CLIL Program

What is the CLIL Program

It stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning.

How the CLIL Program Works

• Year-round instruction in primary schools with native speakers, starting from beginner English levels.
• Teaching selected subjects in both Slovak and English – English, mathematics, school club, art education, reading. English is a tool.
• It takes place during lessons and after-school care (school club) with the assistance of a Slovak teacher.
• Funded by students' parents.

Goals and Benefits of CLIL

• We prepare children for life in a global environment.
• We give them the opportunity to acquire the language naturally.
• From the very beginning, children learn good pronunciation and correct grammar.
• Students are not surprised when they meet a foreigner.
• Your children will be able to study, work, and live anywhere in the world.

Benefits of the CLIL program

For the School

• Better results for children in English
• Children communicate fluently already in primary school
• Students' knowledge level A2-B1 according to CEF by the end of 4th grade

For Parents

• Cheaper than a language course or tutoring
• I don't have to motivate my child to study or attend clubs
• I don't have to drive him anywhere and pay for parking
• In the afternoon, we have time for other things
• Personal contact with a native speaker

For Children

• The opportunity to learn English naturally
• Less studying at home
• Less tutoring later due to entrance exams and the need to know the language
• Learning in a familiar, stable environment with friends in a homogeneous group

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