Children 2-3 YEARS
Preparatory classes
The preparatory classes at our Russian School and Choir in Guildford are a wonderful place where children can begin their exciting journey into the world of the Russian language and culture.
We create a friendly and supportive atmosphere in which every child can realise their potential. Our experienced teachers use a variety of interactive teaching methods, helping children not only to master the basics of the Russian language, but also to develop their musical abilities, creative thinking and communication skills.
The school has a wide selection of educational toys and materials designed to develop both fine and gross motor skills. We act out fairy tales, practise with musical instruments, take part in role-play and create plenty of opportunities to nurture children’s imagination and creativity.
In every lesson, we aim to engage several key modes of perception and learning: listening, watching, repeating and speaking. Thanks to this, children learn easily and naturally, through play, movement and communication.
The ‘Little Trains’ Class — from 2 years old
Children aged 2 and over attend the ‘Little Trains’ class. The programme includes plenty of
musical and sound-based activities, games and exercises to develop fine
motor skills.
During lessons, we move about a lot, play, and learn new words and
concepts. For the youngest children, each session
lasts 45 minutes — this is enough time to keep
the child engaged without overwhelming them.
The ‘Balloons’ Class — from 3 years old
Children aged 3 and over attend the ‘Balls’ class. In the first year of the course, there is one session per week, whilst from the second year onwards there are two sessions.
At this age, children become more active, gradually getting used to a more intensive pace of lessons and are able to master up to three new topics in a single lesson.
The programme gradually introduces concepts such as shapes, colours, the names of objects and quantities. Themed lessons spark great interest among the children. They enjoy playing with educational toys and exploring topics such as food and the kitchen, vegetables and fruit, transport and machinery, the farm and animals.
The development of fine motor skills forms part of every lesson. The children enjoy working with modelling clay, kinetic sand and paper, carrying out creative tasks and learning to work with various materials.
In every lesson, the children listen to a fairy tale and take part in games featuring characters and figurines from fairy tales. This helps to expand their vocabulary and develop their speech, imagination and communication skills.
From the second year of the programme, we introduce Kolesnikova’s workbook for lessons on developing phonemic awareness. The children also gradually learn to use glue and scissors, developing their coordination, independence and fine motor skills.
Come and join us and give your child the opportunity to learn with enjoyment, to play, create, socialise and discover the wonderful world of the Russian language and culture!
