Participating in the ESL program at IGC Kiddy, young learners interact with native homeroom teachers every day through diversely and vividly designed lessons which integrate the language learning goals with other majors such as Maths, Science, Lifestyle, etc. Intensive English lessons allow children to cultivate, practice and develop language skills in multiple areas. The ESL program at IGC Kiddy System is facilitated by the IGC Kiddy bilingual program, combining with the educational goals by ages in the Ministry of Education and Training’s Preschool education, aiming to cover the comprehensive development of children in 5 domains: cognitive, physical, language, aesthetic, emotional – social. In addition, students also benefit from the IGC Kiddy + including Japanese Physical Education, Montessori, Glenn Doman, In-depth music perception, Life Skills – Life Values and others. Lesson delivery is in charged by subject teachers and supporting native teachers. The curriculum is the final product of integrative teaching approaches such as project-based learning, content and language integrated learning CLIL, TPR (Total Physical Response), Phonics, etc. for both indoor and outdoor functional classrooms to tailor set objectives of each lesson. The ESL program itself is a favorable opportunity for young learners to expose to the English language under dedicated guidance of native teachers on a daily and consistent basis. This privilege not only builds a solid foundation for students, but also enriches their language skills and other crucial skill sets for which the children would transition to international primary schools with absolute confidence. In addition, through the IGC Kiddy Portal, parents can instantly stay informed with their children’s weekly syllabi, lesson-related videos, and teachers’ comments.

The IGC Kiddy Elite ESL Program helps children build knowledge level by level as well as develop cognitive thinking through early language exposure. The daily lessons are delivered by 100% native teachers, and are CLIL-based (Content and Language Integrated Learning) to accommodate each age group.

Traditional classroom settings aside, the curriculum is designed with diversity on the strength of information technology and interactive software, facilitating learners’ early exposure and adoption of technological advances from the Industry 4.0 era. Interspersed with indoor classroom hours are outdoor activities that bring about refreshing joy and fun, recapture the children's attention, and prolong their participation.

Small monthly projects vary in formats (product crafting, real objects exploration, doing experiments, etc.) to spark the students’ curiosity and excitement in absorbing English in favor of the golden period of language acquisition. After each major monthly lesson, students will participate in an 1-1 oral test with teachers to review the knowledge they have worked on in the past month, as well as allow the teachers to have a close-up observation of each student’s competency and appropriate adjustments in teaching, if any. 

In addition, through the IGC Kiddy Portal, parents can stay informed with their children’s weekly English lessons with vivid posters, lessons’ key takeaways for review at home, and the results of the face-to-face assessments with native teachers.

Coming to the Intensive English Program – EAL, young learners learn English on a daily basis with 100% well-trained native teachers who hold all international academic pedagogical degrees and certificates. Also, both indoor and outdoor lessons are built with diversity and liveliness qualities, and with strategic integration of English language learning and Math-Science education. Children are instructed and encouraged to produce, instead of clutters of words, long constructive answers which boost up their English speaking skills.

Preschool age is the golden period for young learners to perceive new languages and develop their linguistic ability in line with international standard English. The curriculum covers topic-related background knowledge from basic to higher levels through hands-on and experiential activities. This form of “learning through play” enables children to absorb and acquire the language with flying colors. After every major topic, students will take a competency assessment under the form of word recognition and 1-1 oral test. After that, teachers can update each student’s performance. 

A friendly and dynamic learning environment with interesting activities will facilitate children’s practice and growth in their flexible language skills. Moreover, uplifting their imagination and enriching their language knowledge through lessons will also allow students to communicate in English with comfort and confidence in the setting of the 21st century globalization.

Standard English sessions comprises of lessons with common vocabulary and ready-to-use sentence patterns for students to perform in daily life instantly.

The curriculum, with 2 weekly English sessions delivered by 100% native teachers, provides students with background knowledge and basic grammar to acquaint themselves with English as a second language. Likewise, word cards, vivid illustrations and lively songs are also employed continuously to entertain and encourage the children to move around during class time. 

Throughout the curriculum, for each major lesson, students will be assigned with a small project closely tied to the lesson to recall and foster related language knowledge. In addition, each semester, the children will participate in a face-to-face competency assessment with native teachers to update each learner’s performance and teacher's comments. Parents therefore can keep track with their children’s English development journey at school.