Conversation Partners

About the program

This program is free! -- Thanks to our teen volunteers

The purpose of our conversation partners program is to connect students with a partner that will work with them to improve their ability to comfortably converse in English, a critical life skill. The partners are also given the option to continue to converse outside of their planned lessons. Lesson plans are given to the volunteer which covers possible conversations they may encounter on a daily basis such as talking to a group of friends, expressing yourself in a doctor's office, or in a library. While fostering a genuine friendship between the two partners, we hope to advance our students' English skills.

HOw it works

To become a partner and join our Conversation Partner Program, all you have to do is click the button below to fill out a form. Soon after, we will connect you with your partner, and you will be able to start having sessions with your conversation partner. We look forward to meeting with you and observing as your conversational language gets enhanced!

Become a student conversation partner!

Partners

Below is a list of our friendly, fun and passionate partners that are really looking forward to meeting you and speaking with you! Take a look to get to know a little bit about them!

Audrey Tsai

Audrey is a rising sophomore at Los Altos High School and is the director of the conversation partners program. She speaks English, Mandarin, and is currently learning Spanish. From a young age, her passion has always been reading and she also partakes in Speech and Debate where she and her partner competes in the Public Forum division. She participates in Mock Trial and taekwondo.

Polina Bortok

Polina is a rising sophomore at Los Altos High. At school, she enjoys subjects such as science, art, and French. After school, Polina does ballet and does multiple performances a year. Polina is excited to be a part of the Talkversity group, and it reminds of when she was learning English herself.

Angelica Chou

Angelica is a freshman at Menlo School. She loves filmmaking, soccer, and basketball. Angelica is honored to be a part of Talkversity where she can help children that struggle with the English language.

Carys Chiu

Carys is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. She enjoys drawing and writing. She hopes to help people and is looking forward to working at Talkversity!

Hana Kosaka

Hana is a junior at Saint Francis High School. She is semi-fluent in Japanese and is taking Mandarin at school. She has a love for music and plays piano and ukulele, and likes to sing and dance in her free time. Hana enjoys working with children and volunteers at a summer camp to help teach the children there.

Catherine Wong

Catherine is a sophomore at Los Altos High. She enjoys reading, playing the flute, and playing with her cats. She is a dedicated student who loves all subjects, especially English and math. She has already had the opportunity to teach many family members English and continue to do so to this day.

Josephine Wong

Josephine is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. Along with English, she is fluent in Chinese and Cantonese. During her free time, Josephine enjoys playing violin, volleyball, baking, and hanging out with family and friends. She is ecstatic to teach and meet students!

Sabrina Yen-Ko

Sabrina is a sophomore at Los Altos High School. Her favorite subjects include math, science, english and band. In her free time, she enjoys reading, programming, and playing saxophone. She is excited to help students improve their English!

Stacey Tu

Stacey is a sophomore at Saint Francis High School. She is fluent in Mandarin and is also currently learning Korean. She loves music and plays piano and cello. She hopes to meet and connect with lots of new people!