Give your child the gift of English — through songs, stories, and pure joy
A joyful English-learning adventure designed specifically for Italian kids aged 5–12, blending games, songs, and stories to make a new language feel like play. No stress, no boring drills — just real English that sticks.
"I believe every Italian child deserves to meet English with a smile — so I built every single lesson to be the best part of their day."— James
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Understand and respond to everyday English greetings and classroom instructions with confidence
- Name and describe common objects, animals, colours, and foods in English
- Sing along to English songs and recite simple rhymes with correct pronunciation
- Build and speak short sentences using basic present-tense verbs and key vocabulary
- Follow and retell a simple English story using pictures and key words
- Read and write simple English words and short phrases independently
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 20 lessons
Ciao, English! Greetings & Classroom Magic
Children take their very first steps into English by learning how to greet people, understand their teacher's instructions, and express basic feelings. This module builds confidence and establishes the positive, low-anxiety classroom routines that underpin all future learning.
- 1.1Hello & Goodbye — Meeting English for the First TimeIncluded
- 1.2Classroom Instructions — Understanding English CommandsIncluded
- 1.3How Are You? — Feelings & Simple ResponsesIncluded
My Colourful World — Objects, Colours & Animals
Students build their core descriptive vocabulary by exploring colours, animals, and everyday objects found at home and at school. A dedicated consolidation lesson ensures children can combine all three sets of words into simple descriptive phrases before moving on.
- 2.1Rainbow Colours — Naming & Describing the World Around UsIncluded
- 2.2Animals, Animals! — Farm, Jungle & PetsIncluded
- 2.3Objects Around Me — My Home & My SchoolIncluded
- 2.4Colours + Animals + Objects — Putting It All TogetherIncluded
Yummy English — Food, Numbers & Daily Routines
Students expand their vocabulary into the practical domains of food and drink, numbers, and the language of daily life. Numbers are introduced here as they are essential for counting food items and describing routines, providing a meaningful context rather than rote learning.
- 3.1Delicious Words — Food & Drink VocabularyIncluded
- 3.21, 2, 3 — Numbers, Counting & Simple Maths in EnglishIncluded
- 3.3My Day — Daily Routine PhrasesIncluded
Sing It, Say It! — Songs, Rhymes & Pronunciation
This module focuses explicitly on the sounds of English — a critical step for Italian learners who must map a new phonological system. Moving from individual sounds and the alphabet through to full songs and read-aloud practice, the module ensures children can produce English sounds confidently before they are asked to read and write independently.
- 4.1English Sounds — Letters, Phonics & the Alphabet SongIncluded
- 4.2Nursery Rhymes & Classic English SongsIncluded
- 4.3Read Aloud & Pronunciation PolishIncluded
Let's Talk! — Building Real English Sentences
Students move from single words and phrases to constructing and speaking short, complete present-tense sentences. Action verbs and pronouns are introduced explicitly and then immediately combined, giving children the tools to talk about themselves and others — a prerequisite for meaningful storytelling in Module 6.
- 5.1Action Verbs — What Am I Doing?Included
- 5.2I, You, He, She — Pronouns & Talking About OthersIncluded
- 5.3Short Sentences — Putting It All TogetherIncluded
Story Time & First Steps in Reading and Writing
In the final module, all previous learning converges. Students encounter a simple illustrated English story, demonstrate comprehension, retell it in their own words, and then practise reading and writing English words and short phrases independently. The module builds both literary confidence and early literacy skills.
- 6.1Story Time — Following a Simple English StoryIncluded
- 6.2Retell It! — Telling the Story in Your Own WordsIncluded
- 6.3I Can Read! — Simple Words & Short PhrasesIncluded
- 6.4I Can Write! — Tracing, Copying & My First English WordsIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
The Curious 6-Year-Old
A child who loves songs and stories and is ready to meet English for the very first time through play.
The Primary School Supplementer
A 9-year-old whose school teaches some English but who needs more fun, more repetition, and more confidence to really make it stick.
The Enthusiastic Mamma
A parent who wants to give her child a head start in English but doesn't speak it herself and needs a school that works independently.
The Reluctant Learner
A child who has decided English is 'boring' — until games, rhymes, and colourful animals change their mind completely.
The Homeschooling Parent
A parent building a rich home curriculum who wants a complete, structured English programme designed for young Italian children.
The Soon-to-Travel Kid
A 10-year-old whose family has a trip abroad coming up and who wants to actually understand and say things in English when they get there.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
James
I know what it's like to watch your child stare blankly at an English worksheet — the frustration, the "non voglio farlo," the slow creep of a bad relationship with a language they really do need. And I know how differently children respond when English arrives as a game, a song, a story — something that makes them laugh before they even realise they're learning.
That's exactly why I built English con Gusto. I wanted to create a place where Italian children aged 5 to 12 could meet English for the first time — or fall in love with it for the first time — in a way that felt completely natural. We start with "Ciao, English!" — real greetings, real classroom words, real feelings — and we grow from there, one colourful, musical, story-filled step at a time.
Every module in this school follows the same simple belief: children learn a language best when they're enjoying it. So we sing the alphabet. We count biscotti. We follow animals through the jungle and then write their names. We read a story together, and then your child tells it back to me in their own words. Each small win builds the next one. By the time we reach "I Can Write! — My First English Words," children are proud — genuinely, visibly proud — of what they can do.
I also want to say something directly to the parents reading this: you do not need to be an English speaker to give your child this gift. This school is built so your child can work through it with confidence, lesson by lesson, at home or alongside their school classes. Your job is simply to press play and watch what happens.
If you're ready for your child to stop dreading English and start asking for more of it — benvenuti. English con Gusto is waiting for you.
— James
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