24 November 2024

Coaching and Support for IB English students


Support for students in, entering or considering an IB Diploma-level English Language (B), English Literature (A) or Emglish Language & Literature (A) programme.

Support for students in schools which do not offer IB Diploma-level English Language (B), English Literature (A) or Emglish Language & Literature (A) programme, or where likely results will not meet student's needs.

Support for self-study students or self-prepared candidates. Hint : speaking English at home is not enough.

17 October 2024

GCSE / IGCSE Poetry "A Poison Tree" by William Blake

 

One of the works everyone should know, and frequently included in GCSE and IGCSE Literature text lists.

Support for students in, entering or considering a GCSE or IGCSE English Language and/or English Literature programme.

Support for students in schools which do not offer a GCSE or IGCSE English and/or English Literature programme, or where likely results will not meet student's needs.

Support for self-study students or self-prepared candidates.

24 September 2024

Applying to a UK University for students from Chile

Students in Chile interested in studying in the UK face two challenges. They receive little, no or misleading information, even sometimes from visiting sales representatves whose mission is selling enrolments rather than advising students. They wait until too late to think, plan and apply which should really be done in G9 (Primero Medio).

02 July 2024

Australian Year Seven (Grade 6) Language about Language and Literature

English as a school-subject in English-speaking countries is generally a combination of studies of English Language, Use of English and English Literature, and it has its own vocabulary.

This vocabulary acquisition and development session is built around the required technical language of Australia's Queensland Year 7 English programme, and is similar to the contents of other countries' Year 7 / Grade 6 programmes. Subsequent sessions include the application and implementation of these essential terms and concepts to English Language, Use of English and English Literature texts and contexts.

16 April 2024

11 February 2024

Visual Language : a lesson related to green energy

Students in KS3, GCSE, IGCSE or IBMYP English programmes may lack the knowledge and/or experience needed to respond to and analyse visual language. Join us in this interactive online seminar with the original multimodal text (video and audio), language development activities, and visual language points with the necessary underlying conceptual content.

21 January 2024

What's with homework?


Homework in and of itself is not a bad thing. So why do so many people, including some teachers, see it so negatively?

When should you be concerned about your child(ren)'s academic performance?


This question has two answers : it depends and horses for courses. In general terms, every child is different; teaching & learning and evaluation must be developmentally-appropriate; and needs and realities vary.

08 January 2024

Upper Primary and Middle School English

Thinking of going to another country, or of changing schools within Chile, and worried that your child(ren) might not be at an appropriate English level? Or that s/he might have fallen behind? 

Alternatively, do you speak English at home but your child(ren) does do not read or write at the same level?

We can help.