Thanksgiving

As we approach Thanksgiving, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you—it is such a blessing to have such wonderful families be a part of our school and to be able to work with your children.


Our kid’s immersion Spanish classes joined in the Thanksgiving fun with some great art projects! As they talked about the first Thanksgiving, the kids made cute little turkey centerpieces that list the things they are thankful for.

They also learned some useful table manners in Spanish that they can utilize over the holiday. Our teachers set the stage for success through practice. A "fancy Thanksgiving table" was set up and the kids got to ask questions and practice so that they are now comfortable and familiar enough to wow everyone with their great table manners! So much fun! The students were adorable!

Please remember, school will be closed November 25, 26th and 27th for Thanksgiving.

Have a lovely holiday week with your family.
Happy Thanksgiving!

One-Bunny-One-Language

Our new bunnies are one year old now. As we celebrated their birthday we tried out some IQ tests at home to see how they were doing. My son, James, who’s now four years old and attends Spanish Kindergarten five days a week at Language Exchange, set up a timed language test for them.

‘Dinner!’ (Bunnies run across room and eat food one minute later)
'Cena!’ (Bunnies run across room and eat food two minutes later)

James decided they reply faster to English than Spanish, probably because we always speak English to them. It seemed weird to speak my second language to an animal, and James simply followed suit. The Bunnies do have a role to play though. They are a shining example of the one-bunny-one-language strategy, because now James speaks Spanish to the bunnies. The conversations can go on for quite some time. He even made up special songs in Spanish for them to the tune of 'Little Bunny Foo-Foo.'

The OBOL approach may not be high level language use, being rather limited in subject matter (food, water, carrots, the weather), but at least it gives James a chance to use the minority language with a willing and cuddly listener.


Crystal Ferreira