KGIC - KING GEORGE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

KING GEORGE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

VANCOUVER - SURREY - VICTORIA - TORONTO - CANADA

ROBSON CAMPUS
Vancouver
18 years and older

BUSINESS CAMPUS
Vancouver
18 years and older

VICTORIA CAMPUS
16 years and older

SURREY CAMPUS
6 years and older Adults/Juniors and Children

TORONTO CAMPUS
16 years and older

Our Programs >> ESL >> Childrens ESL

CHILDREN’S ESL

KGIC incorporates Canadian Public School materials in our Children’s ESL Programs by making use of BC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL books and ESL guidelines. This approach allows students to develop their English, so that the ability to speak, think and express themselves in the classroom all become an academic part of their communication skills.

Children ESL Program: (6-13 years old)	The level structure is based on 2 months of curriculum per level:
Listening, Speaking & Phonics	Level 1:	Beginner
Grammar	Level 2:	Novice
Language Arts - Reading & Writing	Level 3:	Low-Intermediate
Academic Contents: Math, Science, Literature, Drama, Art, Social Studies	Level 4:	High-Intermediate: Required to enter Bridge schools
	Level 5:	Advanced
	Level 6:	Content Based Academics

Curriculum

While still focusing on the fundamentals of ESL, such as Listening Comprehension and Pronunciation, Grammar, Reading and Writing, and Conversation, the Children’s ESL program will also provide a secondary emphasis on Canadian school materials and skills.

We teach English through thematic units based on grade-level science, social studies, mathematics and art in the Children’s ESL Programs.

Within e ach level, the Children’s ESL program will devote a substantial amount of lesson time towards exploring Canadian materials and texts while continuing to follow the basic format of the four fundamental skill areas.

Speaking English

Through a comprehensive program, students will develop their English, so that speaking, thinking or expressing themselves in English is a natural part of their communication skills.

The re info rcement of a strict English Only Policy so that students are focused solely on practicing English throughout school hours increases the speed by which students develop their English communication skills.

Evaluation and Testing Outline

Weekly tests of Spelling, Vocabulary and Listening Comprehension
One test every unit in Grammar, (Minimum of one every two weeks)
Bi-weekly writing assignments
One specially organized contest (Speech, Spelling, etc. ) per month
Weekly Progress Reports

Special Activities and Outings Guideline
We offer fieldtrips to public and private schools, to attend academic classes with Canadian students.

Extra activities such as fieldtrips to the library and watching English movies help to integrate children to Canadian culture as well as teach them "real" English that they might not learn from a standard grammar text.

The guidelines for special activities are as follows:

Occasional Library visits
Movies
Fieldtrips
Scholarship/Awards Ceremony

NOTE: Outings for Children may vary and are optional. Any costs involving have to be paid extra. Usually a fieldtrip does not cost more than CAD$ 20.

Childrens Class Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Block A 9:00 – 10:20	Listening, Speaking & Phonics	Listening, Speaking & Phonics	Listening, Speaking & Phonics	Listening, Speaking & Phonics	Listening, Speaking & Phonics
10:20 – 10:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
Block B 10:30 – 11:40	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar
11:40 – 12:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Block C 12:30 – 1:40	Language Arts - Reading & Writing	Language Arts - Reading & Writing	Language Arts - Reading & Writing	Language Arts - Reading & Writing	Language Arts - Reading & Writing (Ends 2:00 )
1:40 – 1:50	Break	Break	Break	Break
Block D 1:50 – 3:10	Academic Contents	Academic Contents	Academic Contents	Academic Contents

