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ilgrims was founded in 1974 by Mario Rinvolucri and James Dixey, driven by an overwhelming desire to create an environment that would stimulate and inspire their students, putting the learner at the centre of the learning process.
Their ethos was Pilgrims does not teach a language but teaches people. This pedagogic philosophy is now celebrated throughout the world as the ‘Humanistic Approach’; it inspires thousands of Children & Teenagers, Business Professionals and Teachers. Pilgrims has published over 50 Teacher’s resource books on the subject and continues to guide teachers worldwide through the Pilgrims pioneering online magazine ‘Humanising Language Teaching’.
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People come to Pilgrims not just to focus on their English, but to focus on their relationship with their English: this transformation at a deep personal level empowers them to take responsibility for how they learn and how they can communicate powerfully in the global language.
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Young Learners leave Pilgrims with so much positivity and passion for activities, for new friendships with staff and students that they are transformed as people with greater confidence in themselves and in manoeuvring the global society that they have become part of.
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Today Pilgrims Teacher Training runs online and in-person courses covering Primary and Secondary teaching methods.
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Today Pilgrims Young Learners offers summer courses for students aged 8-17, based on the English from 'Breakfast to Bedtime', immersing them in the language.
