Student Voice

Thank you so much for the past week. I feel truly lucky to have met such wonderful teachers and lovely students. This was my first time studying abroad, and for my son, his very first time overseas. Because of that, I was a little tense both before and after we arrived. But the moment we stepped onto the Palms floor, all my worries turned into excitement, and
everything suddenly felt fun. Every day my son said, “I want to go to school early! I want to see my teacher!” Hearing that made me so happy, and I was deeply moved to see how much he was growing. My English is still not perfect, and I can’t fully express everything I want to say yet, but Principal Javier and Tomoko always waited patiently for my words to come out and tried to understand me. I was truly grateful for that. It reminded me how important it is to keep practicing and speaking. We definitely want to come back again—just the two of us! Our days at Palms were without a doubt the best school life we could have imagined.

We took the opportunity for me and my son to attend the 3-4 days program. My son who loves to learn new things had a great time going to the Hawaii mission house and experiencing an American birthday party at his Summer Kids Program. Other hand for me, I felt my English skills are dropping despite need English at my work.

Tristynn is a brilliant teacher. She is very kind, very easy to talk to.
I sincerely enjoyed the course. Even though the classes are long, I
never got bored. I’m so grateful that I could take this Intensive
Course, even if it was just 1 week.

Every time I attend Hawaii Palms, I am impressed by the quality of the teachers and how motivated the students are. The supportive and encouraging learning environment really helps me stay focused and inspired. Studying at Hawaii Palms is a wonderful experience for seniors.

At Hawaii Palms English School, learning went beyond language. The teachers genuinely cared about each student, helping us see the best in ourselves—qualities we might not have even realized we had. From school events to post-class adventures around the island, I formed deep connections with people from all walks of life.

I was going to go to a different school, but I decided to study at Palms　because my English teacher had studied in Hawaii and knew about Palms.
When I started, I only had 2 – 3 classmates, so I had to speak English　for 4 hours a day during my 3-week stay. At first, I was very tired and　there were a lot of things that I didn’t understand, but the teachers　and staff at Palms were very kind and they answered my questions all the　time. They were willing to understand me. It made me want to do my best　again! In the end, it was a great choice to study here at Palms. I’ll be　for sure to come back again.

My major at university requires a TOEIC score of 800 to graduate, so I signed up for 7 weeks of TOEIC test preparation. A lot of my friends studied abroad in Hawaii and had a great experience, so I decided to study in Hawaii and attend this school. The daily lessons were very efficient, with weekly practice exams. I was able to learn a wide range of real-world English skills with native speakers. My teacher was very kind, easy to understand, and enthusiastic. I saw my scores on the practice exams improving! 7 weeks went by very quickly and I now have the confidence to return home and get a passing score on the TOEIC test.
I am 100% satisfied with this school!

The school is always filled with welcoming atmosphere as if I’ve been a student for a long time. The level of lessons are really fit for our daily life, so I learned necessary vocabularies and useful phrases through the lessons. My teacher’s ceaseless support has helped me a lot to improve my English skills. In addition to that, the presentation was a great experience to boost my motivation for keeping to study English.

I decided to study English because I always regretted not studying when I was younger. I was nervous when I first joined Hawaii Palms, but the teachers were so nice and made me feel comfortable. I really like the fact that Hawaii Palms offers many school activities, one of them being Yoga. I joined Yoga Wellness Class every Friday during my stay here. I practice yoga in Japan and I also take yoga classes in a studio in Honolulu, but doing park yoga under the blue sky is so comfortable and gives me happiness. Kayoko’s yoga suits me and Hawaii Palms gives me happiness. Thank you so much.

When I enrolled at Palms, I couldn’t speak English at all. In the beginning, I was so nervous, but my teacher was great, so it helped to ease my tension. Often times, Japanese people are not good at comprehending English, but I was able to overcome that weakness. The atmosphere of the school is so nice, and I liked the fact that we get along with teachers and classmates right away.