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Foreign Language Classes Spanish Join us for Spanish Classes! Fun, nurturing, structured classes designed to teach your child Spanish. Games, stories, crafts and songs are presented in an interactive environment. Give your child the advantage of learning Spanish at an age when it is easiest for them. Help them communicate with close to 20% of the United States population. Encourage their love of learning, and their natural curiosity while giving them an enduring love of language. Private tutoring available also. French Join us for French Classes! Fun, nurturing, structured classes designed to teach your child French. Games, stories, crafts and songs are presented in an interactive environment. Give your child the advantage of learning French at an age when it is easiest for them. Encourage their love of learning, and their natural curiosity while giving them an enduring love of language. Private tutoring available also. Our Foreign Language Curriculum Each class is conducted in a structured, stimulating, nurturing and playful environment. Our methodology is based on the importance of verbal-visual-tactile association. Therefore, an interactive approach is achieved through traditional stories, activities and songs from different Hispanic countries around the world and the use of creative manipulative tools, including arts and crafts, puppets, toys and instruments. Our program focuses on the development of listening and speaking skills and on cultural awareness. Grammar is not the focus, but is learned indirectly rather than through direct instruction. The program follows the natural sequence of language learning: understanding > speaking > reading > writing. Classes are kept small in order to facilitate the full participation of every child. What are the benefits of a Foreign Language Immersion? Studies have shown that when children are introduced to a second language at an early age, they learn it easier, faster, and their pronunciation is more native sounding. Other researchers have discovered that children who learn foreign languages in preschool tend to have a higher level of success in other scholastic areas later in life. It enhances their own native language skills. They build stronger cognitive abilities. It increases their creativity in verbal and mathematical problem-solving skills. They also become more aware and open to other cultures, therefore, better preparing them for life in an ever-increasing globalized world. Finally, they will gain greater future career opportunities. Academic and Foreign Language Tutoring and classes: Please call to inquire about our current rates. |
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