PlayLab I* is an interactive, experiential workshop that offers young children an immersive cultural journey and their first experiences of American culture through play, creativity, and discovery. Each session becomes a unique cultural experience, inviting children to explore stories, songs, traditions, celebrations, and aspects of everyday life in the English-speaking world through age-appropriate, hands-on activities.
Through music, storytelling, dramatic play, movement, visual arts, and multisensory experiences, children develop their imagination, curiosity, and creative expression while naturally becoming familiar with simple English vocabulary and language patterns.
The workshop is grounded in experiential learning and draws on contemporary educational approaches, including Play- and Inquiry-Based Learning, elements of the Reggio Emilia approach and the Original Learning Approach, as well as multisensory techniques such as TPR (Total Physical Response) and S.P.I.C.E., creating a safe, joyful, and stimulating environment for exploration and discovery.
*All PlayLab I sessions require the presence of a parent/guardian per child.
This year's specially designed PlayLab I includes the following:
This year’s specially designed series of parent-child sessions includes the following:
🌈17/10/2026 – Colors, Rainbows & Oopsies
👻 31/10/2026 – Boo! Monsters on the Loose!
🌪️14/11/2026 – Weather Trouble Alert!
🐮 28/11/2026 – Who Made That Moo?
🎅12/12/2026 – Christmas Tales & Giggles
🦆16/1/2027 – Splish, Splash and a Quack: Rubber Duckie Day
🔍30/1/2027 – The Number Mystery
👩⚕️👩🏻✈️13/2/2027 – The Super Job Squad
✈️🚅 27/2/2027 – Zoom, Zoom Adventures!
📔💡13/3/2027 – Once Upon a Shelf: Tickets to Storyland!
😅 27/3/2027 – Goof Off Day
🌸10/4/2027 – Hello Spring!
👩🏼🌾24/4/2027 – The Little Garden Chaos
👨🍳15/5/2027– Kitchen Adventures
Disclaimer: The Hellenic American Union reserves the right to modify the dates and/or times of the labs if the maximum number of participants is exceeded or if the minimum required number of participants is not reached.
- Remedial Lessons
- Support Lessons
- Discount for Speaking classes
- Workshops