Raghda Toman

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” - W. B. Yeats The above captures perfectly my first lesson with Raghda as well as the other 99 lessons that have followed since. I remember my thoughts prior to that lesson clearly. The best I hoped for was the ability to say a few things in Arabic. I thought that reading and writing Arabic were beyond me. I remember the fear I felt when Raghda said: “You can and you have to learn to read and write” with a calm confidence full of certainty. Like Prometheus, she gave me the gift of fire. She brought light to a place that was hijacked by doubts and fear. I remember how emotional I got the first time I saw an Arabic sign on the street and I could read it. It was the feeling of reconnecting to something dear that was lost or forgotten. I can now read, write, listen to and speak Arabic. Great teachers are rare. Teachers that change your life however are even rarer. Raghda belongs to the latter. Thank you Raghda.

Thank you very much for one of the best first/trial lessons I've ever had in any language! :) I especially loved, that you were speaking Arabic with me right from the beginning and the books and materials you suggested look great, too :) I'm already looking forward to our next lesson :)

Today I’ve had the 200th lesson with Raghda. I’ve found her to be an excellent teacher, great friend and a wonderful person. I’m happy to learn from her and proud to call her my friend. When I started learning from Raghda I could hardly say few words in Arabic. During most of the first few lessons I spoke English and asked questions in English. Raghda convinced me to speak Arabic even if I have some mistakes. Today we hardly speak English in our lessons. During the vast majority of the time we both speak Arabic. Her way of teaching is very good. I learn a lot and have lots of fun during the lessons. I also recommended her to my brother and a friend of mine. Both started learning from her and both are very happy they did. شُكْرًا كتير رغدة

Raghaba was very helpful and I feel confident about learning with her!

Great lesson, I'm very happy with my progress! Raghda is an awesome teacher!

Really helping me to embed sounds writing and reading thoroughly