Our Parents and Tots (Padres y pequeños) Spanish classes are 30 minute long classes designed for children to take alongside their parent or guardian. Parents and Tots Spanish classes expose children 18mo to 3yrs to the language through a variety of fun activities. This dynamic class incorporates music, dance, rhymes, interactive play and visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic learning modalities to keep children engaged and immersed in the language. Exposing children to a second language at a young age helps develop fluency, cognitive thinking and socialization, helping to prepare the child for preschool and beyond.

CASA de ESPAÑOL kids’ Spanish program offers classes at the Basic, High Basic, and Intermediate/heritage levels for children ages 4-10. Students work in small groups, with a maximum of 8 children per instructor. The curriculum for each course is both thematic and sequential with constant review of previous material to ensure mastery of each new skill learned with a heavy emphasis placed on speaking, listening, reading, and writing (based on age level). Not only does our material emphasize exposure to songs, rhymes, games, art, and literature excerpts that are traditional to Latin America and Spain, but it also reinforces life science, reading comprehension topics, and math skills according to grade level.

CASA de ESPAÑOL strives to offer comprehensive programs that cater to the different needs of all of our students. Children who have grown up speaking Spanish at home, also known as “heritage speakers”, or non-heritage speakers who have been enrolled in a bilingual program at their school benefit more from a curriculum that is designed to meet their unique needs. Like the other after school classes, students are taught Spanish through a variety of different age-appropriate mediums that promote students’ confidence in their Spanish speaking abilities and simultaneously educate them on Latin American arts and culture.

Our Spanish for teens/youth program takes into consideration the needs of middle school and high school students who are looking for a complete Spanish language program to take along side or in place of high school Spanish. Classes meet twice a week for an hour and are highly dynamic and interactive, placing primary focus on speaking and oral comprehension. We currently offer classes at the Spanish I, II, and III levels and ask that your student please take our placement exam to see which level is the best fit for him or her. Please contact us at info@casadeespanol.org to request a placement exam.

We are currently vendors for Visions in Education, Horizon, Inspire, Summit Academy, and South Sutter Charter Schools. If your student is homeschooled through a different charter that offers a vendor option please let us know. We are happy to go through the application process to become a certified vendor for your student’s program.