The House of Tipi: A New Place to Learn

By: Alex Silverman

Rosie Robinson provides us with an inside look at a small cafe, The House of Tipi. But this is no ordinary cafe; it is also a learning hub that is growing a larger community.

The Tipi Cafe is located in Da Nang, Vietnam, a city that is growing fast. But what makes this cafe stand out is the community it is raising. The Tipi Cafe also serves as a base for collaborative, conversation-based English learning. In this short, we get firsthand accounts of students who have been able to learn English through the camaraderie, relationship building, and all-around good times at the Tipi Cafe. It’s a great look into an unconventional method of learning. 

I give this film 4 out of 5 stars.


Alex is a graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Comedic Writing & Performance and a minor in Writing for Television. Apart from his work as part of the Planet Classroom Network Film Selection team at CMRubinWorld, he served as a screening panelist intern for the International Children’s Media Center, a sketch writer, and an on-set production assistant at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. 

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