Our Current Courses

Sing & Sign – Communicate Playfully With Your Baby

With Sing & Sign, babies learn to com­mu­nic­ate before they can speak — through an award-win­ning music pro­gram from the UK. Using simple ges­tures like “more,” “milk,” or “tired,” babies can express their needs early on.

The course com­bines songs, move­ment, pic­tures, and props into joy­ful activ­it­ies that encour­age early lan­guage devel­op­ment. Sing & Sign is ideal for Eng­lish-speak­ing fam­il­ies — and for any­one who would like to intro­duce their baby to Eng­lish in a play­ful way. The signs work in any lan­guage and even help bridge mul­ti­lin­gual house­holds.

Course times at ELKI:
Stage 1 (6–18 months): Fri­days 10:45 & 12:00
Stage 2 (14–30 months): Fri­days 9:30

Courses run for 10–12 weeks, begin­ning three times per year (Janu­ary, April, Septem­ber).
Join­ing mid-term is also pos­sible.

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Mini Music at ELKI with Julia Chalfin

A joy­ful music and move­ment class for par­ents and babies! Togeth­er we sing, rhyme, dance, and play instru­ments — a won­der­ful way to sup­port lan­guage devel­op­ment, bond­ing, and play­ful com­mu­nic­a­tion.

Each ses­sion includes simple songs in Eng­lish, Ger­man, and oth­er lan­guages that fam­il­ies can eas­ily bring into their daily routines.

Cur­rently offered on Thursdays.

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Music Together

Music Togeth­er brings fam­il­ies in Munich togeth­er through the joy of mak­ing music.
Since 2023, the Music Togeth­er Mialto Mis­sion has been offer­ing a wel­com­ing space where babies, tod­dlers and preschool­ers can build a strong music­al found­a­tion and grow into con­fid­ent music makers.

The classes are designed for chil­dren aged 0–5 years and their care­givers. Each 45-minute ses­sion includes singing, cre­at­ive move­ment, rhythm play and explor­ing a vari­ety of instru­ments such as rhythm sticks, egg shakers, res­on­at­or bells and gath­er­ing drums.

Mak­ing music togeth­er strengthens the bond between chil­dren and care­givers while also build­ing con­nec­tions between fam­il­ies. In a sup­port­ive, play­ful atmo­sphere, every­one is invited to join in, exper­i­ment and have fun – no music­al exper­i­ence required.

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KUMON Learning at ELKI

Dis­cov­er Math & Eng­lish With Con­fid­ence

At ELKI, chil­dren have the oppor­tun­ity to explore Math and Eng­lish using the proven KUMON Meth­od, learn­ing step by step, at their own pace, with grow­ing con­fid­ence and curi­os­ity.

The KUMON approach helps chil­dren uncov­er their exist­ing abil­it­ies and solve prob­lems inde­pend­ently. That moment when a child lights up and real­izes, “I can do this!” makes learn­ing deeply reward­ing and builds last­ing motiv­a­tion.

We envi­sion a learn­ing envir­on­ment where chil­dren from many cul­tures come togeth­er, learn from one anoth­er, and grow with open­ness, respect, and joy. Diversity enriches learn­ing — and every child brings some­thing spe­cial.

KUMON at ELKI is ideal for fam­il­ies who want to sup­port their child’s devel­op­ment through motiv­a­tion, inde­pend­ence, and indi­vidu­al­ized learn­ing.

Inter­ested?
Fur­ther inform­a­tion about courses and sched­ules is avail­able dir­ectly at ELKI.

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French Play & Activity Groups at ELKI

with Fran­zMünchen

MINI-CLUB (up to 5 years)
Thursdays, 16:45–17:45
In the Mini-Club, chil­dren explore the French lan­guage through play — singing, games, and themed activ­it­ies that intro­duce French cul­ture in a way that engages all the senses and makes it espe­cially access­ible for Ger­man-speak­ing chil­dren.

CLUB (ages 4–8)
Thursdays, 16:45–17:45
The Club offers a var­ied, theme-based pro­gram with crafts, sea­son­al pro­jects, European themes, and more — always play­ful, cre­at­ive, and in French.

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Little Picassos – Creative Art Courses & STEAM Camps (in English)

Little Picas­sos offers cre­at­ive, play­ful, age-appro­pri­ate art courses for chil­dren in Schwabing, led by Cyn­thia Drack, whose back­ground in art, design, psy­cho­logy, and early child­hood edu­ca­tion inspires chil­dren to dis­cov­er the joy of cre­at­ing.

The 8‑week art courses are age-grouped, take place in Eng­lish, and invite chil­dren to freely explore col­ors, shapes, and mater­i­als. Par­ents, care­givers, and sib­lings are wel­come.

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Would you like to offer a course at ELKI?

Do you have an idea for a course, work­shop, or reg­u­lar activ­ity at ELKI?
We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with us and let’s explore how we can work togeth­er to cre­ate new oppor­tun­it­ies and enrich­ing exper­i­ences for fam­il­ies in our com­munity.

Con­tact: info@elki-schwabing.de