Mackenzie was a quality teacher. He made each lesson interesting and enjoyable but most importantly he teaches you using the TEFL teaching methods. This means that by the time you get up in front of students you have seen hours of the methods in practice. I would 100% recommend this course to anyone. All the teachers very friendly and will give you all the advice you will ever need. Maximo Nivel also provide all the resources that you will need both for the program itself and for your teaching in the future.

I am so happy that I decided to come to Antigua, Guatemala for my TEFL course. There's always a small part in each of us that's fearful of trying something new, but I can honestly say this was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The environment is incredible and my instructor left me truly feeling prepared to start teaching. He not only taught us by using the methods that we ourselves should use in the future, but he showed us that he really cares for our success by always making as much time as he could for us. I would recommend this to anyone!! If you are scared to try, don't be, because I promise it is worth it!

I had the pleasure of spending one month in Antigua, Guatemala getting TEFL certified through Maximo Nivel. I joined the program having no previous experience and left the course confident in my abilities.

Thank you, Mackenzie for being such a wonderful TEFL instructor. Mackenzie provided timely feedback, quality support, and professional insight.

I definitely would recommend this program to anyone who is interested in TEFL as this is the best place to be with the best training. Thank you so much!

Mackenzie is the best TEFL instructor you could ask for with a course like this. He has been an English teacher and lived in Latin America so he has a ton of experience when it comes to the course. Even with a large group of students he managed to make time for all of us to make sure we had everything we needed to succeed. Not only did he give us all the techniques we needed to teach English but he also gave us several resources for job finding and offered his own personal support and connections. Getting to actually get up and teach the students before even being certified was an incredible experience and helped us learn how to do it with support before doing it on our own. Overall an amazing course and instructor! I highly highly reccomend!

I had to change last minute to the program in Guatemala due to the political unrest in the Peru location. They made this process so incredibly easy. Once I got to Guatemala, the class was really well structured and we got to see how to use ESL teaching techniques first hand as Mackenzie used them to teach TEFL, we then got amazing and practice and feedback during Practical Teaching Week. Overall I feel very prepared to teach English. Especially as I would have been so poorly prepared without it

Getting TEFL certified was hands down the highlight of 2022 for me! It has opened doors for me allowing me to continue teaching at Maximo in Guatemala as well as supporting my plans to travel to Indonesia this summer through online teaching :) Mackenzie was great, one of the best teachers I have had and he really supported me through the most challenging aspects of the course and made the whole experience enjoyable. He made every aspect enjoyable and fun through his teaching techniques, many of which I use in the classroom now. 10/10 would recommend!

This course set me up perfectly for becoming an ESL English teacher. Within the first few days, I was face-to-face with English students and developing my practical teaching skills. Each week, the practical experience was centred around applying recently learnt theory. Then in the final week, I led a daily, hour-long class. Alongside this, I observed other English teachers at Maximo Nivel, studying how they applied the theory, which helped put what I had learnt into context. The curriculum was logically ordered and fast-paced.

My TEFL Trainer, Mackenzie, brought the whole thing to life by giving memorable lessons and extremely constructive feedback. Mackenzie is passionate about his subject and a very experienced English teacher. This really showed during his lessons, where he embodied the mantra: "show, don't tell". Mackenzie also gave very sound practical advice for finding jobs.

Overall, this was an awesome experience. I met great people on the course and even had time to hike the volcanoes around Antigua! I highly recommend it.

For me, this was everything I wanted out of my TEFL program: economical, lively city (with weekend destinations), proper instruction, real teaching practice.

The instructor for the TEFL course was experienced and very knowledgeable about all things ESL. The TEFL classes were taught using the same teaching methods the course focused on, which proved their effectiveness for me. The classes were lively and entertaining, which was important given the compactness of the program. Getting to teach in front of real students was extremely valuable. Not only did it allow me to apply and practice all of the things I had learned, but it exposed my weaknesses and strengths as a teacher, allowing me to develop into a better teacher over the course of the program.

Maximo was a nice school. Free coffee/tea and places to study/work were awesome to have throughout the program. The end-of-program "TEFL Toast" was very fun and a nice gesture from the school. I think the real differentiating factor for this program though was the instructor, Mackenzie. Given the time-intensive nature of the program, having a great instructor seems critical. For six hours a day, the classes remained engaging. It was immediately obvious that they were prepared and really knew the material that was being taught. Those things were imperative for me to buy-in. Though I didn't take advantage of it too much, the instructor was more than willing to help outside of class and in office-hours.

As for Antigua, I found the city to be wonderful. By the end of my program it felt like home. Lots of food, events, and things to do. Entirely walkable and I always felt safe.The Acetenango and Fuego volcano hikes being right next door is also an amazing must-do while you are here too!