Firstly, thank you for joining the team! We are so grateful to have so much experience, enthusiasm and knowledge on board another summer in Cornwall 🙂
Here you’ll find all the information you need throughout the summer: rotas, weekly itineraries, policies & procedures and teaching materials.
If there’s anything you think is missing from the Staff Hub, please let us know!
Please find below the key documents all staff should familiarise themselves with:
Language Tree – Staff Handbook
Lessons are split into two halves. Lesson 1 runs from 9-10.30am (90 minutes). This lesson should focus on the National Geographic’s Outcomes textbook appropriate to your class’ level.
Young Learners classes also have access to Eyes Open.
Please find links to the National Geographic textbooks here. You will also have access to physical copies of the Teacher & Student Books.
We teach Pre-Intermediate (A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper-Intermediate (B2) and, occassionally, Advanced (C1) classes. The majority of our teens are B1-B2 level.
We welcome teachers to focus on units that appeal to their interests and strengths, as well as what they feel would resonate best with their classes.
One unit should be suitable material for a week of classes, though we recommend supplementing with activities and extensions from your own materials. The Teachers Books are also a great source of inspiration for extensions or alternative ways to use the materials. You’ll also find some additional materials on the Outcomes website (teachers can make their own logins, though feel free to let us know if you face issues doing this).
Find some example lesson plans below:
A note on the lesson plans – these lesson plans are highly detailed in order for teachers to follow the full procedure. We would not expect all lesson plans to be written to this level of detail. They’ve been written with snappy pacing in mind and plenty of material covered in 90 minutes. As such, teachers may wish to reduce the amount of activities, develop language clarification stages or introduce games/quizzes as required, depending on the needs/interests of their classes.
Outcomes Pre Intermediate example lesson plan
Outcomes Intermediate example lesson plan
Lesson 2 is also 90 minutes (though some of this time may be used in a comfort break). These lessons should focus on language, history & culture linked to Cornwall, England & the UK. Students will engage interesting topics connected to local/national history & culture.
Our afternoon excursions are the key starting point for selecting a topic, however, our Lesson 2 materials also include materials on broader topics linked with Cornwall and the UK.
Lesson 2 materials
Teachers are welcome to download the materials and adapt them as they wish for their teaching purposes.
Additional Resources File
This is where any additional videos, audio tracks or scanned materials to support Lesson 2 materials can be found. Teachers should bookmark this on their devices to aid lesson planning.
