POLY Languages Institute at Pasadena

Specialties

POLY Languages Institute provides a strong Curriculum for all our ESL and TOEFL classes. As a way to help students track their language progress, we also provide syllabi that show learning goals and objectives.

If you are serious about attending a college or university, then POLY is a great choice. We specialize in teaching you academic English and preparing you for the demands of higher education in the United States.

We also host student events every month as a way to help you get to know other students at POLY.

History

Established in 1970.

POLY Languages Institute has assisted tens of thousands of students from all over the world in their pursuit of their language proficiency goals.

Because we hold our staff, faculty, and students to high standards, we are able to help students gain fluency in English in just one year!

POLY Languages Institute was accredited by the CEA in October of 2013.

Meet the Manager

Max E.

Manager

Max Eugene is Haitian-​American, raised partially in Brooklyn. Eugene studied Philosophy, Theaters Arts and Dance at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and earned his MFA in Performance at CalArts where he gained notoriety as a standout in experimental theater and movement technique. In addition to years of production experience, he is an accomplished educator and facilitator. He has over 10 years of experience as an ESL teacher and administrator.

His approach to teaching, and managing is, first and foremost, fun, creative, innovative, and interactive. Together with students and teachers, he seeks to create a stimulating and efficient learning environment – devoid of stress – for he believes that learning is most successful when it is proven attainable, rather than a burden.

Max has the privilege to manage Poly Languages Institute (Poly) in Pasadena and he would be delighted to answer any questions that you may have about Poly’s exceptionally in-​depth programs and excellent teachers.