Hills Learning

I’ve been nervous to take a mandarin class for years and I’m so glad I found Hills. Everyone is so friendly, great students, and my teacher Meiji makes learning so much fun! I’m excited to keep taking classes and practicing more. I highly recommend taking classes here, especially if you’re nervous, you won’t regret it!

I took private lessons in Arabic (colloquial dialect) with Hills Learning and it was a great experience. My speaking, listening, and reading skills improved dramatically over the 8 classes, and the teacher was great. I would recommend Hills to anyone looking to improve their Arabic skills

Note: I've recently taken Korean language classes at 3 different institutions: Hills Learning, the Korea Society, and the Korean Culture Center. (I'm writing reviews of all three in case anyone is comparing Korean class options.) Great language learning school, highly recommended! The teachers are all have a background in education and seem genuinely happy to be teaching. The classes themselves are really fun, and it's a really good/friendly/open learning atmosphere--I feel like the students and teachers tend to joke around a lot and have a good time while they learn. The classes follow really sound language learning pedagogy, with a really good mix of speaking and coursework, all in Korean. I think most people's language skills definitely improve significantly over the course of a semester. I do think the classes can be a little hit or miss depending on what level the other students are, but that's inevitable anywhere as an adult language learner. Hills Learning itself sometimes has social events or language practicing events that are a really lovely bonus. In addition to a really sound learning environment, more of a friendly-community vibe than you might expect from a language school. Hands down the best school for beginners or intermediate Korean learners.

I absolutely love my Korean Classes! I have only taken two semesters so far but it is so worth it! Everything is fantastic from the building, to the class structure, the teachers, just everything! If you want to learn one of the languages this is the way to do it! I always struggled learning languages in school and never thought I could learn any other language. But hills learning center was amazing and so helpful! I highly recommend!!! Also if you have any questions or concerns contact Maki! She is absolutely wonderfully and is willing to help in whatever way she can.

I have had a fantastic experience at Hills taking Korean classes with a private tutor. The program is ambitious and serious but also flexible enough to accommodate a busy professional schedule. I am learning Korean mainly to communicate with my extended family, and even after the first few weeks they were impressed by the progress I had made. I would recommend this program in the most enthusiastic terms for anyone who is looking to learn a difficult language, even/especially if they are also juggling a busy job or personal life.

I have been studying Mandarin Chinese with Hills learning for a year now. During that time, learning has been slow and steady. I'd say we completed about a college semester's worth of Chinese language in that time, which is a perfectly reasonable amount of progress given the limited time investment of just one 90 minute class each week (plus homework). Class sizes are small (my class has fluctuated between 2 to 5 people), which helps the teachers really focus on each student's individual needs. Speaking of the teachers, they all seem to be native speakers, which is really important for a language like Chinese, where the pronunciation can be challenging for non-native speakers. Hills Learning has also been incredibly accommodating of both mine and my classmates schedules. They've been willing to reschedule classes (when none of us could make it) and also offered pro-rated private lessons as make-up classes when I have been unable to make a session.

I took one-on-one Mandarin classes with Emily, one of Hill's Learning teachers and really enjoyed working with her as well as with the Hills Learning staff. The classes were tailored to my specific needs and learned a lot in quite a short time. Dealing with the Hills Learning staff was always swift and highly professional. It was a great experience working with the Hill's Learning team and I can only recommend their language classes!