📚 Beyond the Coursebook. Closer to the real classroom.

Welcome to Big Bang Language Lab — a series of 4 standalone, experiential workshops for foreign language teachers who want to enrich their lessons with practical, applicable ideas and materials they can use in their classrooms.

These are not theoretical presentations.

In each workshop, we work with real examples, activities, teaching techniques and printable materials, so you leave with something you can try in your own classroom.

🔹 Workshop 1 | Phonics & Early Literacy

📅 Sunday 18/10/2026 | 10:00–13:00

How can we help young learners develop phonological awareness and decoding skills?

We work with multisensory techniques, decodable readers and hands-on activities, exploring how to guide children from sounds and words towards early reading.

🔹 Workshop 2 | Literature & Implicit Grammar

📅 Sunday 01/11/2026 | 10:00–13:00

How can children’s literature become a meaningful tool for language learning?

We work with authentic stories, implicit grammar and scaffolding techniques to make grammar meaningful within the right context.

🔹 Workshop 3 | Project-Based Learning (PBL) & Literature

📅 Sunday 15/11/2026 | 10:00–14:00

How do we turn language from a subject of study into a tool for creativity and communication?

We design projects that develop critical thinking, collaboration and active language use, with literature as our starting point.

🔹 Workshop 4 | CLIL in Action

📅 Sunday 22/11/2026 | 10:00–14:00

What happens when Science, Geography and History become part of the language lesson?

We work with the 3-Step Inquiry Loop — Question → Experimentation → Theory — and explore how language and content can work together in practice.

🌍 Who is it for?

Teachers of foreign languages — English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and more.

The examples and case studies are mainly based on English, but the methodologies, tools and techniques can also be adapted to other languages.

🎁 What will you take away?

• ✓ Practical teaching techniques
• ✓ Ready-to-use printable materials
• ✓ Examples of activities
• ✓ Ideas you can adapt to your own classroom
• ✓ Certificate of Attendance
• ✓ Welcome Pack
• ✓ Coffee & Snack Break
• ✓ Ample Parking

📍 Big Bang School, Lakkoma, Halkidiki

🎟️ Participation fees

Places are limited to preserve the hands-on, interactive character of the workshops.

Register

For any questions, email us at langlab@thebigbangschool.com.

Let’s go beyond the coursebook.