Academic courses for 8 to 11 year-olds
Children between the ages of 8 and 11 who build up a solid language base become excellent excellent users of English in the future. Cambridge School gives high quality classes which make the most of their natural capacity for learning languages at this age, leading them as they take their first steps towards fluent oral communication as well as reading and writing in English.
Our courses for 8 to 11 year-olds are based on the following main objectives:
- Continue developing a positive attitude towards the English they have already learnt providing an enjoyable learning experience. For this purpose, teachers use songs, stories, audio-visuals, games, puzzles, etc. pedagogically.
- Help children to acquire a vocabulary of approximately 2,000 key words.
- Build children's confidence when using the main grammar structures.
- Develop basic listening, speaking and writing skills.
- Insist on accurate spelling.
- Prepare students for their first official exams (Starters and Movers).
- All of our teachers are qualified professionals and native speakers. (More information on teachers)
- The number of students allowed per class guarantees small groups with a minimum of 5 and maximum of 15 students, with an average of between 8 and 10 children per class.
- The progress of the children is regularly controlled by means of graded writing tasks, monthly tests and in the case of 10 and 11 year-olds, exams twice a year.
- The parents are informed about how their son or daughter settles down in the group, their behaviour and progress by means of regular written reports and individual meetings with the teachers twice a year.
- Students who prove to have a higher level can move up levels more quickly with the consent of the Head of Young Learners' Department or the Centre Director.
