Children at the age of 3 to 5 are talkative and not afraid of making mistakes. The child is sensitive to sounds, quick to imitate and enjoys the sense of achievement in learning one more language. Verbal skills in English and Putonghua will greatly facilitate one studies in school, while the learning of a third language will make the 2nd language, by comparison, so much easier.

Multi-lingual capacity

Children in the Nordic countries can speak 4 to 5 languages. They become great traders of the world. A young child has a huge capacity to pick up one or two more foreign languages. Expose them to the language environment, they will pick up the language effortlessly.

Spontaneous verbal interaction

Playgroups offers the best chance to pick up a foreign language effortlessly, again through the method of immersion. In a playgroup situation, children are surrounded by toys they love to play, and in the company of other children which creates a joyous atmosphere, under the guidance of the native language instructor. The toys, songs, situations, nursery rhymes, puppet shows are far more appealing to textbooks for children at this age. There are so much spontaneous verbal interaction, and all the new words used are learned in context, and can be of immediate use. Children just pick up the words, the usage and even the rhythm from the native teacher. The chance of spending hours regularly every week in small group activities with a native French / Spanish / Japanese / English / Putonghua teacher is a valuable learning opportunity for any child.