YORUBA & IGBO FOR KIDS · AGES 4–16
Help your child speak, understand and love their heritage language. Live lessons with native-speaking Nigerian tutors, for children aged 4–16 wherever your family lives. One-to-one or small group.
FIRST TRY · GOOD MORNING
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WITH A NATIVE-SPEAKING TUTOR
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Language is how children connect with family, culture and identity. It's never too late to start, and children pick it up fastest with regular, encouraging practice.
CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE
Live online Yoruba lessons with native-speaking tutors, for children who are new to Yoruba or understand it but don't yet speak.
Live online Igbo classes with native-speaking tutors, for complete beginners and children who understand Igbo but reply in English.
WHAT WE TEACH
Real conversations, from day one.
Following family conversations with ease.
How to greet elders, family and friends.
Food, family, home and school words.
Letters, words and sentences, with tone marks.
Sounding natural, not flat.
Proverbs, folktales and songs.
Names, festivals and customs.
Every programme is tailored to your child's age, curriculum and starting point. See all subjects →
EVERY STARTING POINT
We begin with a short assessment of what your child already knows, then build a plan with lots of speaking practice and encouragement.
BEGINNERS
UNDERSTANDS
GROWING SPEAKERS
HOW IT WORKS
QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK
We teach children aged 4 to 16. Young children pick up sounds and words quickly, and older children can progress to reading, writing and conversation.
Greetings and respect, tones and pronunciation, everyday conversation, reading and writing Yoruba with tone marks, and proverbs, stories and songs that bring the culture to life.
Greetings and respect, pronunciation and tones, everyday conversation, reading and writing the Igbo alphabet, and proverbs, folktales and songs that bring the culture to life.
Yes, this is very common in diaspora families. Our tutors build confidence step by step with short, friendly speaking tasks until replying in Yoruba or Igbo feels natural.
Absolutely. Your tutor leads the learning, and we share simple ways you can encourage practice at home, even if you are learning alongside your child.
Both. Choose one-to-one lessons or small groups of up to 4 children. We recommend the best option after assessing your child.
Book a consultation and tell us which language you'd like. We'll assess your child, match them with a native-speaking tutor and set up their learning portal so lessons can begin.
We'll get to know your child, assess where they are, and match them with the right Yoruba or Igbo tutor.
