Activities & Days Out / 19 July, 2023 / My Baba
Learning a second language seems more important than ever today. With young children able to learn and pick up skills faster than any other age group, it makes sense to get them thinking about language, even if it’s only the basics. Here are some top London language classes to get them involved in language learning in a fun and active way.
Bilingual Beats is present in nearly 100 nurseries across London. Their award-winning teaching programme is now available, offering online music classes for children. The classes are live and interactive, with a live musician and a native teacher.
The bilingual music programme welcomes children from 0-5 years to immerse themselves in sounds and foreign language. Children will learn to listen and move to Spanish music and rhythm while learning new vocabulary and grammatical structures.
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Great for: 0-5 years
Where: Various locations around London – check website for specific details
Specialising in Spanish singalongs, La Pajara Pinta teaches basic Spanish skills and vocabulary through traditional folk music, famous Spanish songs, and stories. There are three sessions: singing, writing and reading for children to embrace all aspects of learning Spanish.
Read more about Pajara Pinta here.
Great for: 6 months – 4 years
Where: Angel, Crouch End, Dalston, and Highbury, see website for further details
A nurturing, playful and structured learning environment allows the children to learn through play and educational activities, experimenting, exploring, engaging and so mastering French without any undue pressure. At a more advanced level, which includes francophone children, they also work on the written language.
Great for: Classes available for up to 8 years
Where: Various locations across London, see website for details
La Jolie Ronde is a leading specialist in teaching French and Spanish to 0-12 year-olds. Their unique award-winning classes combine exciting games, songs and activities in a fun and safe environment. As well as learning a new language, children develop an appreciation of another country and its culture.
All the tutors have undertaken a comprehensive training programme, have valid enhanced disclosure checks and are fully insured.
Great for: Classes available for up to 12 years
Where: All across the UK see the website for details.
Wunderbar Learning offers drop-in German classes for babies and toddlers, which is a fantastic place to start learning about German language and culture. Through dance, storytelling, singing and a friendly frog puppet called Felix, children will learn to love learning language.
See the website to find out more.
Great for: 3 months – 5 years
Where: Various locations in North London, see website for details
Interacting in Mandarin, the LCA Baby Stars are led through different fun workshops such as Songs, rhymes, dances, sensorial activities, puppets…which are especially adapted to the language development of this age group.
Find out more here.
Great for: 1-2 years (Link Chinese offers lessons for up to 14 years old)
Where: William Tyndale School, Upper Street, London N1 2GG
Kidslingo is dedicated to providing fun French and Spanish language classes to young kids, using song, dance, games and drama to inspire our young learners. Kidslingo’s aim is to inspire young children, from birth to 12 years, to love languages from the very start of their language-learning journeys.
Working with schools (curriculum classes and clubs) and nurseries, in community venues, private homes and online, Kidslingo is a passionate believer in exposing children to languages from a young age. The multi-award-winning, CAA gold-accredited language programme uses a fun and interactive methodology of songs, actions, rhymes, gameplay, storytelling and drama, all delivered by expert linguists.
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Great for: birth to 12 years
Where: Various locations across the UK
Les Petits Tigres offer interactive French language classes in South East London via live stream sessions and online learning resources. Their multi-sensory classes consisting of puppetry, singing, live music, action songs, rhymes, movement, rhythmic instrument play and sensory props are highly stimulating and assist with your child’s development.
Les Petits Tigres French classes for under-fives are perfect as an introduction for beginners, as well as a great way for native speakers to support and encourage bilingual babes.
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Great for: Under 5’s
Where: Greenwich, Nunhead, Dulwich, Bermondsey, Borough, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Canada Water, Crystal Palace
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