{"id":1290,"date":"2022-08-26T05:01:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2022-10-12T04:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T11:17:06","slug":"virtual-tours-in-english-at-novakid-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/virtual-tours-in-english-at-novakid-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The world is closer than it seems. How Novakid virtual tours help your child learn English and more"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_6308b5a3b07d3\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311.png\" alt=\"A Novakid English course for children\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unnamed-6-e1661771578311.png 1414w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/500;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_6308b5d8b07d4\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine walking tours through museums in London or Lord of the Rings film locations in New Zealand that young students can take from the comfort of their home. On these walks, they can carefully examine objects and interiors, turning them around 360\u00b0. Our Virtual Explorer tours take place in the company of an English-speaking guide \u2014 a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/#teachers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid English teacher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>100 routes for the insatiably curious<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the Galapagos Islands and the Iguazu Falls, see penguins in Antarctica and the world&#8217;s first aeroplane (and even climb inside), walk through a bustling bazaar in India, ride around Trafalgar Square on a skateboard, and do many more interesting things!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the classes, the child and the teacher explore the world together and talk about it in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teaching is based on the method of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/what-english-courses-does-novakid-have\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, promoted by British sociologist David Marsh. The bilingual approach is based on the fact that the child not only practises a foreign language, but learns something else interesting at the same time \u2014 in this case, through virtual tours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Fight procrastination and go to Costa Rica<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;ve added four new lessons to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/programs\/virtual_explorer\/\"><b>Virtual Explorer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> course. There are now exactly one hundred VR walks!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time management training.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Children will learn how to plan their day wisely, schedule lessons, avoid &#8216;time traps&#8217; and fight procrastination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gap year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the one-year gap between finishing high school and entering a higher education institution. During this time, young people travel around the country and the world and decide what they want to do in life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volunteer tourism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another popular idea. And it allows you to travel around the world for free! You can save turtles in Costa Rica, take care of pandas in China, or look after wild horses in the USA.\u00a0 In most cases, only the flights are paid, and the host country provides accommodation and food in exchange for help in the form of unpaid work.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this virtual journey, students will visit Guatemala, Costa Rica, Tanzania and Nepal. This journey will allow them to draw their own conclusions about &#8216;voluntourism&#8217; and, perhaps, even encourage them to plan an exciting real-life trip in the future! The main thing is to tighten up your language skills by then.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are an exciting time. In this lesson, students learn about different types of exams around the world. They will also discover a lot of exam prep life hacks from different countries (but no cheat sheets!). Although\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual Explorer allows children to discuss interesting topics, talk about global trends and problems, and see for themselves things that are hard to imagine!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your child is already studying at Novakid and you want to try the Virtual Explorer course, write to our support chat in your account. Please note: Virtual Explorer is available to Novakid students aged 10 and over with an English level of A2\u2013B1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your child isn&#8217;t one of our students yet, sign them up for a free introductory lesson! 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