Introduction 

The ILI Children's Department was established in 2004 with the purpose of teaching the English language to children, and subsequently in 2005, in line with the qualitative and quantitative development pursued at the ILI, it expanded the scope of its activities. The Children's Department at the ILI offers classes for children who have completed the first grade of primary school up to fourth-grade primary school children. This department admits students at official ILI branches as well as centers supervised by the ILI. At the ILI, all classes are held in the English language, and all teachers and students need to speak English.

Reservation

Due to the wide popularity of the ILI among families and students, and considering the limitations of admission resources, applicants are required to make reservations prior to registration.

The requirements for registration are as follows:

-        Eligible learners for the ILI Children’s Department involve students who have completed the first grade of primary school to fourth-grade students of primary school.

-          The student’s ID card as well as a copy of it should be presented for admission.

Registration

-          The placement fee is to be paid as announced by ILI branches.

-          The ILI-approved tuition is to be deposited into the specified accounts designated by ILI branches.

-          Class days and hours are set at ILI branches on registration dates announced by ILI branches.

Placement

Learners can choose to start their education from the lowest level or take a written and oral placement test to determine their language ability level. The date and time of such placement tests will be announced by ILI branches.

Class Levels

The educational courses offered at the ILI’s Children’s Department consist of 14 terms in 4 levels as described below:

Materials

Materials in the ILI Children's Department are divided into two categories: educational and supplementary materials.

Educational Materials

Educational materials for the Children’s Department include the following:

• An English Primer (Student Book, Work Book, CD)
• Up and Away in English 1 (Student Book + CD, Work Book, Activity Book + CD)
• Up and Away in English 2 (Student Book + CD, Work Book, Activity Book + CD)
• Up and Away in English 3 (Student Book + CD, Work Book, Activity Book + CD)
• Up and Away in English 4 (Student Book + CD, Work Book, Activity Book + CD)
• Jump Up 1 (Student Book + CD)
• Jump Up 2 (Student Book + CD)
• Jump Up 3 (Student Book + CD
• Jump Up 4 (Student Book + CD) 

Supplementary Materials

Supplementary Materials for the Children’s Department include the following:

-          Seesaw Magazine (published quarterly)

-          Up & Away Readers

-          Flash Cards

-          Teti and Lumi (Storybook)

-          Teti's Favorite (Storybook)

-          Let's Read Together (CD)

Educational and supplementary materials are available at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults shops as well as ILI branches.

Course Duration and Number of Sessions

-          Each term consists of twenty 90-minute sessions in addition to a parent-teacher meeting.

-          Parent-teacher meetings are held in the 11^th sessions of each term and are attended by teacher and parents, i.e. in the absence of students.

-          Classes are held two sessions per week: Saturdays and Wednesdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, or Mondays and Thursdays.

Evaluation and Grading

-          Due to the young age of the students in this department, and in light of the research done by ILI experts, and also in spite of the employment of a grade-assigning system in parallel with progressive assessment, a pass/fail system is not used in the ILI Children’s Department. However, it is possible for a particular learner to repeat the same level provided that the teacher prescribes it and the learner’s parents find it necessary.

-          Students' achievement is reported to their parents on two occasions: first, on the eleventh session of each term (subsequent to the review of the lessons in the first half of the course), and second, after the end of the term (subsequent to the review of the lessons in the second half of the course). Reporting is done through report sheets informing students' parents of the students’ language ability. These sheets contain information about students’ achievement levels in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as disciplinary matters including classroom behavior, homework, number of absences and late-comings.

-          It should be noted that students’ class activity and final exam grade comprise 60 percent and 40 percent of the final grade, respectively. Students who get a final grade of lower than 70 are recommended to repeat that level.

Transfer to the Young Adults' Department

-          Students who have completed the 4^th grade of primary school are transferred to the ILI Young Adults’ Department.

-          Students eligible are required to fill out the transfer form and submit the form to the ILI branch.