Children’s ESL Program Level Structure

Level	Subject	Textbooks	Learning Outcomes
1	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Jolly Phonics – an internationally used phonics system that reinforces each sound in the English language through a variety of fun activities	S tudents will focus on learning the basic sounds for each letter of the alphabet
	Grammar	English Smart Level 1 – a text that simply and clearly explains the different parts of speech with child-friendly pictures and examples	Students will learn the basic parts of speech for making simple and functional English questions and answers
	Language Arts	Amazing English Level A – a multicultural text that teaches literacy skills using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts integrated with listening and speaking	Students will build their sight word recognition skills and practice good literacy habits through the exploration of simple stories and simple writing practice
	Academic Contents	Featuring Math Smart Grade 2– a Canadian made text that reinforces all the main math concepts found in the BC curriculum	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies
2	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Jolly Phonics – an internationally used phonics system that reinforces each sound in the English language through a variety of fun activities	S tudents will focus on learning the basic sounds of the alphabet and blending the sounds together
	Grammar	Spin! B – a fun and kid-friendly text that presents material in a familiar and useful context and reinforces unit concepts with writing and listening practice	Students will expand their knowledge of basic parts of speech and begin learning simple verb patterns
	Language Arts	Amazing English Level B – a multicultural text that teaches literacy skills using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts integrated with listening and speaking	Students will expand their sight word recognition skills and practice good literacy habits through the exploration of simple stories and regular writing practice
	Academic Contents	Featuring Math Smart Grade 2– a Canadian made text that reinforces all the main math concepts found in the BC curriculum	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies
3	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Jolly Phonics – an internationally used phonics system that reinforces each sound in the English language through a variety of fun activities	S tudents will expand on the basic sounds of the alphabet and focus on complex sound combinations
	Grammar	Spin! C – a fun and kid-friendly text that presents material in a familiar and useful context and reinforces unit concepts with writing and listening practice	Students will develop an understanding of past and future tenses as well as, prepositions, adverbs of frequency, and conjunctions
	Language Arts	Amazing English Level C – a multicultural text that expands literacy skills using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts integrated with listening and speaking	Students continue to develop their reading and writing skills as they explore a variety of English texts and practice an assortment of writing tasks
	Academic Contents	Featuring Math Smart Grade 2– a Canadian made text that reinforces all the main math concepts found in the BC curriculum	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies
4	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Basic Tactics for Listening – a comprehensive system that features high interest topics that engage learners	Students will focus on learning reductions and intonation and listening for meaning and details
	Grammar	Spin! D – a fun and kid-friendly text that presents material in a familiar and useful context and integrates grammar with writing skills	Students will develop an understanding of comparative and superlative adjectives, regular and irregular past tense verbs, count and non-count nouns, reflexive pronouns, and past progressive verb tense
	Language Arts	Amazing English Level D – a multicultural text that teaches literacy skills using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts integrated with listening and speaking	Students continue to develop their reading and writing skills as they explore a variety of English texts and practice an assortment of writing tasks
	Academic Contents	Featuring Third Grade Science – a Science text published by Steck-Vaughn that integrates reading and writing into informative and fun science units	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies
5	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Developing Tactics for Listening – a comprehensive system that features high interest topics that engage learners	S tudents will focus on stress and intonation in creating meaning
	Grammar	Spin! E – a fun and kid-friendly text that presents material in a familiar and useful context and integrates grammar with writing skills	Students will develop an understanding of comparative and superlative adverbs, indefinite pronouns, requests, uncertainty, gerunds and infinitives, passive voice, past progressive and present perfect verb tenses
	Language Arts	Amazing English Level E – a multicultural text that teaches literacy skills using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts integrated with listening and speaking	Students refine their reading comprehension and written English skills by reading English texts and practicing compositions for various purposes
	Academic Contents	Featuring Fourth Grade Science – a Science text published by Steck-Vaughn that integrates reading and writing into informative and fun science units	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies
6	Listening Pronunciation Speaking	Expanding Tactics for Listening – a comprehensive system that features high interest topics that engage learners	Students will focus on meaning and implied meaning from tone and emotion in vocal expression
	Grammar	Spin! F – a fun and kid-friendly text that presents material in a familiar and useful context and integrates grammar with writing skills	Students will develop an understanding of gerunds, the principal parts of verbs, conditionals, passive, adjective clauses, present perfect, past perfect, and future verb tenses
	Language Arts	Charlotte’s Web – a classic children’s novel commonly studied in Canadian elementary schools that explores the issues of friendship and loss	Students will use their advanced reading and writing skills to complete several writing assignments and a month-long novel study on a novel found in Canadian elementary schools, Charlotte’s Web
	Academic Contents	Featuring Quest 2000: Exploring Mathematics – a Canadian elementary school math text that incorporates thoughtful reflection and fun real-life math applications into their math units	Students will develop a knowledge and vocabulary associated with Math, Literature, Science, Fine Arts and Social Studies