30 septiembre, 2019

Creative ways to combine Art and English

‘The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create’ – Barack Obama   Art is a great tool to help with teaching any subject but it can be especially important when teaching younger children English. If you want your children to enjoy learning English then you need it to feel less like a chore and more like a fun activity.  So in this post, we are going to discuss why art is such a great tool for learning and what different activities could be used to combine Art and English. Hopefully, some of these ideas will inspire you to get more creative.  Why is art a useful tool?   1.Memorable Using art is a much more effective way to help […]
24 septiembre, 2019

Tips and Activities to help your Babysitter and Child Bond

So you have found a new babysitter, great. You got on with them well in the interview and now you want the children to like them as well. Having someone new look after your children can be a big step so how can you make this process as easy as possible? Well, here we are going to talk about some potential activities that might help the babysitter and child bond. But firstly we are going to share some of our top tips for the babysitter at the first meeting, you could share these with you babysitter before the first day: 1.Be confidence. This is very important because if the babysitter seems shy and nervous the child will be able to tell and might not be […]
1 septiembre, 2019
Como hacer que mis hijos aprendan inglés fácilmente

Vuelta al cole: ¿Cómo hago para que mis hijos aprendan inglés fácilmente?

Septiembre está a la vuelta de la esquina, y con él llega la vuelta al cole de los más peques. Una de las más importantes asignaturas a día de hoy es, sin duda, el aprendizaje del inglés como segunda lengua, ya que el dominio de este idioma tendrá repercusiones directas en su futuro estudiantil y laboral, y en la cantidad de oportunidades que se abrirán ante ellos. Es por esto que tantos padres se preocupan de que sus hijos aprendan inglés desde bien temprano. Las dudas siempre llegan a la hora de elegir el método, especialmente en relación a los más jóvenes. ¿Academias? ¿Clases particulares? ¿Juegos? ¿Niñeras? Las opciones son muchas y siempre cuesta contrastar y decidirse. Es por eso que a continuación os comentamos […]
11 julio, 2019
The perfect British babysitter

6 essential tips to keep in mind when hiring a British babysitter

Looking for the perfect British babysitter can be an arduous process; not only do you need to be able to trust them with your tiny pride and joy, but they need to fit into your family and routine seamlessly. Whilst we can´t promise you Mary Poppins, we can try and help you find the next best thing. Have a read of our 6 top tips for finding the perfect British babysitter. What is your reasoning for getting a babysitter? People look for English babysitters for lots of different reasons- because they need childcare, because they want their child to learn English or maybe because they want to help out someone new to the city. Whatever your reasoning is, you need to make sure you look […]