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April 2010
Are there any kind of play groups to learn Spanish? I am a
beginning Spanish speaker and I have a nine month old. I
would love for my child to be exposed to another language
and I want to work on my Spanish skills. Any suggestions?
Want to be bilingual
Please visit www.vivaelespanol.org. We have a wonderful
parent/baby music class which would be the place to start.
When you baby is a little older, you can do the
parent/toddler art class. All are full-immersion, lots of
fun, and you learn together. Margaret
Escuela Bilingue Internacional is starting free Spanish
story time. The first one will be on May 1st at 10am and
will continue on the 3rd Saturday of the month throughout
the year. This is a great way to get exposure to Spanish for
you and your child. We hope to see you there!
410 Alcatraz Ave. Oakland (between College and Telegraph)
(510) 653-3324 www.ebinternacional.org Liza Sanchez
lsanchez@ebinternacional.org
Hola!
Two ideas:
Our playgroup has Mom's and children of all ages (ranging
from infants up) and we speak Spanish only during our
playdates. Try posting to the BPN Announcements newsletter
to join or start a Spanish-speaking playgroup.
I also take my son to a music class in Spanish at Viva el
Espanol in Lafayette. They also have other locations. The
website is www.vivaelespanol.org. The class is called
Parent & Me 'Musica' and is fantastic! I know they give new
families a free trial class, we attend on Thursdays 9:30am.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Hasta pronto,
Allison
Lango has some great parent/child Spanish classes - and they
are all over the Bay. You can check out the schedule and
locations on thier website (www.langokids.com). You can also
go to a trial class and see if it's what you're looking for.
Cheryl
Hi~ I can highly recommend Viva El Espanol Learning Ctr. in
Lafayette. My children had been attending the Lafayette
campus for the past 5 years. We all attended the parent &
me, La Musica class, with Jorge Liceaga, then my children
later, were able to attend the Pre-K/Kinder class at the
same time, so not only did my children get to have fun
learning Spanish, acquiring a wonderful Spanish accent, but I
got to brush up on my Spanish vocabulary too! Which has come
in handy not only at work, but in our everyday lives.Check
them out at www.LamorindaSpanish.com or call (925)962-9177
Hope this helps! Denise
My 10 month old son and I are currently enrolled in Lango
Spanish classes in Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County). He
is really enjoying these classes - he smiles a lot! Kendra,
the instructor, is great at keeping his interest. I believe
that you can come to one class free to try it out.
June 2009
I'm looking for beginning Spanish instruction with an experienced teacher in
Oakland, ideally near Lakeshore, Grand Ave., Piedmont Ave., or downtown. It could
be a group or individual arrangement.
Thank you in advance.
You could try the Spanish classes at UC Berkeley Extension
http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/languages/ .
Dec 2008
Re: Summer programs for Spanish in Spain
Recommendation for Spanish classes for teens or adults
I highly recommend Instituto Mesoamerica in west Berkeley
(near University and Bonita) as a great place to learn
Spanish. Arturo Sosa, the director, is a wonderful teacher.
He is a native speaker from Mexico, and is full of helpful
explanations to make grammar stick! Besides his language
teaching skills, Arturo has lots to share about the culture
and history of latin america, and of latinos in the US. He
is flexible with scheduling, and the classes are fun. His
website is http://www.institutomesoamerica.com/index.html
and phone # is (510) 849-3434
Sarah R
May 2002
I am interested in a group setting for Spanish lessons (not just
a one-on-one tutor) where I could bring my infant son along. I
thought I saw a posting about Spanish lessons for parents where
they could bring their kids. I believe the lessons were in
someone's home. I could not find it in the archive. Does
anyone have info on that post? Or is someone willing to start
that kind of a class? Is there any participant interest?
Ann
I started taking beginning Spanish lessons from Liza Sanchez
after reading her posting here a month ago. She is absolutely
wonderful. I bring my 7 month-old son to her apartment in
Albany, and she teaches me Spanish at a relaxed pace that allows
us both to take care of our babies (she has a 1 year-old).
Liza's an experienced teacher, and I'm amazed at how much I'm
learning despite taking many breaks to feed or tend to my son.
Right now she's tutoring me alone, but I think she'd like to get
a group together. Her address is liza AT lamaravilla.com.
Kathryn
January 2002
I am looking for a good Spanish class for me. Ideally, it would take place at night...but other times possible. Anyone with good experiences/teachers to recommend?
Stevie
I have taken several spanish classes through Albany Adult School from both
Norma West and her son Andrew. Norma is a native speaker, Andrew is almost
a native speaker, having been raised speaking both English and Spanish, then
living in Latin America for many years. They both teach with patience and
humor, which are vital when learning a language! Albany offers a range of
classes from rank beginner to Advanced Conversation and they change from
semester to semester, so you'd have to call for a schedule. I don't have
the number handy, but they're in the book. Classes are mostly in the
evening at the new Albany Middle School. Buena suerte!
Anne-Marie and Tim
I didn't see the original post, so please excuse me if my answer is not a
propos. I'm a rank beginner in Spanish, and highly recommend Ana Ruiz who
teaches Spanish 1A and 1B (and perhaps other levels?) through the Piedmont Adult School. The class is large because she has a fervent following, but she transforms a classroom of overtired, overstressed, tongue-tied adults into a lively, laughing, pack of jabberers very reliably once a week. She has more comedic talent in her little finger than you'd find in all of Hollywood, and a black belt in psychological jiu-jitsu. Her class is the high point of my week.
The link is: http://www.piedmontadultschool.org/
Siobhan
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