Spanish for Kids (Children and Teenager from 5 – 17 years old)

As parents we want to take every opportunity to set up our children for success. Learning Spanish can ensure our children have a set of skills  that will help them achieve success both educationally and economically.   

Mastery of Spanish is an essential  requirement worldwide for travel, education and work. In the United States it is the 2nd most widely spoken language. 

In most language schools children are often taught by non-native Spanish speaking teachers.  Although the Spanish grammar basics may be taught, the classroom is not providing the skills needed to have a fluent conversation in Spanish or comprehension of  Spanish conversations.

Here at OMEGA Spanish we only use native Spanish speaking teachers who are skilled and trained to teach Spanish effectively.   Enrolling your child in our programs/classes will provide them the opportunity to not only learn language skills, such as phonics and grammar, but to routinely speak and have conversations with native Spanish teachers.

OMEGA Spanish is different because we focus on conversational fluency  and practical use of the Spanish language for educational advancement. 

At Omega Spanish we focus on verbal communication. Our primary objective is to ensure that your child can understand and communicate their thoughts, wishes, doubts, etc… in Spanish. Grammar is an important but secondary goal and we address it once the primary goal is achieved.

At OMEGA Spanish:  

We use “Full Emersion” or total immersion: This means that while in the classroom our teachers and students will only speak Spanish.  This creates a “Full immersion” environment and  an environment that mimics what you would find in a typical situation in a  Spanish-speaking country.  Additionally, using Latin American teachers exposes students to the culture which in turn helps students speak and understand Spanish with fluency and confidence. .   

Our Director, Erica Leary is from North America, with a master’s degree in education and 15 years of experience teaching Spanish in Latin America.  With  her education and experience we have been able to create our classroom methodology that has been a highly effective approach for students.

Group classes: our group classes are different, students have the same classmates and the same teacher throughout the module.

Why are group classes more efficient to learn spanish?

1. Comfort – When a student is in an environment where they feel comfortable, they tend to participate more, talk more, and ask more questions.
2. Advancement – ​​It is much easier for students to advance when they are part of a group. As a group they tend to motivate, “help” those who have some difficulty so that they can overcome it and level with the group. This strengthens the knowledge of both the helper and the helpee.
3. Camaraderie – Students enjoy group classes more, so attendance levels are higher while they tend to stay in the course full time. Achieving the goal of language proficiency. 
4. Learning level – Vocabulary and word combinations tend to be broader in a group, since students do not build their vocabulary and lexicon based solely on their own experience, the experiences of their peers also have an influence
5. Continuous improvement – ​​Having the same teacher has huge advantages on student learning. The teacher gets to know the opportunities for improvement of each individual student, focusing the corrective actions according to the needs of each one

Q and A

How can my child understand or ask questions, if Spanish is not spoken in the classes? 

Our teachers will use the method TPR (Total Physical Response) to communicate with the children during the first phase. It is like a kind of sign language, using universal gestures and movements to communicate. In addition, to learn a language, repetition is necessary. The teacher will model what is required of the student to say. It is proven and highly effective. As an example of this method we have how babies learn, there is no other language to translate.

How quickly will my child be speaking Spanish?

Your child will be speaking Spanish from day 1, each child learns at his or her own pace, but generally in 12 months they can communicate at a fairly acceptable level. We also encourage them to “immerse themselves in other areas of their daily lives, such as watching their TV show 100% in Spanish, without subtitles. The vast majority of children can speak and understand simple sentences by the end of the first module.