At Spanish Schoolhouse, you hear music every day! Why is music such an important part of the Latin culture? It expresses the happiness and cultural traditions of the Latin people, and makes you want to dance with its great rhythms! Our End of Year Show is the time when the children share what they have learned about Latin music and culture through dance, song, and cultural presentations. In today’s blog, […]
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Semana del Niño, “Children’s Week,” is one of the most joyous weeks at Spanish Schoolhouse. This is a time we set aside to celebrate and honor children, specifically the wonderful students of SSH! If you like history, you might want to know the background of this holiday (if not, skip ahead! :)). In 1959, the United Nations General Assembly issued a Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This spelled […]
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When we send Spanish Schoolhouse newsletters, emails, and other communication to parents, we love to include Spanish captions and phrases. Perhaps you’ve noticed some unusual styles and wondered if our proofreader had taken the day off! This article will shine a little light on some interesting differences. ¿Sabías que? Did you know? Spanish uses the entire English alphabet, but includes a 27th letter – “ñ.” This appears after “n” in the […]
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No Comments Every February, a burst of creativity, sensory awareness, and cultural pride overtakes Spanish Schoolhouse. You may ask, “What is this flash of texture, color, and culture?” It’s our annual Latin American Art Expo, and the students are the little artists (¡los pequeños artistas!)! From the youngest to the oldest, each class “adopts” a famous Latin artist and one of his or her works. During Circle Time, they will learn about their […]
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No Comments For young children, curiosity is a part of their being. They are constantly questioning how the world works, experimenting, predicting outcomes, observing, and drawing conclusions. In essence, each young child is already a scientist! As educators, we want to capitalize on and encourage that curiosity as much as possible. Our regular daily curriculum includes many pre-science skills, but each year in January we make science extra fun and exciting with […]
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No Comments If you happen to walk down the halls of any Spanish Schoolhouse campus in November or December, you’re likely to hear the sounds of maracas, guitars, drums, and angelic voices. You may not recognize these as the sounds of Christmas, but cultural holiday songs, dances, and Latin traditions fill our schools long before Christmas Day. Students and teachers work hard for many weeks preparing for one of the highlights of […]
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No Comments How often is this conversation heard in your house? Parent: “What did you learn at school today?” Child: “I don’t know…” Do you feel out of the loop about what your child is learning at Spanish Schoolhouse? Wish you knew more about the curriculum? Then help is here!! Read on to learn the inside story… Curriculum: Our Spanish Schoolhouse Preschool curriculum is developed by Texas-certified teachers to meet all the […]
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During the month of November, Spanish Schoolhouse classes will focus on being thankful for what we have, and on giving back through community service. Students will participate in projects for their local communities (details in a future blog post!). Spanish Schoolhouse, as a company, is following the lead of the students, and giving back to a part of the Latin community in extreme need, specifically in Peru. In 2014, […]
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No Comments Summertime in Texas! Long, hot hours to fill, with kids who would gladly stay glued to a screen in the air conditioning all day if we’d let them. What’s a parent to do? We’d all like to keep our kids’ brains engaged over the summer. Summer camp options abound, from sports, to science, art, music, and more. Wouldn’t you love to find a summer camp that combines all of these? […]
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No Comments One of the parents’ and students’ favorite events every year at Spanish Schoolhouse, is the Latin American Art Expo. Each class learns about a different Latin artist, their background, and their style of art. They are introduced to one of the artist’s famous works, and then the students have the opportunity to create their own version of the “obra” (artwork). The students work with various colors, tools, and […]
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