Young Learner Starter Kit

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Young Learner Starter Kit

It is a one week long course which provides teachers with the initial tools to start teaching children from age 6 to 11.

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at teachers who have taken their CELTA and want to broaden their knowledge in the area of Young Learners. It is also suitable for experienced teachers of adults who want to move into working with children.

The course will be delivered completely online. Please note that like all of our online Teacher Training courses, this course is 100% live. Trainees and tutors are together as a group in real-time for the duration of the course.

Aims and Structure

This course is practical and consists of workshops and input on the key basics in YL teaching.

Course Participants (Cps) will:

Practice planning to meet aims
Learn about activities to use to stimulate and support language development, for example craft, games, stories and songs and ways to make learning opportunities from play
Learn classroom management techniques
Practice online teaching

Seminars and inputs will take place completely online with interactive remote lessons. All trainees will then have the opportunity to peer teach online, putting their new skills into practice and receiving feedback from the tutors. There are no written assignments or coursework.

CPs will self-assess their learning throughout the course, compiling a learner diary which, along with their tried and tested lesson plans and feedback will provide them with a portfolio of ideas, suggestions and reflections to take them forward in their YL teaching.

If you’ve always wanted to teach Young Learners, this course is the kit you need to get started!

Young Learners Starter Kit: 4-10 September 2025 (live on Zoom)

The course consists of a total of 12 hours of lessons divided into 8 sessions + Teaching Practice + tutorial. Live online attendance from Monday to Friday (15:00-16:30 / 16:45-18:15). The program follows:

Day 1: “Teaching Young Learners – what’s it all about?” (session 1) and “Classroom Management” (session 2)
Day 2: “Puzzles and Patterns – making grammar fun” (session 3) and “Songs and Chants – learning through music and movement” (session 4)
Day 3: “Activity bank – Build up your bank of classroom activities” (session 5) and “Early literacy and developing skills” (session 6)
Day 4: “Teaching YL Online – adapting what you’ve learned for distance learning” (session 7) and “Lesson planning workshop” (session 8)
Day 5: Peer teaching collaborative task and feedback

All trainees will then have the opportunity to peer teach online, putting their new skills into practice and receiving feedback from the tutors. There are no written assignments or coursework.

To be admitted to the course, a minimum C1 level of English is required as well as an initial teaching qualification (CELTA or equivalent) and some previous teaching experience. Please note that no particular experience in teaching children is required as this course is just for beginners.

Cost: €250* + €2 stamp duty

_{*Those who wish to can pay for the YLSK course in three installments at no extra cost by purchasing the course from our online shop and/or use the Buono Scuola.}

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I wish to point out that the course outcome was possible thanks to the tutors, who have conducted it in such a serious, dedicated and professional way, creating at the same time a pleasant, familiar and very nice atmosphere.

YL Starter Kit Trainee

Now I fully realize that a YL teacher is as well a highly skilled professional who has the knowledge, skills, and flexibility and sensitivities of a teacher both of children and of language and needs to be able to balance and combine the two successfully.

YL Starter Kit Trainee

This course was great. It had my head spin a little bit at the beginning because I wasn’t familiar with most of the thing our trainer presented us with, but that was the whole point I must say Kate did a really good job. What I appreciated the most was the hands-on approach which gave pace to the course. Well done!

YL Starter Kit Trainee

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