Songs
Words stick through rhythm and movement: singing, dancing and repeating without even noticing.
Trains: PronunciationListeningMemory
The KOKOland method · ages 3–18
Dynamic learning: English that changes every 15 minutes
It’s KOKOland’s own method: in 60 minutes the activity changes roughly every 15, across 4 different moments, while the theme of the week stays the same. Groups of up to 6 children the same age and native-speaker or bilingual teachers: that way, attention stays high from the first minute to the last.
- 60 minutes
- 4 moments of 15′
- up to 6, same age
- native or bilingual
Why it works
To really learn, we need all 60 minutes of their attention. With a single activity, attention slowly drops; with dynamic learning, it bounces back at every change.
An hour with one activity Dynamic learning
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Same theme, always a different form: lots of repetition, and nobody gets bored.
Lots of repetition
The theme of the week moves from song to game, from book to role-play: the same words come back again and again, each time in a new form.
Energy bounces back
A calm moment is followed by a lively one, and vice versa.
Learning without noticing
For the children it’s an hour of games, songs and stories; meanwhile they listen, speak and use English for real.
An hour of dynamic learning
An illustrative example with the theme of the week “food”: in 60 minutes the same words come back four times, in four different forms. The activities change every week and are designed for each age.
Scroll: the hand goes round the hour
0′–15′ · Song and movement
Everyone starts on their feet: the song of the week brings in the new words (apple, banana, pizza…) and fixes them with rhythm and actions.
15′–30′ · Interactive whiteboard game
The same words become a game: touching, dragging, matching sounds and pictures, taking turns. Everyone has a go, and everyone cheers.
30′–45′ · The Cambridge book
Out comes the book for their age: an illustrated story with the same words, pictures to point at and, for older children, first reading and writing.
45′–60′ · Role-play with the teacher
Time to play market: the teacher runs the stall and the children go shopping. “Can I have an apple, please?”: the words of the week are used for real.
60′ · Goodbye, see you soon!
In one hour the same word has come back four times: sung, played, read and used. And attention stayed high right up to the last minute.
The hour at a glance
- 0′–15′Song and movement
- 15′–30′Interactive whiteboard game
- 30′–45′The Cambridge book
- 45′–60′Role-play with the teacher
- 60′Goodbye, see you soon!
Illustrative example: activities and their order change from week to week and depending on age.
The activities
Every session alternates four moments, chosen from these and blended according to age. Each one trains something specific.
Interactive whiteboard games
Touching, dragging, matching sounds and pictures, taking turns; quizzes and team challenges for older kids.
Trains: ListeningVocabularyReading
The Cambridge book
The book for their age: illustrated stories and pictures to point at, then reading and writing.
Trains: ReadingWritingVocabulary
Role-play with the teacher
At the shop, at the restaurant, on a trip: new phrases are used straight away, in a real scene.
Trains: SpeakingUseful phrasesConfidence
Games
In a circle or in teams, to put what they’ve just heard straight into use.
Trains: ListeningSpeakingTeamwork
Board games
Cards, dice and boards in English: waiting your turn, counting, asking and answering.
Trains: SpeakingVocabularyTurn-taking
Arts & crafts
Colouring, cutting, building: the instructions are in English and words become things you can touch.
Trains: VocabularyInstructionsCreativity
Stories
Listening, guessing what happens next, answering: the story ties the words of the week together.
Trains: ListeningUnderstandingImagination
It grows with them
Dynamic learning grows with the children: the ingredients and how they’re blended change, the rhythm doesn’t. From age 3, each level has annual goals and an age-appropriate Cambridge book, and the method is updated every year.
The ingredients at this age · KOKO Stars, ages 3–6
- Interactive whiteboard games designed for younger children: touching, dragging, matching sounds and pictures.
- The Cambridge book, with illustrated stories, pictures to point at and small games on the page.
- Songs and action dances, which fix words in place through rhythm and movement.
- Games in a circle or in teams, to put what they’ve just heard straight into use.
In Stars 1, movement and songs take centre stage; in Stars 3, there’s more room for the book, longer stories and first letters.
Discover KOKO StarsThe ingredients at this age · KOKO Primary, ages 7–10
- Team quizzes, words to drag into the right place and reading challenges on the interactive whiteboard.
- The Cambridge book for reading, listening and writing: rules are discovered from examples.
- Role-plays and dialogues, to use new phrases straight away in everyday situations.
- Songs, chants and movement games, which fix vocabulary and bring energy back to the group.
In Primary 1 there’s more play and more speaking; year by year, reading, writing and Cambridge-style activities grow.
Discover KOKO PrimaryThe ingredients at this age · Junior, ages 11–13
- Grammar in context, fixed with team challenges on the interactive whiteboard.
- Vocabulary by topic: school, free time, sport, technology, travel, the environment.
- Reading and listening modelled on the Cambridge English for Schools exams.
- Writing: messages, emails, stories and articles, written and corrected together.
English through interaction: from studying the language to using it in real situations, to understand, interact and communicate with growing independence. SPEAK • COLLABORATE • THINK • COMMUNICATE.
Discover JuniorThe ingredients at this age · Teens, ages 14–18
- Advanced grammar, always inside real texts.
- Vocabulary and register: formal and informal English, current affairs.
