For K–12 schools
An English curriculum for every grade and age group
Children, Kids and Youth courses mapped to Canadian grades, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and Cambridge exams, taught to the same standard in every classroom, with attendance and reports for the school office.
Will this fit our grades, our teachers and our school office?
Yes. Each track is built for an age group: Children for ages 6 to 9, Kids for 9 to 13 and Youth for 12 to 18. Lessons are ready to teach, attendance is taken from the class list, and coordinators follow progress in every class through the same reports.
Curriculum
Children, Kids, Youth and Exam Prep courses
The Kids and Youth courses were developed by Little Mountain Learning Academy in Vancouver and are mapped to the English Language Arts learning objectives of the British Columbia Ministry of Education.
Custom Curriculum
Units built to your school’s curriculum objectives
For larger programs, as part of a wider partnership. Age-appropriate units aligned to your school’s syllabus, including subject content taught in English, ready to teach inside Smrt.
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Built for every age
A track for every age group, mapped to your grades
Children, Kids and Youth courses follow the school years from first words to exam preparation. Primary courses use project lessons, secondary courses add cross-curricular units, and each level is mapped to the CEFR and Cambridge exams in the chart below.
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Early years
First words and stories in a teacher-led classroom.
Primary
Project lessons and reading that build all four skills.
Secondary
Cross-curricular units alongside core English.
Senior years
Exam preparation for students heading to university.
One standard, every class
The same lesson in every classroom of the grade
Homeroom and specialist teachers open the same prepared lesson, practice with set answers is marked automatically, and attendance is taken from the class list. Coordinators see progress by grade and by class in the same reports.
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Placement and progress
Placement at intake, and progress checked every term
A placement test puts each new student in the right level for their age. Quizzes and exams in every course give formative and summative evidence of progress term by term, and in the senior years exam preparation courses get students ready for Cambridge and IELTS.
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Built for schools
Class management and reporting for your English coordinator
Every grade, section and teacher sits in one system, so the school office and the English coordinator see the same attendance, grades and assessment results.
Classes by grade and section
Every grade, section and teacher in one system, so the office sees the whole school.
Attendance by class and grade
Teachers take attendance from the class list, and the office sees it by class and by grade.
Reports for the office
Attendance, course and assessment reports export as spreadsheets for your own reporting.
Every teacher on one system
Homeroom and specialist teachers open the same lessons and the same gradebook.
Google or Microsoft sign-in
Students and staff sign in with the accounts the school already uses.
Study on any device
Students work in a browser or on the Smrt Study app for iOS and Android.
Your first term
Implementation, from first meeting to first report
Six steps take a new program from the first planning meeting to its first report, with the same support contact throughout.
Our approach
A literacy-based curriculum, mapped to Canadian learning objectives
The Kids and Youth courses were developed by Little Mountain Learning Academy. Students learn English through stories, articles and media, working together, and each course is mapped to the English Language Arts objectives of the British Columbia Ministry of Education.
Learning through texts
Grammar, vocabulary and listening are taught in context, through reading and media, with phonics and sight words at the first levels.
Integrated language arts
Speaking, listening, reading, viewing, writing and representing are taught together, because each one strengthens the others.
Collaborative learning
Students tutor and edit each other's work in pairs and groups, with the teacher guiding as a facilitator.
Deeper thinking
Activities are planned against Bloom's taxonomy, so students move from remembering towards analysing and creating.
A documented method
Every level mapped to the CEFR and international exams
A North American curriculum benchmarked to international standards. Every course lines up with a Canadian grade, a CEFR band, a Cambridge exam and an IELTS range, from kindergarten to Grade 8.
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| Course and grade | CEFR | Cambridge | IELTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood 3Early K | Pre-CEFR | – | Pre-IELTS |
| Early Elementary 1Mid K | Pre-A1 | YLE Starters | 1 |
| Early Elementary 2Late K | Pre-A1 | YLE Starters | 1 |
| Kids 110Grade 1 | A1 | YLE Movers | 2.0–2.5 |
| Kids 115Grade 2 | A1 | YLE Movers | 2.0–2.5 |
| Kids 120Grade 3 | A2 | YLE Flyers | 3.0–5.0 |
| Kids 125 · Youth 110Grade 4 | A2 | KET | 3.0–5.0 |
| Kids 130 · Youth 115Grade 5 | B1 | PET | 3.0–5.0 |
| Youth 120Grade 6 | B2 | FCE | 5.5–6.5 |
| Youth 125Grade 7 | B2 | FCE | 5.5–6.5 |
| Youth 130Grade 8 | B2 | FCE | 5.5–6.5 |
Approximate equivalents. Children ages 6 to 9, Kids 9 to 13, Youth 12 to 18. YLE: Cambridge Young Learners; KET, PET and FCE: Cambridge A2 Key, B1 Preliminary and B2 First.
Data and integration
Separate, exportable records for each school
Each school’s data is kept separate from every other school’s. Reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your own systems.
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Questions
Questions from K–12 schools
These answers cover consistency across classes, method, age groups, levels for parents, data, sign-in and teacher training.
Anything else? Contact us.
Will every class in the grade really get the same program?
Yes. Homeroom and specialist teachers open the same prepared lesson, practice with set answers is marked automatically, and attendance is taken from the class list. Coordinators see progress by grade and by class in the same reports, so they can see where a class needs support.
How do the Kids and Youth courses teach English?
The Kids and Youth curriculum is literacy-based: students learn grammar, vocabulary and listening in context through stories, articles and media, and work together in pairs and groups. Each course is mapped to the English Language Arts objectives of the British Columbia Ministry of Education.
Which ages are covered?
All school ages. Children covers the early years (ages 6 to 9), Kids covers primary (9 to 13), Youth covers secondary (12 to 18), and Exam Prep covers the senior years.
How do we explain a student’s level to parents?
Each course lines up with a Canadian grade, a CEFR band, a Cambridge exam and an approximate IELTS range, as shown in the level chart on this page. Students also see their own grades and completed work on the platform.
Is our data kept separate?
Yes. Each school’s students, classes, grades and attendance records are kept separate from every other school’s, and each API key only reaches its own institution’s data.
Do you support single sign-on?
Yes. Staff and students can sign in to Smrt English with the Google or Microsoft accounts your school already uses.
Is teacher training included?
Yes. Qualified Canadian teachers train your teachers on the curriculum and the platform during implementation, and professional development courses for teachers are free on the platform.
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