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  • [NEW] ENGLISH DRAMA STARTER KIT| Online Teacher Training Course

    The English Drama Starter Kit©is an online teacher training course that takes the guesswork out of preparing your first lesson for young English-language (ESL) learners by providing a step-by-step interactive guide and wealth of engaging content. Gearing up for a new school year or starting an after-school ESL programme? This course will make your first lesson a knockout!

  • LIVE TRAINING| 5-Day Intensive Teacher Training Bootcamp

    The English Drama Bootcamp is a 5-day accelerated and intensive program where participants are immersed, practice, and develop all key levels of teaching young learners (ages 3-10 years) using the Kids English Theatre Method©. The program is a fully interactive and synergistic training experience.

  • PRESCHOOL PLAYBOX ACADEMY© | Online Teacher Training Course 

    The Preschool Playbox Academy© is your all-in-one online course for mastering practical skills in teaching English to very young learners (ages 4-6).  If you're an experienced teacher or just starting out teaching children ESL (English as a Second Language) but feel overwhelmed with structuring lessons and integrating captivating resources, this program is for you! It offers professional guidance to develop and shape your teaching skills from start to finish, providing an in-depth, comprehensive training experience that equips you with all you need.The course is structured in 5 Steps over 5 weeks and follows The Preschool Playbox Roadmap©

  • ENGLISH DRAMA TOOLBOX | Online Teacher Training Course 

    The English Drama Toolbox training courses take the stress out of teaching young English-language (ESL) learners by providing an explosion of instant lesson content. Each Toolbox is a treasure chest of quick and easy activities designed to engage your students and fill your lessons with engaging resources.

  • ONLINE ACADEMY | Online Teacher Training Program 

    The Online Academy provides a complete 7-week training experience that will equip you with in-depth practical skills you need to teach young English Language learners (ages 3-10) using drama and creative play. The program follows The Kids English Theatre Progress Path™ and includes 7 Core Steps, which are developed each week.

ENGLISH DRAMA TOOLBOX| Autumn/Winter Online Teacher Training Course

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The English Drama Toolbox© Autumn/Winter Edition is an online training course packed with a snowfall of fresh, seasonal content to take the stress out of teaching young English-language (ESL) learners.

The course’s unique, ready-made, time-tested resources are organised to meet your teaching needs. You can apply them in a flash, whether you’re teaching regular classes, after-school programs, or holiday camps during this special season.

The Toolbox is your go-to ESL Drama Kit, bursting with instant activities to engage your students and bring the frosty magic of autumn and winter into your teaching.

The training provides participants with mentorship, creative content, strategy, resources, support, and community.

ENROLLMENTS OPEN 7-12 OCTOBER 2024

ENGLISH DRAMA TOOLBOX| spring/summer Online Teacher Training Course

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The English Drama Toolbox© Spring Summer Edition is a treasure chest of quick and easy activities designed to engage your students and fill your lessons with unique resources. A blend of Drama-Breakers, Language-Builders, Creators and Performers focus on boosting students’ communication skills and meeting their different learning styles and preferences.

The course is structured in 4 stages over 4 weeks (plus an extra 4 weeks of review time) and follows The English Drama Toolbox Roadmap©

-This course is for you if :

  • You’re looking for inspiration and a bumper pack of exciting, ready-made, time-tested content to combine with your existing skillset.
  • If you want to break free from routine and textbook-based learning and cut out the stress of trial and error.
  • You’re looking for clarity, guidance (made fun), and above all, FAST results.
  • You want English through drama content that will save you time and energy when preparing lessons, camps, and showcases.
Enrollments for this course are currently closed

eNGLISH DRAMA STARTER KIT©| online Teacher Training Course

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The NEW English Drama Starter Kit© is an online teacher training course that takes the guesswork out of preparing your first lesson for young English-language (ESL) learners by providing a step-by-step interactive guide and wealth of engaging content.

Gearing up for a new school year or starting an after-school ESL programme? This course will make your first lesson a knockout!

The curriculum includes a specially formulated framework and a ready-made, time-tested lesson plan to get you organised and save hours of prep time. You can apply what you learn in a snap, whether you’re a newbie wanting to get a head start or a seasoned teacher in need of back-to-school inspiration.

This foundational course is a game-changer for busy language teachers like you.

Ready to Transform Your First Lesson?

This course is all about making your first lesson memorable and setting a positive tone for the year. Jump in, and let’s make your classroom a dramatastic place where students can’t wait to be!

Enrollments for this course are currently closed

LIVE TRAINING| Teacher Training Bootcamp

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5-Day Intensive Teacher Training Bootcamp

Activities such as drama, music, and play offer students opportunities for active learning by encouraging children to use their bodies, minds, and voices, and emotions to comprehensively communicate. The activities are entertaining and help kids focus their energy on improving their language ability in a fun-filled and welcoming setting.

This course provides an innovative training experience aimed at equipping teachers/individuals with practical step-by-step strategies on how to successfully teach young learners through drama, action songs, movement, and language games.

The Five-Day Bootcamp provides accelerated and intensive training where participants are immersed, practice, and develop all key levels of teaching young learners ages 3-10 years using the Kids English Theatre Method©.

Enrollments for this course are currently closed

PRESCHOOL PLAYBOX ACADEMY©| Online Teacher Training Course

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The NEW Preschool Playbox Academy© is your all-in-one online course for mastering practical skills in teaching English to very young learners (ages 4-6) using our proven drama-based method.

Organising courses, planning, and diversifying lesson content for young children who can’t yet read or write is a real challenge that teachers face every day.

The secret to teaching preschoolers a second language is to organise lessons around what they enjoy most—play—and introduce a fresh curriculum that stimulates ALL their senses.

But where do you start?

The Preschool Playbox© training course is designed to save you time and solve your lesson organisation and content struggles.

The focus is on providing clarity on how to organise and structure your lessons and creative, hands-on drama strategies you can combine with your English language teachings and put into practice straight away.

The course is structured in 5 Steps over 5 weeks (plus an extra 5 weeks of review time) and follows The Preschool Playbox Roadmap©

Enrollments for this course are currently closed

ONLINE ACADEMY | Online Teacher Training Program

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The Online Academy provides a 7-week complete A to Z training experience that equips you with the practical skills you need to teach young English Language learners (ages 3-10) through theatre and creative play.

The program follows The Kids English Theatre Progress Path™ and includes 7 Core Steps to teaching English through Theatre. It’s presented online through pre-recorded video lessons and supported by weekly LIVE Q&A & Zoom sessions.

It is designed for native and non-native English speakers who are passionate about teaching children ESL (English as a Second Language) through theatre but need professional guidance to develop and shape their teaching skills.

The program is centred principally on an active training approach. Lessons are tailored to facilitate and strengthen learning by using practical and clear demonstrations and examples.

The focus is on boosting your understanding of how to organise and structure lessons using The Kids English Theatre Cake Lesson Plan and supplying you with a multitude of hands-on theatre techniques you can use in your English language teaching.

Our mission is to help you adopt theatricality in your lessons and increase your student's engagement and participation.

These proven resources will help grow your confidence and save you an infinite amount of time and energy.

Enrolments for this course are currently closed

Who Participates in Kids English Theatre© Programs?

Since 2017, hundreds of teachers from across the globe have attended Kids English Theatre© teacher training courses. Our teachers have come from France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Tunisia, Bosnia, China, Taiwan, Israel, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Russia, Slovenia, India, Philippines, Australia, USA, UK, Switzerland, Slovakia, Chile, Uruguay, Armenia, and Germany ­– and the numbers grow after each cycle.

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