Inspiring, educated and well-traveled teacher specialising in tailoring his lessons to his students.

He graduated from the University of Oxford and completed his postgraduate and PhD studies in the Netherlands and Italy. In 2019, he was awarded the DELTA English teaching qualification.

Matthew comes from Leeds, England and has been a teacher at The Bridge since 2020.

What he values the most about teaching is “helping students achieve their goals and dreams”. He believes that anyone can learn a language, just not in the same time or in the same way. He likes to turn to poetry, music and art in his lessons, which he adapts to his students’ individual needs.

Matthew has been to 87 countries. He gets inspired by new places and enjoys swimming, reading historical literature and visiting galleries in his off time.

A passionate teacher with all his heart and soul able to tune his students to a positive vibe even after a tough day.

He has a degree in theatre studies and art. He has worked as a Cambridge-certified English teacher in Brazil and Slovakia, teaching adults, teenagers and children.

Luis comes from Brazil and has been a teacher at The Bridge since 2020.

What he values the most about teaching is “being able to share my knowledge with my students, that is what fulfills me. Building relationships, teaching, constantly learning and growing, sharing the joy and the good with the world”.

He has Polish-Ukrainian-Portuguese-Spanish-Indian-African roots. Loves nature and singing, which he has trained under Jeanie LoVetri and has a range of 3.5 octaves.

Organised, level-headed and calm yoga lover with excellent communication and people skills.

Following her studies she had worked in tourism, but later decided on a career change. Completing her CELTA course in Edinburgh, she has started teaching English.

Sandra comes from Germany, from a small town not far from Munich.

What he values the most about teaching is “the love and the joy in the teaching profession”. She finds teaching to be a hobby that gives her an opportunity to help her students grow.

In the last 8 years, she has lived in Spain, England, Scotland and China. She loves learning about new languages and cultures. Sandra is conscientious, responsible, reliable and reasonable. She loves travelling, yoga, dance, spending time in nature and enjoys music and movies.

An inspiring teacher with a wide range of interests, you will be able to have a rich conversation with her on any topic.

She has graduated from translating English and Russian in Ukraine and later gained an MBA in the US.

Darya (Dasha) comes from Ukraine and has been a teacher at The Bridge since 2020.

What he values the most about teaching is “the opportunity to help my students and celebrate the results of their hard work.” She loves self-improvement and lifelong learning, finding it daily in her teaching job.
She started teaching while still at university. She is organised, responsible and able to establish a good rapport with her students quickly. She is multilingual and has excellent communication and problem solving skills.

The best way to relax, according to Darya, is a long walk in the woods with a good audiobook and headphones. She regularly skypes with her two chihuahuas living with her family in Ukraine.

Emma is a friend we all wish we had. Chill, empathetic and deeply invested in others, with a brilliant sense of humour.

She has a master’s degree in literature from Queen Mary’s College, University of London, and a CELTA diploma from the International House London.

What he values the most about teaching is “getting to know many inspiring students and helping them get better at English”. She is talkative and enjoys meeting new people. At the same time she is also very structured and goal-oriented. Her students like her for her sense of humour and friendly nature.

Emma comes from the south west of England.

She enjoys reading, travelling, and visiting galleries and museums. Cooking and trying new recipes are her passions. However, you will not get her to go on a bike trip, as she can’t ride a bike. She will gladly go on a hike though.

Anthony is a 32-year old instructor from Scotland. A certified English teacher, he has previously worked in Slovakia (Bratislava and Trnava) and in Japan. He has experience in teaching adults, teenagers and children, with a preference for teaching adult classes. He is interested in current events, science and innovation, loves football and good food. Anthony is talkative, has an off-beat sense of humor, is a pleasant companion and conversations with him are always interesting and inspiring. In his free time, he likes reading, watching TV and movies, and he loves to travel whenever he can.

She teaches general and business English, specialising in courses for job hunting and English Presentation skills.

Andrea studied English at Kingston College, London in 1998-1999 and has been teaching English since 2000.

Andrea graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava, and is a qualified biology and chemistry teacher.

She regularly attends workshops, conferences and teacher training courses in order to enhance her teaching skills and keep with up-to-date with the latest trends in ELT. She has also presented in the ELTForum conference for English teachers.

In her free time she enjoys sports incuding running, cycling, tennis, hiking and nature as well as good books and chatting with friends.

If Sam hadn’t become a passionate teacher, she would have been a comedy actress. A mature optimist that will always make you feel welcome.

She has gained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from India and TEFL, TESOL and TEYL certificates from Thailand.

What he values the most about teaching is “the privilege to help spread knowledge. It is a feeling that cannot be compared to anything in the world. By being a teacher I can learn something new every day and it helps me in becoming a better person”.

Sam comes from India and has been a teacher at The Bridge since 2019.

She has outstanding communication skills. Her enthusiasm is infectious and can inspire students of all ages. She is patient, responsible and speaks multiple languages.

Sam is a philanthropist and loves cooking, especially for others. While she looks like the embodiment of an extrovert, on the inside she is quite the opposite. She often finds calm and relax in solitude.

Nevena has worked as an English teacher for 14 years, during which time she has had more than 600 students. She is experienced in teaching a range of different age groups, from children to seniors.

Nena is a good motivator and knows what it takes for students  to not only enjoy the lessons, but also to really learn the language. In her opinion, learning languages is not a question of age, but rather one of motivation and the will to learn.
Nena  speaks several languages and is currently finishing her studies of the German language.

Maria Laura Cabada is from Argentina. She studied English at the University of Cordoba and came to Slovakia in August 2015.

