Free for parents · Luton, Dunstable and online
What if your child is just missing one block?
When learning feels harder, your child deserves support that fits them. Book a free 10-minute parent consultation with our founder, Adedoyin Gbemisola Fatoki. No cost and no pressure.
- For children aged 3 to 9, from Nursery to Year 4
- Reading, writing, maths, or getting ready for school
- Lessons in Luton, at your home or online, £35 a session
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A free 10-minute call with our founder. It only takes a minute or two to book.
- Pick a day and time that suits you.
- Add your details and answer a few short questions.
- Get an email to confirm your booking.
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The swan story
Calm on top. Working hard underneath.
Many children look fine in class but work hard just to keep up. Our short animated film tells the swan story: the hidden effort, the classroom walls, and the bridge we build with you.
Read the film transcript, with picture descriptions
Each part starts with what you see on screen, then the words.
Picture: Night. A mum sits with her son at the kitchen table. He rests his head on his homework.
The same age. The same concept. Yet one question lingers: why is this so hard for my child?
Picture: A busy classroom. Hands go up all around, but one boy sits still. A swan glides on a lake. Under the water, its feet paddle hard.
In class, some children may look calm on the surface… like a swan on the water. They’re working so hard underneath, just to keep up in class.
Picture: Winter. A grey cygnet sits alone in the snow as the ducklings swim away.
Some begin to feel different, frustrated and obviously left behind.
Picture: The same classroom. Warm light spreads out from the boy. Then a card: Adedoyin Gbemisola Fatoki, Founder and Lead Educator.
But a child is not a label. They just might learn differently. Adedoyin, our founder, once learned differently too.
Picture: Adedoyin guides the boy’s finger over a sandpaper letter, and gold sparkles appear. Then the boy stands in a dark room with one wall open to a sunny lake.
So at Charis Bridge, we look closer. We find the missing block… and teach it the way your child learns best. Learning support shouldn’t end within the four walls of a classroom.
Picture: A wooden bridge over a river. Mum waits on one side and Adedoyin on the other. Labels say “Parents at home” and “Teaching that sees the missing block”. The two legs of the bridge glow.
You, who know your child best… and us, tailoring learning to your child. Together, we build the bridge.
Picture: Gold blocks light up along the bridge, one by one. The boy reads proudly to his mum. A swan opens its wings and rises from the water.
One block at a time, gracefully making room to learn, from concrete to abstract, building foundations, growing confidence. Until one day, they fly gracefully, like a swan.
Picture: The Charis Bridge logo, “Bridging Gaps. Building Foundations. Growing Confidence.” and “Book a free 10-minute parent consultation”.
Charis means grace. Bridge is how we support, with the child at the centre. Charis Bridge… let’s build together.
Your free 10 minutes
What happens in the consultation.
You are heard.
We listen to your worries and to what you have noticed at home.
Clear next steps.
We explain how lessons work, where they happen and what they cost.
An honest answer.
We talk about what could help. If another expert would be better placed, we will tell you.
If you choose to go ahead, your child’s first 60-minute session (£35) includes a learning assessment, feedback for you, a written starting profile and a personal learning plan.
Who you will speak to
“I will take the time to understand your child. I will look for the step that is missing.”
A Montessori-trained educator with a master’s degree in early childhood education and a background in linguistics, now studying for an MSc in Psychology. She works with children aged 3 to 9 in reading, writing and maths.
We give educational tuition, not a diagnosis.
Quick questions.
Is it really free?
Yes. The 10-minute parent consultation costs nothing, and you don’t have to book anything after.
Where does it happen?
[By phone or video call — founder to confirm.]
Where are lessons?
At our teaching room at Basepoint, Great Marlings, Luton. At your home in Luton and Dunstable, for a travel fee. Or online, anywhere in the UK.
Will you diagnose my child?
No. We give educational support, not a diagnosis. If we think another expert could help, we will say so honestly.
What does support cost after that?
£35 per 60-minute session. The first session includes the learning assessment, so there is no separate fee. Sessions are normally two or three a week, invoiced monthly in advance. Read the fees and booking terms.