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From Colombia to the Heart of SSH Frisco If you’ve ever stepped foot into the Spanish Schoolhouse Frisco school, Director Beatriz Gómez needs no introduction! She is the spry and upbeat leader of the Frisco school who started with SSH the day we opened our first...
Mi Escuela es Tu Escuela: A Warm Preschool Welcome
You’ve likely heard the Spanish saying, Mi casa es su casa (My home is your home). This is an expression of hospitality and welcome that epitomizes the Latin culture! At SSH, it sums up our desire for students and their families to feel at home in our schools. In...
Stars of the Week Shine Bright at Spanish Schoolhouse!
No two children are alike! At Spanish Schoolhouse, we believe that each child is special in their own way. We recognize and celebrate those differences throughout the year. One way that we shine a spotlight on each of our students is by giving them each a chance to...
SSH After-School Spanish! Language Learning for All Levels
As fall approaches, parents are starting to think about after-school activities for their children. The options are numerous: sports, music, dance, and art, to name just a few. All of these are enriching, but we’d like to throw out another option, which just happens...
Bienvenidos/Welcome to the Family! A Guide for Spanish Schoolhouse Newcomers
Each August brings the excitement of new beginnings as children start a new school year! For many children and parents, this school year may be their first experience with Spanish Schoolhouse or language immersion. We know it’s a time of many changes (a new language,...
Meet the Teacher: New Beginnings Made Easier!
Starting a new school, or even starting a new class at the same school, can be a time of excitement and a little trepidation for both preschoolers and their parents! Couple that with immersion in a new language and even the most confident parent/child may feel a bit...
Spanish Dichos – Great Wisdom in Small Packages
In every culture, words of wisdom are passed down from one generation to the next in the form of sayings, adages, idioms, or proverbs. In Spanish, these sayings are called dichos (from the verb decir – to say) and they’re a rich part of the oral tradition in Latin...
GOOOOOAL! World Cup Fever Builds in Latin America and at Spanish Schoolhouse!
Soccer (or fútbol in Spanish) is not just a wildly popular pastime in Latin America. It is a source of national unity, identity, and pride. The World Cup tournament is fast approaching and citizens of each country will come together to support their teams, demonstrate...
Preschool Transitions – What a Difference a Year Makes!
It seems like only yesterday that you were dropping your child off for the first day of preschool. There may have been tears shed (from both of you) as this transition from the home setting to a formal school took place. Fast forward eight months and here we are -...
The World is Your Classroom! Learn Spanish Abroad
When parents commit to an immersion education for their children, they know they’re opening doors to exciting future opportunities. From the classroom to the world, language immersion opportunities yield big advantages. They enrich lives and increase cultural...
Building Eco-Awareness, One Child at a Time
April is Earth Month! This is a wonderful opportunity to educate our youngest generation about our planet, how it sustains us, and what we can do to help care for it. At Spanish Schoolhouse, we celebrate La Tierra (Earth) throughout the month, planting seeds of...
Break the “How Was Your Day?” Habit: Tips for Talking to your Preschooler
As a parent of a preschooler, you’re already quite an expert in child communication! You understand your child’s unique ways of saying things and can decipher his or her developing language. But even the most engaged parents with the chattiest kids can sometimes...
The Dynamic Duo of Language and Music
There are some things that naturally go together: Batman and Robin, Ben & Jerry’s, Peanut Butter and Jelly. Let’s add another to the list: Language and Music. If you think about it, music itself is a language. Even if there are no words set to a tune you can still...
Observation, Assessment, Evaluation – Oh My!
Preschoolers are fun to watch - just ask any new mother, father or proud grandparent! A young child's awkward attempts to try new things or early efforts at conversation can be captivating. Everyone enjoys observing them. Children are charming, creative, active and...
Planting the Seeds: Language Acquisition at Spanish Schoolhouse
As our world becomes more and more interconnected, speaking multiple languages takes on a new value. At Spanish Schoolhouse, through our experience with thousands of students, we’ve seen how bilingualism empowers children. They gain proven cognitive and social...
Did you know?/¿Sabías que? – Tamales History and Tasty Traditions
You may know tamales as a traditional Mexican dish of cornmeal and meat fillings. Tamales are a culinary staple in Mexico - up to 100 million are served there annually - but did you know that the tradition of tamales spans the globe and almost 9000 years of history?...
Literacy Matters
Did you know that preschoolers whose parents sing to them, tell them stories, and read to them tend to develop larger vocabularies, become better readers and perform better in school? Language research shows that these effects are amplified in a multi-lingual...
Beyond “Por Favor” and “Gracias” – Manners and the Latin Culture
In this digital age, where face-to-face contact is minimized by self-service, online ordering, and social media, one might wonder if manners are becoming less relevant. We say no! In fact, at Spanish Schoolhouse, manners are a core part of our identity and program.At...