About Us

Meet the family

An International Family

We are a kind of international family, which gives us an insight into what it is like to travel, and a greater understanding of different cultures and ways of thinking and living.

About Annette

Annette Heydon grew up on a farm in Kildare, just 20km from Rathvilly. After finishing her studies in languages and marketing she studied to be a TEFL teacher and has not looked back since. She started teaching English in Spain in 1996, she has also taught in Belgium, Germany, Argentina and of course in Ireland.

In the almost twenty years she has been teaching, she has continued to improve her knowledge and qualifications, she was granted the Certificate in TEFL (CELTA), Diploma in TEFL (DELTA) and also received a Masters in Intercultural Studies.

While having taught children and adolescents, her main focus has always been teaching adults. She has taught with the British Council, International House, Linguarama and with many large companies including Alstom, Danone, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ineco and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Family

Annette’s husband Marcelo, an architect and urban planner is Argentinian/Spanish, Liam,10 was born in Madrid, Molly, 4 was born in Buenos Aires and Marc, who is one, was born in Dublin.