After-School and Saturday Activities
Our activity-based lessons run after school, Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays. Our classes are grouped according to age and each child’s abilities, maintaining small class numbers to ensure quality teaching. Lessons last for 1, 1.5 or 2 hours depending on the age group and subject matter. We also offer one-to-one lessons for music (piano, singing and guitar). As part of our aim to include as many children as possible, our lessons are affordably priced from £ 6 per hour and paid monthly in advance by standing order.
Timetable and Fee Lists
2019/2020 year (For lessons starting SEPT 2019)
Click – After school lesson timetable 2019-2020 LToads for Timetable and Fee List (Languages, Art, music, martial arts etc).
For Russian lessons 2019-2020 please click here.
- Two year-olds: Tue and Thu, 10:00– 11:59 a.m.
- Two year-olds: Mon and Thu, 10:00– 11:59 a.m.
- Three year-olds: Tue and Fri, 10:00– 11:59 p.m.
- Four year-olds: Mon and Thurs, 12:30 – 2:29 p.m.
- Four year-olds: Mon and Weds, 4:30 – 6:29 p.m.
- Five year-olds: Sat, 10 am – 2 p.m.
- Six year-olds: Mon and Weds, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
- Six year-olds: Sat, 10 am – 2 p.m.
- Eight year-olds: Tues and Thurs, 4:30 – 7 p.m.
- Eight year-olds: Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Nine year-olds: Tues and Thurs, 4.30 – 7 p.m.
- Ten year-olds: Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m
- Eleven year-olds and over: Fri 4.30 – 7 p.m.
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
- Two to three year-olds: Weds, 4.30 p.m – 6.29 p.m.
- Four to five year-olds: Mon, 4.30 p.m. – 6.29 p.m.
- Four to six year-olds: Sat, 12.00 p.m. – 1.59 p.m.
- Seven year-olds and over: Thurs, 4.30 p.m – 7 p.m.
- Seven year-olds and over: Sat, 2.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
Intensive English course for adults (12 weeks, ESOL classes preparing towards the Cambridge English Examination)
- Preparation course run by fully qualified teacher
- Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6.40-8.40pm (Two 2-hour sessions per week)
- Total of 48 hours teaching for £375
- Childcare also available for £5 per hour
- Women only classes available
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
- Four year-olds and over: Fri, 4.30 – 5.30 p.m.
- Four year-olds and over: Fri, 6.40 – 7.40 p.m.
- Six year-olds and over: Fri, 5.35 – 6.35 p.m.
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
- Four to six year-olds: Sat, 3.15 – 4.15 p.m.
- Sevn to nine year-olds: Fri, 7.15 – 8.15 p.m.
- Ten to twelve year-olds: Thu, 7.15 – 8.15 p.m.
- Thirteen to fifteen year-olds: Tue, 7.15 – 8.15 p.m.
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
- Art (younger I): Tuesdays, 4.30 – 6.30 p.m.
- Art (younger II): Thursdays, 4.30 – 6.30 p.m.
- Art (elder): Fridays 5.00-7.00 p.m.
To register email info@ltlt.co.uk.
- Younger (three year-olds and over): Mon, 5.45 – 6.45 p.m. and Sat, 10.00 – 11.00 a.m.
- Elder: Wed, 5.45 – 6.45 p.m. and Sat, 11.10 – 12.10 p.m.
- Adults: Mon, Wed, Fri, 7.10 – 8.10 p.m. and Sat, 12.20 – 1.20 p.m.
To register please email info@ltlt.co.uk or call 07900106971.
- Dance for three to four year-olds: Tues and Thurs 4.30 – 5.30 pm
- Dance for five to six year-olds: Tues and Thurs 5.45 – 6.45 pm
To register please email info@ltlt.co.uk or call 07900106971.
- Music and dance for up to 4 year-olds Mon 10 am – 11.59 pm
To register please email info@ltlt.co.uk or call 07900106971.
Individual activitiy times arranged with parents for mutual convenience.
Lessons can also be held at the child’s home. To book a visit, please call 07900106971.
Lessons in language, speech therapy, homework help and music, including piano and singing.
Individual lesson times arranged with parents for mutual convenience.
Please contact info@ltlt.co.uk for further information or call 07900106971.
Martial Arts – Taekwondo
Children of all ages can enjoy and learn from the games, exercises and techniques taught during our martial arts classes, run by our martial arts master, Michael.
The practice of Martial arts increases children’s physical health, fitness and wellbeing, as well as their mental, physical and spiritual development. It also equips children with a knowledge of self-defence.
In terms of mental development and stimulation, martial arts instills a learning discipline (applicable to all aspects of life) into children. It improves the understanding and appreciation for core values such as respect, self-control and patience.
