In the game they're exploring a legendary realm…

In the game they're facing an exciting challenge together…

In reality, they are learning to make strategy as a team.

English & Dragons places children in a genuinely demanding teamwork environment, meeting them with fantastic challenges and unpredictable outcomes, session after session. Negotiation, persuasion, leadership and problem-solving are not just taught here. They are used, because the story does not move until someone uses them.

In the game they're describing what their character does next…

In reality, they are absorbing vocabulary, tense and phrasing.

New English turns up when the story needs it, not when a syllabus says so, and corrections happen inside the fiction rather than across a desk. A child who has just talked their way past a gate keeper has used a conditional properly, and nobody had to say a word about it. This is the quiet half of the session, and it's the half that shows up later in school.

In the game they're negotiating with an Empress…

In reality, they are losing their fear of speaking English.

A conversation lesson is fifty minutes a child counts down. A session here runs two hours at minimum, and the child is immersed in it: no German in the room, no clock-watching, nothing to switch off. Over time, moving into English and making their case stops being an effort and becomes second nature. Not from drilling, but from a hundred moments where speaking up in English was the thing that worked.

In the game they're playing a character…

In reality, they are co-creating an original story with their friends, in proper English.

Everything at the table is on paper and in English: character sheets, maps, notes, plans. Debating your case in English sits at the heart of every session, which is also, as it happens, exactly what the Matura asks for.

What does the investment get us?

Sessions, two hours or more, are €40 per child per hour. We offer a discounted rate of 30€ for groups that meet weekly.

The price covers English lessons for your child that actually work, but also the roleplay and craft that goes into making that happen: the adventure, the maps, the world built around your child before they arrive.

The books, background work, dice, character sheets, printed maps, miniatures, pencils, trays are supplied by English & Dragons. Your child turns up with a smile.

Can my children try it before we sign up?

Yes, absolutely! To build a group we need a solid foundation, so our first meeting, meeting the families and a demonstration session are all free. Contact John via WhatsApp to get started on the adventure.

How often do the sessions happen?

That's flexible, but it matters more than it sounds. Monthly is too far apart, because continuity suffers and so does the English. Fortnightly works well. Weekly is where the real change happens, because the language stops being something a child visits and becomes something they use.

Where do the sessions take place, and what do we need?

For now, in the families' own homes on a rotation, and we always come to an arrangement everyone is happy with. All that's needed is an ordinary dinner table: a seat for each child plus one end for the Dungeon Master, with room for a book, a dice tray and an A3 map. After two years of success, we hope to additionally host sessions at our very own premises in 2027.