Kiddoland
Not just education, inspiration!
Personalized English fluency lessons for kids, built around what they love. Where learning feels like an adventure.
Meet your teacherMeet Teacher Jon
Fluency Specialist · Certified Teacher · Native English speaker
Lisbon, Portugal
I've spent 25 years helping kids fall in love with English - not by drilling grammar, but by following their curiosity into topics they actually care about.
My approach is simple: find what fascinates your child and use it as the vehicle for language learning. The result? Kids who speak confidently because they've been having too much fun to notice they were learning.
Every lesson, graded reader, and video in the Kiddoland curriculum is my own original work - built from scratch around how real kids I've taught actually learn. As a certified Cambridge Speaking Examiner, I've seen exactly what fluency looks at all levels. Now I've built a program to get your child there.
🎓 TESOL - Trinity College London (1998)
🎭 BFA - New York University (1997)
📋 Cambridge Speaking Examiner (2014-2020)
📖 Curriculum Developer & Content Creator
"We have been learning with Teacher Jon for over a year. He has well developed teaching materials for students in different levels. He is always focused and energetic. And his class is well structured and interesting, especially young children."
- Huiwei, Gordon's dad (60 lessons)
The Program
Based on the CEFR framework and aligned with US Common Core - but with a twist. Learners choose their own topics and navigate freely, so motivation never runs out.
Dragon Levels 
First steps - sounds, alphabet, simple words. Learning feels like play.
Short phrases, greetings, personal details. Every "I did it!" celebrated.
Concrete vocabulary, routine situations, familiar topics explored freely.
Growing confidence - comprehension broadens, control increases.
Independent exchanges, longer monologues, familiar topics with ease.
Complex sentences, unpredictable situations, full linguistic confidence.
Courses
Something for every kind of learner.
Curious Explorers
Solo English Classes
Personalized 1-on-1 lessons built around your child's passions. We unlock the door to their interests and use them as the gateway to fluency.
Kiddie Quests
Group English Classes
Group expeditions in English for young learners. A communal adventure where kids motivate each other while building real fluency together.
Free Content
Videos, podcasts and more - completely free.
Phonics in a Flash
Hilarious shorts covering the entire English phonics system with Dork & Larry.
FunVentures with Larry
Curiosity videos about amazing topics from around the world.
Kiddie Quests
Group English adventures - stories, quests, and language fun.
Once Upon A Pillow
Original ESL podcast for kids - stories for listening and learning English.