Taekwondo lessons have been found to improve concentration, energy levels, and self-esteem and equip students with the mental skills to deal with everyday challenges. This practical activity also effectively teaches the importance of discipline and taking responsibility.
Students develop key physical skills such as flexibility, coordination, endurance and stamina. Martial arts also strengthens joints, improves muscle tone and helps children to develop correct body posture.
Music lessons
Our music lessons are designed to encourage pupils’ self esteem and enable them to become more self-aware, develop their musical abilities, become confident in front of an audience and showcase their talents.
Young singers develop their creativity and learn how to express themselves musically and artistically. This, in turn, expands their imagination and improves their musical intellect. Children aged between two and three years old particularly benefit from singing lessons which assist their language development in terms of diction and articulation Improvement. Our elder singers learn how to manage, interpret and express their voice (dynamics).
Piano lessons include theory and practice and vary from basics to preparation for exams (levels 1 – 8). The lessons are devised according to the interests, needs and skills of each child and their family. We also provide music lessons on a one-to-one basis including piano lessons which last 45 minutes.
All music students perform for our radio broadcast “The Curious Frogs” and participate in our school events, as well as represent the school at external events.
Art
Our art lessons are designed to introduce children to various art techniques, which they learn when working on a range of short projects. The programme is tailored to the preferences of the group and / or in line with individual interests.
Art therapy
“Free the creator in yourself” – our art therapy method
“Art therapy focuses on the reflection of the inner-self, which is shown in visual form when a person starts to paint, draw or sculpt spontaneously.” Aldona Dapkutė, 2003
Art therapy is concerned with humanism, creativity, reconciling emotional conflicts, fostering self-awareness and personal growth. It assists children and adults to learn how to deal with and better manage positive and negative situations by identifying, defining, realising and accepting them. Problematic situations no longer seem so great, threatening or unsolvable.
The therapeutic process of painting, drawing or sculpting, provides a release and / or reconciliation of internal conflicts, doubts, emotions, feelings, memories and experiences. Due to this, it is often thought of by academics as a ‘time machine’, providing real-time access to sources of emotions, conflicts and memories. It assists individuals to find themselves, free themselves from the banality daily routine and go on journey of self-discovery. Children can reflect on the purpose and meaning of life, create their own internal and external world, and dream and see how dreams can become reality. To see our recent news article on art therapy click here and here.
Dance
Dance lessons aim to develop children’s choreographic, imaginative and expressive abilities. They also provide a platform for children to better understand their inner selves, including their emotional stages and wishes. They are encouraged to express this through the creative medium of dance. The dance styles taught at Leaping Toads include ballet, modern, ballroom and traditional Lithuanian dance.
Language lessons
Language is taught as a live experience through culture, traditions, science, history, art, music, drama, ethics and aesthetics (a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty and taste, promoting the creation and appreciation of beauty in its various forms).
To maximise productivity and ensure attention is given to each and every child, lessons are conducted in small groups and our small children are lead by two teachers.
Children are placed into language groups according to age or common achievements.
Lessons are designed to improve a child’s written and verbal command of language so that they may speak and write fluently. Lessons promote a deeper knowledge of grammar usage, wider range of vocabulary, greater capability of story writing and expressive reading and an advanced participation in discussions.
Lessons are designed to improve a child’s written and verbal command of language so that they can speak and write fluently. Lessons promote a deeper knowledge of grammar usage, wider range of vocabulary, greater capability of story writing, expressive reading and an advanced participation in discussions.
Speech therapy
Our speech therapist works with children with a variety of speech, language and
communication disorders, including but not limited to: pronunciation, phonemic hearing, writing, reading, and fluency weaknesses. Lessons encourage the development of a child’s language skills and provide timely assistance to children to help prevent secondary complications.
The content, nature and duration of speech therapy lessons and their exercises are tailored according to the individual needs of the child and family, as well as the child’s age and personality characteristics.
They cover a variety of active and non-traditional methods and language development is integrated into enjoyable language activities.
During the lessons, the child acquires the special ability to:
– Understand and reflect on reality
– think logically
– Generalise and specify
– plan and regulate their intentions, ideas and actions to assist the speech process.
When speech is disturbed, the child is not able to fully communicate which in turn, impacts on other mental processes in evolution (for example, the child may have trouble remembering verbal information, understanding verbal instructions and has difficulty concentrating on a task). This can lead to negative character traits such as insularity, lack of confidence, negativism, which further impedes the natural language learning process.
It is therefore particularly Important to monitor the child’s speech in the early stages of development, and, if necessary, provide timely assistance in learning to pronounce sounds, words and sentences.
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