Workshops for Schools

5 Language Challenges

Below, you’ll find all five challenges with a detailed explanation of the rules and a focus on language development goals.

1. The Chinese Tower

Participants use wooden blocks featuring Chinese ideograms and images of landmarks from various countries. Their task is to stack the blocks into a tall tower and decode the Chinese character at the top. In some versions, participants can earn extra points by naming the landmarks

Language Development: This challenge enhances skills in recognizing cultural landmarks and understanding Chinese script. Participants learn to differentiate between handwritten and printed ideograms and gain insight into the Chinese writing system.

2. Flag Jenga

Participants disassemble a colorful tower by pulling out blocks labeled with French, Italian, and German words. The goal is to collect the right blocks to recreate the flags of three European countries, ensuring the correct words are represented.

Language Development: This activity builds vocabulary in three European languages, helps distinguish unique linguistic features, and hones analytical and sorting skills.

3. Three Animals

Participants receive cards with animals labeled in three different languages. Using memory techniques, they have 10 minutes to learn as many names as possible. They then complete a table where one of the three words for each animal is given.

Language Development: This challenge strengthens memory and comparative skills as participants learn animal names in various languages. A brief introduction to memory techniques helps them practice these methods effectively.

4. Language Charades

Participants draw prompts related to languages or culture and act them out for their group. Each prompt can be conveyed in one of three ways: describing the word, using hand gestures, or acting it out with their whole body.

Language Development: This activity enhances communication skills and creativity in expression. It highlights the power of non-verbal communication while teaching new words and cultural concepts.

5. The Language Family Tree

A linguistic tree! Each leaf represents a language, and the branches are labeled with language families. However, the leaves have fallen, and participants must correctly place them back on the tree.

Language Development: This challenge builds knowledge of language families and their relationships. Participants also learn about language classification and distinctive characteristics.

How do you sign up?

Step 1: Contact Us!

Let us know which language you would like to learn! Sign up through the form on our website. You can find the link to the form in the post below.

Step 2: Your Preferences

Once we get your application, we’ll email you a few questions about your preferences. We’ll ask about your hobbies, language goals, and availability to make sure your first lesson is perfectly suited to you!

Step 3: Trial Lesson

During your first lesson, our teacher will get to know you, assess your level, and guide you through some language exercises to showcase our methodology. This will help us set initial goals and create a plan for your first month of classes. Are you excited yet?

Step 4: The First Month

During the first month, you’ll try out different techniques and methods with our teacher to see what works best for you. By the end of the month, you can set long-term goals. Based on these goals, the teacher will create a detailed curriculum just for you.
We guarantee that after the first month, you will notice significant progress in the language as well as in your approach to learning!

Step 5: What’s next?

After the first month, you can choose to continue working with us in three options: Month-to-month, 3 months, 1 year.
We’re sure that with the expertise of our team and your dedication, you’ll achieve your language goals with us!