Course 02 · Speaking
Speak Up
For students who go quiet when it is their turn. How to put together something worth saying, hold a room, settle your nerves, and handle a question you were not expecting.
- 10 classes
- 60 minutes each
- Grades 3 to 8
- Small group or semi private
Who it suits
Is this the right course?
Kids who freeze
Students who know the answer but will not raise a hand. Speaking starts small here and becomes normal quickly.
Kids with presentations coming
Students facing class presentations, speech contests or interviews who want a method rather than just encouragement.
Kids who talk plenty
Confident students who need structure, timing and the discipline to answer the question actually asked.
What it covers
Across ten classes
Every class is hands on. Students make, test and present something live rather than sitting through a lesson. Social and emotional skills are built into how classes run: listening, giving feedback kindly, handling nerves, and making decisions they can explain.
Two levels
The same course, pitched for the age
Both levels run a full hour. What changes is the depth, the support, and what students hand in at the end.
Juniors · Grades 3 to 5
Find your voice
Short, low pressure turns every week, building up to a ninety second talk about something they already love. Nothing is graded and nobody is put on the spot cold.
Seniors · Grades 6 to 8
Hold the room
Argument structure, pacing and pushback, with peer feedback each week. Useful directly for class presentations, debates and interviews.
Pricing
Ten classes, three ways to take it
Ten classes of one hour each. All prices in Canadian dollars. Any tax that applies is added at checkout based on where you live.
Best value
Small group
$379
$38 a class
Other students to test ideas on and speak in front of. The best preparation for doing this anywhere else.
Ask about thisMost attention
Semi private
$549
Two or three students
Runs with as few as two, so there is no waiting for a group to fill. Gentler for a student who finds groups hard.
Ask about thisOne to one
Private
$749
$75 a class
Entirely paced around your child. Worth knowing that some of this course depends on an audience, so we use family for the final presentation.
Ask about this2026
The first cohorts start in October 2026. Times are set once we know who is joining, so tell us which evenings or weekend mornings suit and we will match your child to a cohort. Discounts available for siblings, friends enrolling together, and a second course in the same term.
What a class feels like
Every student speaks in every class, starting with the very first one. Turns are short and frequent rather than long and rare, so speaking stops feeling like an event.
Between classes
No worksheets. Students get one short activity challenge each week, usually around twenty minutes, and bring the result back to share with the group.
Anything needed is a simple household item, and we tell you in advance. There is nothing to buy.
Interested in Speak Up?
Tell us your child's grade and we'll reply with current pricing, the next start dates, and which level we'd recommend.
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