In September 2017, she moved from Banská Bystrica to Bratislava where she started working for the Bridge language centre. Laura loves foreign languages and studied Russian and modern Greek, and also speaks a little Slovak. She is a pedagogy graduate and has experience in teaching adults, children and teenagers.

Laura also loves travelling, she has travelled throughout Europe and always looks forward to discovering new places. In her free time she enjoys movies, meeting friends and reading history,  philosophy and poetry. She has an interest in following  politics both here in Slovakia and in the wider world.

Juraj enjoys meeting all kinds of people, and having dynamic and inspiring discussions when teaching. His motto is “everyone has something to teach us, and it is our job to learn to see it”.

He graduated in translating and interpreting in  German and Polish. He has been interested in English from an early age, when he started attending English language courses, meeting people from English speaking countries and watching lots of films. When he started teaching English and German in the last year of his studies he realised this was the job he had been looking for and never looked back.

Juraj has lived abroad for a total of one- and- a- half years, in Germany, Poland and Ireland. After each return home he realised that Bratislava is his “home sweet home” and so settled down here. He has been a full-time teacher since 2008, teaching corporate clients of various positions and levels.

His biggest passion besides work is music and playing drums, and contemplating the deeper meaning of life and the world, which he cannot imagine without his family and friends.

Vanda comes from Prešov and has recently graduated from Comenius University where she studied both English and Slovak language and literature.

She has been teaching full-time at the Bridge since 2017. She is very friendly and sociable and people find her very approachable. Vanda specialises in children’s classes, while also giving a range of general English and grammar courses for both individuals and groups.

She loves adventure, good coffee, books and music. Vanda is a keen athlete and and has been an active floorball player and children’s coach for 12 years. Her team won the Slovak championship in 2010. Floorball has given her a great team spirit and determination .

Vanda is an excellent teacher and thinks languages are not only a way to communicate with others, but also an essential way of getting to know other cultures. She thinks life is too short to speak just one language and is also learning Spanish and Russian.

Ceri is a Brit who is proud of his Welsh roots. He enjoys teaching English and considers it to be the next level in his career. He enjoys teaching Business, Legal and General English classes, and is happy to cover a wide range of topics.

Ceri attended university in Britain several times where he studied various subjects including  Business and Finance, Ancient History, and Project & Construction management. He later worked in the steel industry as a production manager for many years. However, before that he was a professional musician and published several albums and enjoyed many tours.

Ceri finds great pleasure in teaching English with us here at the Bridge where he has worked since March 2015.  He teaches both groups and individuals.  Ceri holds two ELT certificates, a TESOL certificate from Oxford house in Prague and also a TEFL certificate.

He loves the interaction with his students and the challenge of tailoring courses to the specific needs of students. After studying Business and working in different Business capacities, Ceri finds such experience useful when incorporating it into his Business English classes.  Furthermore, Ceri really appreciates the need to motivate students, in order for students to build their confidence and give themselves the best chance of improving their English language skills.

Ondrej is creative, making good use of different materials including videos. His patience in class is especially appreciated by senior students.

Ondrej has been an English teacher and translator since 2011. He graduated from the University of Prešov where he majored in English and American studies. During his university studies he spent 6 months in Rezszow studying English and linguistics and also completed an internship in London and attended a summer school on contemporary literature in Edinburgh.

Teaching English is Ondrej`s passion, proof of which can be found in his dedication to preparing and delivering his lessons.

Another of Ondrej`s passions is photography. He spends much of his free time taking photos while  attending  conferences, festivals and concerts. He loves working with people and is fascinated by their stories.

Miška has been teaching English at the Bridge since 2010. In addition to her teaching duties  she has played a significant role in helping prepare the Tracktest testing tool and helps with updating the school’s social media profiles.

Miška always knew she would one day be a teacher. Her dream came true shortly after graduating from the Pedagogical faculty in Bratislava when she was offered a teaching position at her former high school in her hometown. She loves standing before a class  to share her knowledge with them and help them move forward.

She later moved back to Bratislava and has been teaching here since 2005, first at a high school for gifted children where she worked for 9 years, and then full-time at  the Bridge since September 2016, where she also loves teaching adults.

Miska finds the enthusiasm and professionalism at the Bridge very appealing, and she welcomes all the new experience she is gaining here. Miška teaches mostly general English to all levels, giving classes to individuals, company classes, and seniors. She has also participated in several international projects. Together with her colleagues, she cooperates with a children’s home in the Kysuce region, where she travels to help the children learn English.
She likes hiking, reading, psychology, and modern technologies.

Ben likes to create his own activities and students love his  “survival game.”

Ben became an English teacher after spending 25 years in the British Armed Forces. He was awarded the CELTA certificate at  Anglo Continental, Bournemouth, England. In 2010 he graduated from Southampton University, UK, where he studied Corporate risk management.

He has been living in Bratislava since February 2015, when he joined our language centre. As he says himself, he appreciates being part of a professional team of colleagues, whom he finds  friendly, open and welcoming.

He likes talking to people about various topics. In his free time he loves playing the guitar, doing sports and exploring Bratislava and other places in Slovakia.

Is a certified court translator registered in the official list of experts, interpreters and translators of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.

He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Comenius University in Bratislava and from the Institute of Management in London, and currently  works for the international law firm Squire Patton Boggs and for the People Council.
Here at the Bridge, he prepares advanced students for Cambridge language certificates (Business English BEC Higher, Legal English) and specialises in teaching courses in legal English, covering topics including Policies and Directives, anti- money laundering legislation, financial market oversight legislation,  M & A, and Slovak laws in  English.
He is a holder of the CAELT teacher certification, University of British Columbia, Canada.