We run English language courses in Istanbul for kids.

Jazzitup Kids Istanbul Holiday Camps 2026

English language learning holiday school

Improves fluency, pronunciation, public speaking in English

Suitable for children aged 6-12 years old

Suitable for children learning English as a second language

UK curriculum teaching English through Storytelling and Acting

Half day holiday camp, mornings or afternoons

Daily workbooks, materials and snacks provided

Daily themes + language learning objectives

Weekly end of week performances at the venue for parents

Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July 2026

Lara Stoby, Istanbul Workshop Leader:

Born in New York, raised in London and Geneva and now based in Istanbul, Lara Stoby works as an acting coach, drama teacher and voice over actor.

She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) after attending Columbia University in New York where she received a BA in American Studies. After working as an actress in London and New York, she retrained as a teacher and now also holds a Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Secondary School Drama. Since 2010 Lara has been teaching children across the age range in schools and nurseries, in both an academic and extracurricular context. Using her experience both on and off the stage, Lara facilitates workshops that foster creativity, develop expression and build confidence in younger students, guides older students through the performing arts audition process, and supports professional actors as they fine-tune their instruments.

Lara is part of the Jazzitup Team, working at workshop leader in the Jazzitup Kids London Holiday camps.

Morning Programme for 6-8 year olds:

9:30 am Warm up group drama games

9:45 am Specific themed drama games

Introducing the story, story mapping, active storytelling

11 am BREAK and snacks

11:30 am Workbooks: text comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, grammar, creative writing

Followed by acting out the story: public speaking, pronunciation

1 pm Parents pick up

Afternoon Programme for 9-12 year olds:

1:30 am Warm up group drama games

1:45 am Specific themed drama games

Introducing the story, story mapping, active storytelling

3 pm BREAK and snacks

3:30 am Workbooks: text comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, grammar, creative writing

Followed by acting out the story: public speaking, pronunciation

5 pm Parents pick up

Wednesday 18th March at 12:30 pm: Workshop performance for all parents in the venue

Jazzitup Kids is a UK company, providing holiday programmes for children from 6 to 12 with English as a second or alternative language. We offer themed days with fun English language learning workshops through our method of Active Storytelling - the stories and adventures of Jazzy the Juggler.

We teach kids within a no-pressure context where they are able to enjoy learning, sharing and expressing themselves according to their abilities. The aim of our holiday camps is to teach English with an emphasis on public speaking and new vocabulary and grammar acquisition, learning and practising the target language objectives, performing in English and having fun!

Please write to us with anything we need to know about your child including their English language level, medical conditions or educational needs

bookings & information: Gülden Aslankara at Ideas Academy Turkey
[email protected] / 00 90 507 251 12 44

www.jazzitupkids.com / [email protected] / 00-44-7884-395961

The children had a wonderful time and an unforgettable experience. Thank you and Neema for everything.

Evmorfia - Parent

Thank you for all the pictures! It is so lovely to see what children are up to during the day. We are very excited to start a second a week.

Gabija - Parent

Your programme widened his vision of the world and got him closer to British culture and language to enrich his knowledge and we are very pleased. He likes to listen to stories and telling them and I hope his writing will eventually follow later on. He already likes performing and you are giving him those skills which we appreciate.

Prabaddh - Parent

This is amazing, the kids really enjoyed their learning experience and hopefully we will do it again.

Lulwa Alsane - Parent

The English camp was amazing, the girls still talk about it. We have tried 2 different camps before and none of the girls liked them. I feel that this year the have learn quiet a lot this year because they were happy. I can see the difference. We will definitely come back next year. Also sending pictures and videos helped us understand what was going on. Thank you so much.

Eva - Parent

I like how you have structured the course. Beautiful. I like that the morning lesson has content that links to grammar, stories and that afternoon's tour.

Luciana - Parent

Istanbul holiday camps

An active learning experience for kids in Istanbul.

We run English language courses in Istanbul for kids.

Jazzitup Kids Istanbul Holiday Camps 2026

English language learning holiday school

Improves fluency, pronunciation, public speaking in English

Suitable for children aged 6-12 years old

Suitable for children learning English as a second language

UK curriculum teaching English through Storytelling and Acting

Half day holiday camp, mornings or afternoons

Daily workbooks, materials and snacks provided

Daily themes + language learning objectives

Weekly end of week performances at the venue for parents

Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July 2026

Lara Stoby, Istanbul Workshop Leader:

Born in New York, raised in London and Geneva and now based in Istanbul, Lara Stoby works as an acting coach, drama teacher and voice over actor.

Lara is part of the Jazzitup Team, working at workshop leader in the Jazzitup Kids London Holiday camps.

Morning Programme for 6-8 year olds:

9:30 am Warm up group drama games

9:45 am Specific themed drama games

Introducing the story, story mapping, active storytelling

11 am BREAK and snacks

11:30 am Workbooks: text comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, grammar, creative writing

Followed by acting out the story: public speaking, pronunciation

1 pm Parents pick up

Afternoon Programme for 9-12 year olds:

1:30 am Warm up group drama games

1:45 am Specific themed drama games

Introducing the story, story mapping, active storytelling

3 pm BREAK and snacks

3:30 am Workbooks: text comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, grammar, creative writing

Followed by acting out the story: public speaking, pronunciation

5 pm Parents pick up

Wednesday 18th March at 12:30 pm: Workshop performance for all parents in the venue

Jazzitup Kids is a UK company, providing holiday programmes for children from 6 to 12 with English as a second or alternative language. We offer themed days with fun English language learning workshops through our method of Active Storytelling - the stories and adventures of Jazzy the Juggler.

Please write to us with anything we need to know about your child including their English language level, medical conditions or educational needs

bookings & information: Gülden Aslankara at Ideas Academy Turkey [email protected] / 00 90 507 251 12 44

www.jazzitupkids.com / [email protected] / 00-44-7884-395961

The children had a wonderful time and an unforgettable experience. Thank you and Neema for everything.

Thank you for all the pictures! It is so lovely to see what children are up to during the day. We are very excited to start a second a week.

This is amazing, the kids really enjoyed their learning experience and hopefully we will do it again.

I like how you have structured the course. Beautiful. I like that the morning lesson has content that links to grammar, stories and that afternoon's tour.

bookings & information: Gülden Aslankara at Ideas Academy Turkey
[email protected] / 00 90 507 251 12 44