We specialise in teaching the English language to children from the age of 2 up to teenagers in secondary school, who are between 15 and 17 years old.
We define classes in accordance with the school calendar, emotional-cognitive maturity and an assessment of each student’s knowledge of English.
A limited number of students per class (an average of 7 students), to enable greater interaction and individualized attention.
We provide a full-time specialized pedagogical team that develops their skills and knowledge continuously and that works daily to evolve our methodology and monitor the performance of all our teachers and students.
We offer total English immersion: each student is welcomed in English and is encouraged to interact in an environment where English is the primary means of communication.
We are a test centre for the international TOEFL exam, a certification accepted and recognized worldwide. We invite applications twice yearly, which are optional for students and cater from levels A1 (9 years old) to C1 (from 17 years old).
We teach international English, in all its variations. Our students will be able to understand and make themselves understood in any country or context where English is the language used as the medium of communication.
Not at all. Learning in the early years of childhood needs to be playful and acquired through meaningful experiences, which involve children discovering about themselves, others and the world around them. Learning another language at an early age is a great stimulus for the development of their full potential.
Moreover, in the early years of childhood the muscles of the face are developing, which facilitates the pronunciation of sounds characteristic of the English language, such as "th".
So, bottom line, the sooner the better! This forms the main philosophy of Teddy Bear.
At Teddy Bear, students are evaluated from different perspectives, such as: language development, classroom performance and their performance as a whole. From 8/9 years old, when they start to learn to listen, understand, speak, read and write simultaneously, they are able to take a holistic formal assessment.
Teddy Bear’s Cultural Educators are carefully selected for their ability to successfully teach English to children and adolescents, taking into account their previous educational experience and academic background.
ABefore entering a Teddy Bear classroom, our selected professionals take an immersion course in our methodology. In addition, they receive weekly pedagogical support and undertake continuous training through the Teddy Bear Corporate Education Program.
Our students graduate at an advanced level, usually when they are in the second year of high school or grade 11 and 12 (aged 16/17 years - one year or a semester before “Vestibular”.
There is no normal break as such, but instead we provide the Educational Program Snack Time during the period of the class. This transforms traditional snack time into a fun and educational activity that uses English to explore topics such as food, nutrition, hygiene, sustainability and food culture among others.
Not at all. With our dynamic and interactive methodology, students are both active and engaged and are able to attain an excellent weekly level of performance.
This 3-hour sessions offer the student an intense immersion in the English language, which in our experience is very productive and positive for learning.
Yes. From 8-9 years of age, when literacy in Portuguese has been already consolidated and literacy in English has started, students will be assigned homework.
Yes, that’s right. Our brains are transformed when we find different ways of communicating in a language that is not our native language.
At Teddy Bear, from the first day of school, their Cultural Educator will impress upon students that English will be the language of communication between them from that point on. Having said that, we use Portuguese at our Reception desk and during our welcome to parents to ensure communication is comfortable for all concerned.