Help your child to speak and write better English!

The British Council organises English courses for young learners throughout the year. A positive attitude to learning a language is an essential component of long term language acquisition and with this in mind, our courses have been designed to promote an enjoyable, stimulating and productive learning environment. Our teachers take every opportunity to develop their pupils’ interest in the language through motivating activities in an authentic English-speaking learning environment. Simply stated, your children will learn English, and learn to love English. At the same time the learners will develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with the resources and expertise that the British Council has to offer.

Summer School
Make full use of the summer holiday and help your child to improve their English! Summer courses are two or three hours every weekday starting 10:15 or 14:00 for three weeks.

School Year Courses
Our school year runs from September till June. Our school year courses involve four hours study per week:

Young Learner Term Dates 2008

School term    Registration period    Course start date    Course end date   
School year term 2    4 to 9 February    11 February    8 June   

Course Fees
Fee per term of 56 hours: 900 Leva

Fees include a set of coursebooks and workbooks

Young Learner Courses and Levels

Course    Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Level     Age group (years)    Optional June Exam of Cambridge University   
Pandas    A1.1    5 - 9    None   
Monkeys    A1.2    6 - 9     YLE Starters   
Kangaroos    A2.1    6 - 9     YLE Movers   
Junior Intro    A1.1    9 - 12     Starters   
Junior 1    A1.2 - A2.1    9 - 12     Movers   
Junior 2    A2.1 - A2.2    9 - 12     Flyers   
Junior 3    B1.1    9 - 12     None   
Junior 4    B1.2    9 - 12     None   
Senior 1    A1.2 - A2.1    12 - 17    None   
Senior 2    A2.2 – B1.1    12 - 17    Keystage English Test (KET)   
Senior 3    B1.1 – B1.2    12 - 17    Preliminary English Test (PET)   
Senior 4    B2.1    12 - 17    None   
Senior 5    B2.2    14+    First Certificate in English (FCE)   
Senior 6    C1.1    14+     None   
Senior 7    C1.2    14+     CAE   

Enrolment
Bring your child for a placement test during a registration period. The test will take approximately 40 minutes. Our teaching staff will then advise you on the best options for your child and our Customer Services team will process your registration.

Why choose a British Council Young Learner Programme?

We offer: