas’) is a cutesy way of saying ‘goodbye’ in German :)
Q: If you could teleport to any country for lunch, where are you going?
A: Definitely Korea for kimbap!
Q: Where is the best place you've ever traveled?
A: Either the Netherlands (for the bikes!) or Colombia (for the food and dancing!)
Q: What’s your favorite emoji?
A: This guy 🕺 He’s useful in almost every scenario.
02/04/2026
Some scenes from our kids' lessons so far this month. We love reading, writing, and learning new things! 🩵💚
11/05/2025
🦃 Come join us for a fun, literacy-focused camp that features storytime, Spanish, music, and art!
Our Turkey Tales Camp is for kids ages 5-8 and takes place the week of Thanksgiving: Monday 11/24, Tuesday 11/25, and Wednesday 11/26. You can sign up for any of the days.
🍁 Hours: 8:30am-3:30pm
Cost: $50/day
Register online on our website.
An absolutely epic Squid Game-themed Halloween Challenge took place at The Hello House this past Friday. It was so fun to see people of all ages play games and compete against each other to win prizes. Thank you to everyone who came and participated! Your Hello House instructors had a blast pulling this off!
10/03/2025
🎂🎉🎈It's Melia's birthday today! Happy birthday from all of us here at The Hello House! And she's also our 🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 today!
Melia is The Hello House's warm and artistic free spirit, with a gift for language learning and a passion for using the arts in the classroom.
Here's a Q&A with Melia:
Q: In which Hello House programs do you teach?
A: I teach English in both the kids' and adults' program.
Q: What’s your teacher superpower?
A: Talking must be my superpower! Students who are afraid to speak in their new language usually begin speaking for me.
Q: How many languages do you speak?
A: I speak 3 languages: English is my native language, Spanish is my second, and Portuguese is my third. I continue to enjoy studying many other languages including Persian, Hebrew, Turkish, and, once, I even took Russian classes with my kids.
Q: If you could teleport to any country for lunch, where are you going?
A: Thailand
Q: Where is the best place you've ever traveled?
A: Switzerland
Q: Where’s your next travel destination?
A: The Mediterranean
Q: What’s your favorite part about teaching at The Hello House?
A: My students are my favorite because they always brighten my day and make me feel I have done something important.
Q: What’s one thing your students have taught you?
A: English is full of strange inconsistencies, many of which, we do not even notice!
Q: What do you wish more people knew about learning a language?
A: Learning a language makes a person more intelligent, communicative, adaptive, and empathetic to other cultures.
09/19/2025
Our 🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 this week highlights our owner, Charlee! Learn more about her from this Q&A:
Q: Why did you start The Hello House?
A: For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by languages. I saw a need in Athens among international communities seeking to learn English as well as a local interest in learning foreign languages. I wanted to create a place that blended creativity and joy with language learning.
Q: In which Hello House programs do you teach?
A: I teach kids and adults in our English tutoring program, and I teach our kids' Spanish classes.
Q: How many languages do you speak?
A: I speak English and Spanish! I've also studied French and Latin extensively, though I can't speak those well.
Q: What is your favorite word in another language?
A: My favorite Spanish word is rompecabezas, which means puzzle. It translates literally to “headbreaker.”
Q: What’s your teacher superpower?
A: I'm great at getting kids to write even when they think they don't like writing.
Q: What’s a lesson you love teaching and why?
A: My favorite vocab lesson to teach kids in both my English and Spanish classes is 'I like / I don't like.' I always use the 'Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?' song to teach this vocabulary, and it's so fun every time! I also enjoy teaching poetry lessons and leading poetry workshops.
Q: What is the next travel destination on your list?
A: In the U.S. - Maine
Internationally - Denmark or Portugal
Q: What do you wish more people knew about learning a language?
A: There are many different forms of ‘fluency’ in a language. Sometimes you can be conversationally fluent but not understand TV shows in the language. Or you can read and write the language but not be able to speak in a group conversation. Other times you can travel with the language but not understand it in an academic setting or on the phone. There are many kinds of ‘knowing’ language, and it can be helpful to identify in which contexts you need to use the language and what kinds of fluency you want to improve!
Q: What is your favorite emoji?
A: 🎉
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