Junior English Program
A 1:1-centred intensive English programme for junior learners, built on the Cambridge Primary & Lower Secondary English curriculum, with the Renaissance Reading Programme (MYON & AR) to build reading habits and critical thinking.
An intensive English course for junior learners. It is built on the Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary English curriculum used in British-style international schools — going beyond simple conversation to develop academic English: reading, writing and thinking.
How MEC Teaches · 1:1 + Group Combined
Every MEC course combines 1:1 and group lessons. Absorbing in 1:1 what you first met in a group is MEC's core difference.
Group lessons
Real interaction and speaking practice with peers at the same level.
1:1 lessons
Targeted work on personal weak points, with pace and progression tuned to you.
Expressions picked up in the group are corrected and internalised 1:1 — this hand-off is what actually gets learners speaking.
Accurate placement via the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT), with progress reviewed every 4 weeks.
Who it's for
Learners aged 7–15 who want to build a solid foundation or improve quickly, and students preparing to enter or settle into an international school. In school holidays it flows naturally into the English Immersion Camp.
What you'll achieve
Learners who need phonics start with phonics; others begin from the Year 1 coursebook and progress grade by grade. Groups cover speaking and reading with peers, while 1:1 lessons give close guidance on phonics, grammar and writing. In regular terms the junior programme runs on a flexible 1:1-centred basis (groups formed depending on numbers). Regular terms run Mar–Jun / Sep–Nov.
Program Focus
- ✓Built on a British international-school curriculum (Cambridge Primary & Lower Secondary English)
- ✓Communication + literacy (reading & writing) together — academic English ability
- ✓Phonics first for those who need it; otherwise from Year 1, progressing by grade
- ✓Renaissance Reading Programme (MYON & AR) alongside, building reading habits and critical thinking
Sample timetable · Junior (peak season · Basic, group A example)
- 108:10Group lesson (coursebook)
- 209:00Group lesson (coursebook)
- 309:50Group lesson (coursebook)
- 410:40Group lesson (coursebook)
- 511:30Lunch
- 612:201:1 · Reading · Coding (personal support)
- 713:101:1 · Reading · Coding (personal support)
- 814:001:1 · Reading · Coding (personal support)
The day varies by group (A · B) and programme (Basic · Plus · Intensive).