It is extremely important to give young learners a solid foundation in fundamentals of spoken english as well as phonetics. Our two part program ensures that your child will have a foundation in both. Our "Growing Flowers" program uses story based lessons that are backed with the basics needed to reach Cambridge YLE A2 , while our phonic program gives students the tools they will need to read and sound out new worlds just like native speakers do! Our two part program ensures your child will have the skills needed to enter high quality international schools and communicate effectively with foreigners from a young age.
Smart Start's four-skill system teaches children of all ages and levels through phonics, stories, grammar, and student projects. Whether your goal is to learn English for the first time, keep up with your peers at international schools, or achieve YLE or B1 levels, we have a course for you. These courses ensure that students are ready for high-level courses such as IELTS by age 15.
The focus for nearly all high school students today is college entry and success and the IELTS system has emerged as the gold standard for the assessment of English skills for college entry. For this reason, all high school students, regardless of level, are encouraged to take our IELTS test-taking preparation courses. Preparation for the IELTS exam is more than just English practice, it also encompasses test-taking skills and knowledge of world issues needed to get the highest score possible.