WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER ENGLISH LESSONS IN PARIS
English Pour Tout Le Monde is an association based in Paris offering English learning opportunities to people in precarious situations that do not have the means to pay for traditional English lessons. The aim is to support economic empowerment, promote community and achieve a more equal society through education.
With the help of our volunteers, we provide group English sessions to both adults and children. We work in partnership with other associations who assist refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and people experiencing difficulties.
Our Story...
English Pour Tout Le Monde was founded on the belief that everyone (tout le monde) everywhere, no matter their circumstances in life should have access to education.
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Our team met and started EPTLM when volunteering with another association in Paris. After being asked frequently about English learning opportunities, we decided to start a trial and in Spring 2019, started informal English lessons in a park. With the help of our volunteers, we were running sessions twice weekly after serving breakfast to displaced and unhoused people with our partner P’tit Dej Solidaires in the 19th arrondissement.
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From there, we were able to grow our sessions and also move them inside with support from other partners in the 19th arrondissement. In August 2020, EPTLM was accepted onto the SINGA incubation programme which allowed us to continue grow and to open up our sessions, reaching more participants and our wonderful volunteer team.
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Currently, we are housed within Projets 19 in the 19th arrondissement and are running multiple sessions per week across Paris for many of different audiences.
Aims
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Our goal is to address the lack of available activities for people with limited resources or in precarious situations who wanted to:
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Develop their skills, particularly for employability or continuing their studies
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Feel valued
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Find social inclusion and a community
Objectives
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By offering free English learning opportunities, EPTLM helps its beneficiaries to:
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Acquire a skill that is in demand, particularly for employability
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Strengthen self-confidence and autonomy
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Create social links and fight against isolation
We remain convinced that offering an unconditional welcome to all, a friendly and safe space and sharing the objective of learning can really bring people together.
OUR ACTIVITIES
ADULT EVENING ENGLISH COURSES
Our 14 week courses allow our participants to improve their English in a classroom environment.
The structure is based on the CEFR and lessons are designed to be very interactive using a mix of speaking, reading and listening to build confidence and competence in English. Using prepared slides and handouts, the teachers have a clear framework to ensure the participants progress.
Priority of places is given to those who are unable to pay for traditional courses and who have a specific project to attain requiring English (work, university entrance).
GROUP CONVERSATION ATELIERS
These 1.5 or 2 hour sessions are open to all and allow participants to enrich their vocabulary and feel more comfortable speaking English through real conversations.
The ateliers run weekly throughout the year and different topics are covered each week. We have 3/4 volunteers in each session which allows us to break into small groups by level and give us much time as possible to each participant to speak and for us to discuss common errors, grammar points and work on pronunciation.
The ateliers are also a moment to share between students, to support each other and to spend an enjoyable time together.
KIDS LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
Since December 2024, we have been running an English reading club for children in partnership with la Bibliothèque Hergé (Stalingrad). These workshops take place on Saturday mornings, once a month.
The workshops are led by trained volunteers, bilingual or native speakers, with experience in youth work. The educational content, designed by an English teacher specialising in teaching children, is based on an immersive, playful, and participatory approach.
Each workshop is built around a specific theme (animals, numbers, music, etc.). The activity begins with the group reading of a children's book in English, where the children are encouraged to repeat, listen, and interact in order to acquire key vocabulary. The session continues with fun and varied activities: interactive games, songs, manual activities and artistic creations allowing children to reuse the words learned in a concrete and joyful context.
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IN SCHOOL CHILDREN'S ATELIERS 19E
For the last 6 months we have been trialling a new programme in partnership with a school in the one of the Quartiers Prioritaires de la Ville (QPV) in Paris, offering (Free of charge) fun and engaging English lessons.
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Lessons consist of a creative lesson plan, where new level appropriate vocabulary and grammar are taught to groups of children. Our teachers always want to speak to every child in the classed individually and give them a safe and compassionate space and time to express themselves and learn.
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Teaching English via native speakers in these settings and giving extra English tuition to children, levels the playing field in education. The school which we have partnered with has told us how incredibly valuable our service is and have asked for expansion. Leading from this successful pilot of teaching one class, we have signed a formal partnership are starting the new academic year teaching in 4 separate classes.
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To see our current schedule, please click here.
PARTNER WITH US
We are always searching for new partners who are interested to have English courses available for the people they assist. We can adapt our course structure and content to the needs of your audience.
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If you would be interested to meet us and discuss a partnership further, please contact us below.
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