- Reading, Use of English and listening modelled on the Cambridge exams.
- Writing: essays, articles, reviews, emails and letters.
English through real communication: English becomes a tool for self-expression, discussion, exchanging opinions and handling real situations. DISCUSS • EXPRESS • THINK • COMMUNICATE.
Discover Teens
And at ages 1–2?
KOKO Babies has a format all of its own: 45 minutes a week with a parent in the room, with songs, movement, sensory play and little stories with Koko the gorilla and the Koko Friends.
The week
From age 3 to 18 there are two 60-minute sessions a week, 120 minutes in total, included in the fee. Stars and Primary: dynamic learning and Creative Lab. Junior and Teens: LANGUAGE LAB — building the language and SPEAK UP — using the language.
ages 3–10KOKO Stars and KOKO Primary
60′
Dynamic learning
With peers at their own level, up to 6.
60′
Creative Lab
Cooking, gardening, yoga, art, drama, experiments, music… all in English.
= 120′ a week
ages 11–18Junior and Teens
60′
LANGUAGE LAB
Building the language: grammar and vocabulary in context, pair and group activities, Cambridge preparation.
60′
SPEAK UP
Using the language: conversation, opinions, problem solving and real situations, with up to 6 students.
= 120′ a week
ages 1–2KOKO Babies
45′
With a parent in the room
Songs, movement, sensory play and little stories with Koko. Up to 5 children.
2×a month
Sensory labs
On top, from October to June: touching, listening, discovering.
45′a week + 2 labs a month
Who and how
Up to 6, all the same age
Groups of up to 6 children or teenagers the same age; in KOKO Babies up to 5, each with a parent. That way everyone speaks, is listened to and gets support.
Native-speaker or bilingual teachers
All trained in the KOKOland method. The same team follows the children through the year, in the labs and at KokoCamp in summer.
A level for every age
From KOKO Babies to Teens, every stage has age-appropriate goals. From age 3, the Cambridge book supports the pathway, always alongside peers.
All coursesCambridge exams on site, from age 7
Preparation is part of the pathway, from Pre A1 Starters to B2 First; the family decides whether to sit the exam.
Cambridge examsProgress followed
A playful orientation test on entry; during the year, regular updates for families and meetings with the teaching team whenever needed.
Play with KokoNobody is forced to speak
Understanding comes first, and the words follow on their own: play and small groups help even the shyest children come forward.
At home
No compulsory homework: those who want to can carry on at home with two tools.
KOKOland Live
For parents
Optional activities to do at home, set by the school: for children on their own or to do together, parent and child. Plus notices, classes and timetables, make-up sessions and payments.
Cambridge One
For children and teenagers
Cambridge’s official digital platform, linked to the course book: activities, songs, videos and games at the same level, always optional.
A method of our own
Dynamic learning is KOKOland’s own method: it was born in our classrooms, it grows with the children and it’s updated every year. KOKOland is an independent school, not a franchise: there are no royalties to pay to a network, so resources stay here, in the method, in teacher training and in the classrooms.
- ✦ Our own method
- ✦ Updated every year
- ✦ No royalties
- ✦ Independent school
Where resources stay
Method
Training
Classrooms
FAQ
It’s KOKOland’s own method for teaching English to children and teenagers aged 3 to 18. In a 60-minute session the activity changes roughly every 15 minutes (games, the Cambridge book, arts & crafts, the interactive whiteboard, board games, role-play with the teacher, songs, stories), while the theme of the week stays the same and comes back in different forms.
Because learning needs all 60 minutes of their attention. Changing form roughly every 15 minutes brings energy back to the group and brings the same words back again and again without tiring anyone: lots of repetition, and nobody gets bored.
From ages 3 to 18 there are two 60-minute sessions a week, 120 minutes in total, included in the fee. Stars and Primary (3–10): dynamic learning and Creative Lab. Junior and Teens (11–18): LANGUAGE LAB — building the language and SPEAK UP — using the language. KOKO Babies (ages 1–2) has 45 minutes a week with a parent in the room, plus 2 sensory labs a month.
Up to 6 children or teenagers the same age (in KOKO Babies up to 5, each with a parent), with native-speaker or bilingual teachers trained in the KOKOland method. In groups this small everyone speaks, is listened to and gets support.
The rhythm is the same; the ingredients grow with the children. From age 3, each level has annual goals and an age-appropriate Cambridge book: at 3, songs, movement and interactive whiteboard games take centre stage; from 7 to 10, reading, writing and role-play come in; from 11 to 18, grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and writing, with team challenges and Cambridge-style activities. The method is updated every year.
Nobody is forced to speak: understanding comes first, and the words follow on their own. Play, songs and groups of up to 6 help even the shyest children take part, in their own time.
Nothing compulsory. In the KOKOland Live app the school suggests activities to do at home, some to do together as parent and child, and the Cambridge book comes with Cambridge One, the official platform with activities, songs, videos and games at the same level. They’re an extra opportunity, not homework.
No. It’s a method born at KOKOland, an independent school that opened in Martina Franca in 2022 and in Monopoli in January 2026. As it isn’t a franchise, KOKOland pays no royalties to a network: resources stay in the method, in teacher training and in the classrooms.
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Updated on 27 September 2026