Danish, taught the way it should be.

In 2009 our founder left a career in the Copenhagen jewelry industry and moved to Spain with her 10-year-old son. She had raised him bilingual in Danish and English — and watched him go on to speak Catalan, Spanish and French by the age of eleven. Watching a child embrace five languages so naturally taught her something she would never forget: language is a gift that opens doors for life.

Settling into a new country as a single mother wasn't easy. She struggled to find work that fit school hours, work that respected the fact that she was — first and always — a mother. So she went back to a rule that had shaped her whole life: "if you can't find the job you want, you must create it yourself". She started teaching English to local children out of her own home, in small groups, with a warm, creative method built around conversation.

Word spread quickly through the small town. Parents noticed that the children were actually speaking. That they looked forward to class. That kids who had struggled with traditional language methods — children with ADHD, children with dyslexia, children who simply disliked grammar — were suddenly thriving. What started as one mother creating a job for herself gradually grew into a small school.

Then 2020 arrived, and the world moved online. Most teachers tried to survive it. Joan chose to rebuild the entire method for the screen — visual materials, digital games, interactive tools, small groups redesigned so no child ever hides behind their video off. A Danish-speaking parent living abroad happened to see one of her videos, wrote to her, and asked: could you teach my children Danish?

She could. And she did. And within months, families from around the world were contacting her with the same question — Danish parents raising bilingual kids in Sydney, London, Los Angeles, Dubai, Buenos Aires. Children of Danish grandparents. Adults who had inherited Danish citizenship and wanted to reconnect with Danish. Brain Biscuit was born.

Today Brain Biscuit teaches Danish exclusively, with a team of five native Danish teachers spread across four continents. Every class is small (maximum three students), visual, interactive, and shaped around the age, level and personality of the students in it. And every class is powered by the same belief that started it all: creativity, connection, and a little courage.