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Sharing Culture and Language Through Song
“🎵 ¡Hola amigos! ¿Como está usted? Estoy muy feliz de verlo a usted.” 🎵🎵 Every day at Spanish Schoolhouse, we work to create a cultural experience for our students and their families. One way we achieve this is through music. Come at any time of day and you’ll hear...
Preschool Uniforms: A Good Fit!
School uniforms may have pros and cons, but after years of consideration, here’s why Spanish Schoolhouse feels the benefits make them the right fit for our preschool.
Have Questions About Spanish Immersion? We’ve Got Answers!
If you’re new to language immersion, you likely have a few questions, curiosities, or even fears about the process. After 20 years in the language learning business, we’ve got you covered with the answers you need to know about the wonderful journey you and your child...
The Amazing Biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest
¿Sabias qué? Did you know? Every summer, we offer various camp themes for our campers to dive into! They participate in fun activities, learning new facts and vocabulary for each theme. Our Amazon Rainforest camp theme is always a favorite! With a little...
Cocinando con Niños – Cooking with Kids
Summer has started, the kids are out of school, and you may be looking for fun and enriching ways to pass the time. In our last post, we shared tips for finding Spanish language experiences for your children outside the classroom such as visiting Latin restaurants to...
Spanish Fluency – Tips for Maintaining, Retaining, and Gaining!
Each May as another school year comes to an end, parents ask us for ways to maintain their child's language learning. We want to send our students off with tips to help them keep building on the skills they’ve learned at Spanish Schoolhouse! Here’s a treasure trove of...
Bringing Culture to Life – Spanish Schoolhouse Shows
The lights are dimmed, the audience is packed with proud parents, and you hear those magic words, “¡Música Maestro!” As the Welcome Song begins, our students excitedly make their way up the aisles waving their hands. The words of the song invite the...
Behind the Scenes – The Lesson Planning Process
As educators, we have the opportunity to see the potential in each student. We are able to guide them in fun and loving ways toward learning lifelong skills. At Spanish Schoolhouse, it is our mission is to prepare children for academic excellence while exposing...
What’s that Word? Spanish Words without English Equivalents
When learning to speak Spanish, you’ll probably find yourself asking, “¿Cómo se dice…en español?” pretty often. Here’s a little good news - Spanish is sometimes more efficient than English at conveying ideas! There are many Spanish words without English equivalents...
Discovering Latin America: Let’s Go to Colombia!
Have you ever met a Colombian? They’re hard to forget once you do! Colombians are some of the warmest, most welcoming people you will ever meet. We are blessed to have many Colombian teachers and directors at Spanish Schoolhouse contributing to the amazing cultural...
Director Spotlight: Jennifer Granadillo
A Leader with Heart The first thing you notice when you meet SSH Coppell director Jennifer Granadillo is her smile! It comes from deep within and radiates the positivity with which she greets each day. And it’s contagious! Just try not to smile after being welcomed...
¡Con Gusto! Why Customer Service Matters at SSH
As early childhood educators, we’re fortunate to be surrounded by children’s joyful faces and to walk alongside them as they discover new things each day. We feel honored to have parents entrust Spanish Schoolhouse with their precious little ones. Building this...
The Bilingual Kindergarten Journey at Spanish Schoolhouse
When it’s time for your child to start Kindergarten, there are many choices! You may be considering public/charter schools, private options, or even homeschooling. While there are benefits to each option, we’d like to share a few of the unique advantages of Bilingual...
Common (and Comical) Mix-ups When Learning Spanish
For English speakers who are trying to learn another language, cognates (words with the same origin) can be a big help! They look and sound similar, and often have very close meanings, so it’s easy to “fill in the blanks” with a guess when you don’t know a foreign...
Fulfilling the Spanish Schoolhouse Mission
It’s a new year and a time to take a fresh look at our goals! At Spanish Schoolhouse, we set some pretty huge goals, which are summed up in our four-part Mission Statement. Let’s take a look at what those goals are and how we plan to keep on meeting and exceeding...
Bilingual Babies: Spanish Mommy and Me Class
Learning Language Naturally Do you remember how your child(ren) learned their first language? First, they heard and understood what you were saying to them, then began to respond appropriately (“Wave bye-bye” or “Blow kisses”). Soon, their babbling became a...
Spanish Schoolhouse Preschool: Now Open in Tomball, TX!
Spanish Schoolhouse opened its 18th Spanish immersion preschool in the Creekside neighborhood of Tomball this fall. We are beyond excited about expanding the availability of language immersion in the Houston area! The brand new facility at 26133 Kuykendahl Rd Ste A,...
It’s Not Just Play! Learning Centers Bring Concepts to Life
Little minds are bursting with potential and hungry to learn! The more hands-on experiences children get, the more likely they are to develop a lifelong love of learning! One way we encourage this at Spanish Schoolhouse is through “centers.” Some centers, like...