I am writing this review after finishing my second week of classes at Freeda. I have signed up for 3 weeks of intensive A1 Spanish.
I will start by saying our class has not had a normal schedule, our intended instructor has been sick the entire time, so for the first 2 weeks we have had 4 or 5 different instructors. I will say they have all been great and passionate about teaching Spanish but this has not allowed for a linear learning process, as each instructor has a bit different teaching style and has taught us a varied agenda of subjects. I’m saying this as a note that Freeda does not seem to have a plan in place for prolonged instructor absence.
Additionally, the school is in the El Born neighborhood, so it is very small and loud inside, making the learning experience somewhat difficult. I’m sure this is a characteristic of most schools in this area.
While Freeda acknowledges that my experience has not been typical, when asked about the ability to refund any unattended classes (as I don’t feel I’m learning at the rate 20hrs a week should allow) I was reminded that I signed a contract that states refunds are not a possibility. So I will finish the remainder of my classes and update my review if my opinions change. At this point I don’t even want to finish the classes but I don’t want to waste the money I spent.
TLDR: The people are nice, but if you don’t have a great experience there isn’t much they can do for you