About us:

Pauline Metzger-Buggy
I grew up in Dublin, Ireland. I'm married to a Swiss and have two adult children and 2 lively grandchildren. I started teaching English in 1982 when I joined "Polly Pigeon, English for Children" and built up their branch in Wädenswil. In 1984 we moved to Bolligen where I also built up, managed and taught at "Polly Pigeon" in both Bolligen and Berne. Wishing to further my knowledge in teaching, I participated in a teacher training course in 1989/90 gaining a RSA/CELTA certificate. For many years, I was also a member of the English Teacher's Accociation of Switzerland (ETAS) a professional body dedicated to instructing English-teachers in the latest methodology.
In 2000 the owner of the "Polly Pigeon" school retired but, as I still loved my job, I decided to start up "Tweens" together with Betsy..

Betsy Melliger-Leitao
I was born in Africa but grew up in London, England. I am married to a Swiss and have 3 children of teenager age. I have been teaching English since 1992 and have the RSA/CELTA certificate plus a BA (hon.) in English language teaching from the University of Manchester. I am also a member of ETAS.
From 1999 to 2000 I worked together with my colleague Pauline Metzger teaching "Polly Pigeon". Because we both loved working with children and teenagers, we decided to set up our own school "Tweens" after the owner of "Polly Pigeon" retired.