English Engineers - Building Ideas and Language for a Bright Future
Join us to give your child a hands-on, immersive English experience this winter.
Why?
Using English as a tool for communication is an important part of our course.
- When children work together to design and build structures and vehicles using LEGO, they are encouraged to use English to share ideas, solve problems, and explain their creations.
- This helps them practise using English in real-life situations, where teamwork and clear communication are essential. By speaking English while building, students develop both their language skills and their ability to collaborate effectively.
- It also gives them the chance to use new vocabulary related to engineering and city design in a fun and meaningful way.
What is ‘real-life’ for a child/teenager?
Children and teenagers spend a lot of quality time playing at home by themselves or with friends and family. If just some of that time was engaged in playing in English – they would get the added benefit of practising language skills whilst feeling relaxed and having fun. We will teach your child and you how to incorporate English learning into their play.
Primary Courses Kids aged 5-12
Building Ideas, Building Language
Over this fun-packed weeklong course, your child will become a young engineer, designing and building structures and vehicles commonly found in cities using LEGO. As they work together on these exciting projects, they will use English to communicate ideas, solve problems, and describe their creations. This hands-on experience helps them practise English in a meaningful and practical way—skills they can continue to use beyond the course in everyday situations
As part of the course, your child will receive specially designed magazine materials unique to the British Council. These materials have been created to support language development and include engaging resources which are tailored to your child’s age and English proficiency level. Students will be motivated to read and interact with the materials for a clear purpose, using them to gather ideas and information whilst practising using the language in engaging and student focused tasks. The magazine activities will reinforce new vocabulary and concepts, helping your child build confidence in English.
Course Outline
‘Building Block Challenge’
Each day will start with a ‘building block challenge’, where your child will practice letter and word formation, expand their vocabulary, and improve their ability to express their ideas more clearly as they become make friends with their classmates and start working as a team.
Creating LEGO Cities
Over the week, your child will design and build a series of creative engineering projects using LEGO, including buildings and vehicles inspired by city life. Each day students will take pictures of their creations. On the final day, they’ll present their favourite and take home of booklet including pictures of all their creations. These hands-on projects are inspired by real-world design challenges and encourage children to use English as they plan, build, and reflect on their work. Working on these collaborative tasks helps children develop key communication skills, as they use functional language to share ideas, give instructions, and solve problems together. Through this process, they’ll also build vocabulary related to engineering, design, and teamwork—all while having fun and learning through play.
Final day ‘Invite a Parent’ event
In the last half hour of every course, parents are invited to come into their child classroom and see what their child has accomplished over the week.