These Century Bridge courses are the best way to ensure you or your child will achieve your English proficiency goals. Wherever the student is in their English development — just starting out, preparing for study abroad, even stuck and struggling to make progress — choosing the right Century Bridge course is the key to getting to the finish line.

About the Century Bridge Curriculum

Designed by our team of accredited ESL experts, the award-winning Century Bridge Modular Curriculum includes a range of different courses and resources to ensure a good learning outcome for every student’s learning style. The core of the program is our ever-popular one-on-one English tutoring based on the Century Bridge Foundation course plan. These thirty-minute sessions are conducted by our dedicated, caring instructors, using our advanced online platform; your instructor will work with you to set up a schedule that both fits into your busy life, and also fits your own individual learning speed and review needs. But your Century Bridge journey doesn’t stop there; advanced courses include Thematic Conversation, which is an exciting chance to interact with your teacher, and reinforce what you’ve learned so that the right English phrase is always ready on the tip of your tongue. Keep reading to choose your course, or learn more about our curriculum for children here, and our curriculum for teens and adults here.

Group Class Curriculum Overview

Group Conversation Class (Beginner)	Six students follow the teacher’s guidance to discuss topics of interest at their age and English level. Examples include foods, world cultures, and amazing animals. Every student is encouraged to speak on their own, and interact with each other. This is the ideal way to let beginning students become comfortable speaking in English.
Socratic Seminar Class (Intermediate)	If we six students were going to open a coffee shop together, what sort of planning would we need to do? If we were all on the mayor’s staff, what changes would we make in our city? Topics that get every student’s opinions engaged form the seeds of each Socratic seminar. Intermediate students can benefit most from this environment to learn how to deploy their growing vocabulary to express themselves in English.
Debate Class (Advanced)	Is homework really necessary? Should schools forbid students from bringing smart phones? How about school uniforms? Six students form two teams of three, and take on the roles of the Proponents and the Opposition (Pro and Con) for a proposition. Every debate class consists of two sessions; the first session for team discussion and preparation, and the second session for debate. This is the ideal way for advanced students to get the stimulus they need to achieve true mastery and fluency in English; further, it is a rare chance to develop problem solving and leadership skills.
Century Bridge Book Club	We all would like to see students reading more in English – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hunger Games, Harry Potter…but without impetus, reading in English is a hard habit to form. The Century Bridge book club brings a positive, supportive environment to keep students on track. The teacher sets a reasonable reading pace and helps students through difficult passages, so students maintain their momentum and curiosity as they progress through the story.

Check out an example debate class!

Why is one-on-one so important?

Have you or your child struggled with English proficiency in the past? Every student has a different learning style. Unfortunately, many of the classes that students take in public or private school have a “one-size-fits-all” approach. That doesn’t work for many students. At Century Bridge, our teaching team has decades of experience designing courses and curricula for students of all ages and all learning styles, and all our experience tells us that the vast majority of students can benefit from a customized learning experience tailored to their particular needs.

Have you tried a trial class yet?

Please download the Century Bridge mobile app and create your student account before you purchase a course. As soon as you sign up, you’ll receive a free trial class! It’s a great way to make sure that Century Bridge is right for you. Our customer service can help you get started. If you’ve already signed up for your student account in the mobile app, you’re ready to purchase one of the courses below!