9 months · 36 live classes · grades 2–5

Your child has ideas. We teach them to land them.

Not grammar drills. Not a speech course. A nine-month program where kids write, speak, listen, argue, and revise their way to being genuinely clear — one child, one coach, one live class a week.

36
live 1:1 classes
6
showcase performances
5–10 min
practice between classes
Week 1 vs Week 36
recorded, side by side
Looking for grades 6–9? See the Grades 6–9 program
The same six moves, every single week
ThinkOrganizeWriteSpeakListenImprove

Kids try something before they are taught it, spot what made the stronger version work, play with the technique, make something real, say it out loud, get one piece of feedback — and immediately try again. That last step is where the growth lives.

Nine months, six missions

Each mission runs six weeks and ends with your child performing, presenting, or being questioned — so progress is something you watch, not something we report. Pick their grade to see their version.

Grade 3 · by the end of the year
I can organize and communicate my ideas clearly.

From having ideas to reliably getting them out — clear main points, an order that makes sense, details that help, and a first taste of opinion plus reason plus example.

What that looks like at home
Says the main point first instead of circling it
Swaps “it was fun” for something specific
Backs an opinion with a reason and an example
Retells what they heard before answering
MISSION 1Weeks 1–6
My Voice

How do I make my ideas clear and interesting?

In Grade 3: Finds the one sentence that carries the whole idea.

★ Ends with: a personal talk
MISSION 2Weeks 7–12
Story Studio

How do I make someone want to keep listening?

In Grade 3: Builds a story road: setup, problem, attempts, big moment, ending.

★ Ends with: a Story Slam
MISSION 3Weeks 13–18
Teach Me Something

How do I make something easy to understand?

In Grade 3: Narrows a big topic and teaches it clearly.

★ Ends with: teaching the tutor
MISSION 4Weeks 19–24
Convince Me

How do I make a strong case?

In Grade 3: Learns that some reasons are stronger than others.

★ Ends with: Pitch Day
MISSION 5Weeks 25–30
Conversation Superpowers

How do I listen, respond, and think on my feet?

In Grade 3: Asks follow-up questions instead of yes/no ones.

★ Ends with: a kid podcast
MISSION 6Weeks 31–36
My Big Idea

How do I bring everything together?

In Grade 3: Plans, drafts, revises, and presents their own project.

★ Ends with: the final showcase

Grade 5 is not Grade 4 with more homework — each year the thinking itself gets harder.

What one class looks like

Fifty minutes, and your child is the one working for almost all of it. No lecture. No worksheet stack. No sitting still while an adult explains.

Rigorous underneath. Playful on top.

Your child says “I convinced an alien that dogs are better than cats.” What they practised was a claim, reasons, examples, audience awareness, delivery, and handling questions.

01
Hook
A challenge, a mystery, or a friendly argument.
02
Try it cold
Attempt the skill before anyone teaches it.
03
Spot the trick
Compare a weak version with a strong one. They notice; the coach names it.
04
Play with it
A fast game — Say It in 7 Words, Prove It!, Steel-Man That.
05
Make something
Write it, plan it, map it, draw it.
06
Say it out loud
The idea has to leave the page.
07
One upgrade
One piece of feedback. Never five.
08
Try again
Right now, while it's fresh. This is the part that works.
09
Name the win
They leave knowing exactly what got better.
Between classes
Communication Quests

Five to ten minutes, once a week. No worksheets, nothing to print.

Send a 45-second explanationInterview a parent with 3 follow-upsImprove one boring sentenceDescribe an object without naming itSummarize something in 20 seconds
Every six weeks
You get to watch

Six showcases across the year. Your child presents, performs, or hosts — and takes real questions afterwards.

Something I'm Great AtStory SlamTeach the TutorPitch DayKid PodcastMy Big Idea

Why this isn't another English class

Speaking and writing together

What they write, they say. What they say, they write. Each one makes the other clearer.

They choose the topic

Minecraft, sharks, why recess should be longer. Three prompts and always “your own idea.”

Feedback they can act on

Keep this. Upgrade that. Try it again — in the same class, not next term.

Grammar in context

Punctuation and sentence craft are taught inside real writing, never as a disconnected worksheet.

Built around your child

Quiet, chatty, perfectionist, or bursting with ideas — 1:1 means the lesson bends to them.

Growth you can see

We record Week 1. In Week 36 you watch both. Nobody has to take our word for it.

Confidence isn't loudness

We don't measure your child by eye contact, big gestures, or how theatrical they are. Quiet kids can be outstanding communicators, and we coach them like it.

clear ideasstaying with a thoughtrecovering after a mistakereally listeninganswering the question askeddisagreeing kindlyadapting to who's listening

See it before you decide. Free demo class.

One live 1:1 session with a coach. Your child speaks, writes something small, gets one upgrade, and tries again. You'll know within the hour.

Grades 2–5 · 36 weekly classes · one child, one coach