Learn More about ESL Lifeline
ESL Lifeline's Mission and Values
ESL Lifeline is all about quality of content, plain and simple. We believe that language learning should be engaging, fun, and relevant to students’ lives. Our mission is to incorporate language learning into the entire educational experience of a learner so that they not only build a strong foundation in the English language but also learn something new. We value creativity, accessibility, and inclusivity in all of our materials so that every learner can benefit from them.
About the Founder
Hi, I’m Landon and I love bringing ideas to life!
As a passionate advocate for innovation – and an incurable creative – I’ve dedicated my career to inspiring and empowering teachers and students to reach their full potential. With an eye for creativity and a knack for problem-solving, I’ve successfully navigated complex challenges and delivered exceptional results in multicultural environments.
I’m driven by a deep curiosity and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. I thrive in dynamic environments and am constantly seeking new ways to push boundaries and challenge the status quo. By fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration, I’ve empowered teams to achieve extraordinary results and recognize their true potential.
My ability to translate complex ideas into actionable strategies has enabled me to lead impactful initiatives and drive organizational growth. I believe in the power of storytelling and the importance of building – and maintaining! – strong relationships. By communicating effectively and inspiring others, I’ve created positive and productive work environments.
I’m excited to continue leveraging my skills and experience to shape the future. I’m committed to creating a better world through innovation, education, and social impact.
Connect with me on Linkedin
I'm very involved in the Education and Safeguarding sectors
How ESL Lifeline Started
ESL Lifeline was created mainly out of frustration – I was tired of getting resources and materials from my administrators that seemed ‘boring’ and ‘out of touch’ with my language learners. Further, it seemed too that the content language learners were given to study made some topics and subjects inaccessible to them. It was all language and no substance!
And this put them at a disadvantage because, by the time they got back into a mainstream classrooms, the language foundations they spent time building weren’t enough to engage with the subject content.
And I watched as, year after year, students because more disengaged in their education. The fact that they were studying language almost removed them from the broader scope of an education. Eventually, I saw how they learned to ‘hate’ studying the English language. They learned to hate it mainly because they couldn’t relate to what they were studying but mainly it was because they felt they were missing out on the ‘learning’.
With ESL Lifeline, my goal has been to make educational language learning materials that are relevant to students’ lives so they they not only form stronger foundations in the English language; they learn something along the way. I design resources and materials that can be used in many different settings with a large variety of learners. And the way the content is put together makes it so that all learners – whether they are studying Media Bias or learning How to Write a Resume – can access the content and get the most out of it.
That’s why, with ESL Lifeline’s resources, you won’t just see material for the 4 langauge domains; ESL Lifeline provides educational material for student support, parent engagement, middle school transitions, journaling, filmmaking, studying, and much MORE!
And it’s all for language learners!
The Evolution of ESL Lifeline
ESL Lifeline was created around 2016 and has had a great evolution since. And, when I say ‘it’, what I really mean is ‘me’. I never thought that my love of making things (more on that below!) would lead me to what ESL Lifeline is today. I can’t begin to put into words what I’ve learned over the years and how both ‘it’ and ‘me’ have grown.
I LOVE Bringing Ideas to Life!
ESL Lifeline is very special to me. Not only because it serves so many teachers and students, but also because it is my creative outlet. And creativity is about making AND destroying something; what you see on ESL Lifeline is what ‘survived’ the creative process.
Everything you see on ESL Lifeline is mine – from the art and design elements to the content and marketing, this is ‘my baby’, as they say. I am self-taught in design, animation and videography and have come a very long way from where I was when I began.
Take a look at how I make some of my resources in the video.
