Anglia Network Europe

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• Anglia Network Europe

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Very Young Learners working partythree main
goals1. organise teachers courses about
teaching pre literate and young children2.
develop assesment tool for pre literate
children3. develop after school activities
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Teachers courses

• In cooperation with Euroschool
• Primary teachers skills in action course
  (November 2006)
• Study visit Barcelona (Spring 2007)
• Study visit Bristol (March 2007)

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Assesment of pre literate children

• In cooperation with Chichester College / Liz
  Bangs Jones
• Study visit Bristol (March 2007)

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Cool! English after school

• After school activities for 4-12 year olds.
• primary and/or secondary Anglia schools
• Anglia teachers / native speakers gt minimum
  requirements
• 1 teacher or assistant per 10-16

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Cool! English after school

1. Three groups related to the group system in Dutch
   Primary schools 4 6 years old gt no writing
   7 9 years old gt start reading / writing10- 12
   years old gt writing
2. 10 meetings of 1 hour / 1,5 hour for 10-12 years
   old

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Cool! English after school

1. All in English
2. Materials / lesson plans provided by Anglia EU
3. Website supported course
4. Teacher training before starting

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• What makes Cool! an Anglia activity?
• All in English
• Based on Anglia Step by step approach
• Learn English through fun activities and in a
  communicative setting
• Anglia schools
• native speakers or minimum of proficiency level
• supported by special Cool! website
• involve parents
• certificate of participation

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Cool! English after school

• Three age groups
• Starlets gt 4-6 year olds
• Bright Sparks gt 7-9 year olds
• Super Stars gt 10-12 year olds

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• Starlets ( 4-6 years old)
• listening and speaking activities around 10
  themes
• daily life vocabulary
• songs and chants
• lots of games
• end performance
• vocabulary and grammar based on Anglias first
  Step and Junior level

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• Bright Sparks (7-9 years old)
• mainly listening and speaking activities
• start writing and reading words
• 10 themes
• songs and chant
• riddles
• games and crafts
• end performance
• vocabulary and grammar based on Anglias Junior
  and Primary level

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Topic family
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• Super Stars (10-12 years old)
• Working to preliminary maybe even elementary
  level
• around a thematic unit
• Writing and reading exercises involved
• Vocabulary / grammar games
• End assignment gtperformance
• Can join other EU Anglia Activities like
  angli_at_pals

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Topic health
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For each group and each of the 10 topics there
will be 1. Word/grammar list for teachers 2.
Five activities lesson plans and worksheets3.
Songs4. Chants5. Background information6.
Flashcards8. Puzzles on the website 9. Web links
on the website
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Cool! topics
4-6 year old 7-9 year old 10-12 year old
Colours and numbers Families Spare time
Body House Fashion
Animals Hobbies Future plans
Toys and games The weather Communication
Food and drinks Days of the week and time Meet other people
Clothes Nature (animals and plants) Health
Party time / play / songs Party time / play / songs Party time!
Transportation Jobs Movies, tv, radio, books
Seasons Sports What gives you goosebumps
presentation for parents presentation for parents presentation for parents
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Website www.coolenglish.eu www.Iamcool.eu
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Cool!
Start Cool! Not only for your kids but also
because its a PR tool Join our pilots
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Cool!

• Anglia Network Europe will - stimulate
  starting of Cool! gt pilots- support through
  training teachers
• - provide materials- match teachers and
  schools who are interested

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Whats happening next?September October
2006 Develop website pages and support for
teachers and kids October November
2006 Develop teacher training and
formatsNovember December 2006 Development
of web applications / websiteTuesday 12
December Teacher TrainingFrom January
2007 Schools can start with Cool! May
2007 Evaluation VYLWP
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More information?
www.anglianetwork.eu info_at_anglianetwork.eu