Years 4–5 of primary school (ages 9–11)
- Coding Explorer
Computational thinking and first video games with Scratch, one session a week.
- World Languages Lab
English and a second European language through conversation, play and projects.
Eboli Community for Innovation
Under 14 Academy
Planned · 2026/2027 · Eboli
Method, workshops and homework done. All in one afternoon.
The manifesto
Not an after-school club. A place where you learn how to learn.
Students come to us and learn study methods and techniques with the mental coach; they absorb what they are taught at school through workshops that take the curriculum apart and put it back together (STEM and language subjects); they acquire specialist skills such as programming, communication and digital marketing; and then they have generous dedicated spaces where they can apply that method straight away and do their homework on their own, calmly. They go home with new skills and their homework already done independently, ready to enjoy time with their family.
What we are notAn after-school club or a play centre.
What we areAn academy that passes on a study method and skills for the future, within the EC4I ecosystem.
The programme
Four phases, one afternoon.
- 01The method
Study skills
With the mental coach: organisation, effective reading, memorisation and time management. Study less, study better.
- 02The workshops
STEM and languages
The middle school curriculum broken down and rebuilt as projects: geometry to measure a distance in a game, English to localise an interface.
- 03The future
Digital skills
Programming (Scratch, Python), educational robotics, communication and digital marketing: from passive consumers to active creators.
- 04Independence
Study spaces
Generous dedicated spaces to apply the method straight away and finish homework on their own, with a tutor available but never intrusive.
Planned pathways
Pathways for two age groups.
Middle school (ages 11–14)
- Method and independence
Coaching on study skills and spaces for doing homework independently, several afternoons a week.
- STEM & Tech
The Method and independence pathway plus science, robotics and language workshops.
- The video game hub
The integrated course where everything revolves around the game: writing the code, telling the story and designing the interface in English.
Timetables, calendar and fees will be announced once the pathways are confirmed. Register your interest to stay updated.
A typical day
What the afternoon looks like.
- Arrival
A welcome and a moment to leave the rush of the day behind.
- Method
A short study skills module led by the mental coach.
- Break
A screen-free break, to breathe and spend time together.
- Workshop
STEM, languages or coding: the school curriculum becomes a project.
- Independence
Independent homework in the study spaces, with the tutor on hand.
- Logbook
What I learned today and how much time I saved.
Our principles
How we work with young people.
Making mistakes is called debugging
A mistake is useful information, not a drama. Find it, fix it, try again.
We don’t give answers, we teach how to find them
The goal is independence: a student who knows how to study no longer needs to be supervised.
Small groups
Capped class sizes, so we can genuinely support each student.
Inclusion
Support tools built into our teaching (mind maps, flashcards, audio, voice dictation) for students with specific learning difficulties and special educational needs.
Technology on our terms
The video game becomes the pretext for learning maths, languages and logic, with screen-free breaks.
Families involved
Regular dialogue with parents about independence, method and well-being, not just marks.
An academy without borders
European twinning.
We are building a network of twinning partnerships with educational organisations in other European cities, linked to the language programme. The idea: regular online meetings where students present their coding projects in a foreign language, friendly challenges between academies and, in time, in-person exchanges with families hosting one another.
- Monthly online meetings in English, French or Spanish
- Shared projects and creative challenges between academies
- In-person exchanges, once the relationship is established
The network is just getting started: partners will be announced once agreements are finalised.
Think it could be right for your son or daughter?
Leave your details: we will keep you updated on the calendar, open days and programme start dates.