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02/19/2020

Congratulations to Keller Beginner 1 Graduates

Congratulations to Beatriz’s Beginner I Spanish class for completing their capsule!

This class meets at our Keller location on Thursdays at 7pm. The beginner Spanish capsule includes topics such as the alphabet, numbers, greetings and farewells, colors, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, animals, clothing, family members, food, and feelings.

Edward, Edee, Melanie, Mose, and Van all passed their test, and started the Beginner II Spanish capsule earlier this month. Job well done and keep going! Felicidades!

02/12/2020

Learning a New Language? Listen to Podcasts

One recommendation we give to all our students is to listen to the language they’re learning. Reading and writing Spanish will typically come more easily, but listening (and speaking) can be a real challenge.

For this reason, we encourage students to listen to podcasts in Spanish. One of the best we’ve heard is the Duolingo podcast. Their podcasts focus on interesting, real-life topics. They include sections of English and Spanish, and they speak a little more slowly to help you follow along. In addition, they provide a transcript of each episode which is extremely useful.

You can find their free podcasts at podcast.duolingo.com. And the best part is you can listen to them anywhere on your phone, tablet or laptop.

If you’re tackling a new language, make sure you add listening to your studies!

02/05/2020

Congratulations to Beginner 1 Graduates

We would like to congratulate Ana’s Beginner I Spanish class for completing their capsule!

This class meets at our Hurst location on Wednesdays at 11am. The beginner Spanish capsule includes topics such as the alphabet, numbers, greetings and farewells, colors, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, animals, clothing, family members, food, and feelings.

Kimberly, Karen, Charles and Carmen passed their test, and start the Beginner II Spanish capsule today! We love our students and we’re so proud of their hard work. Felicidades!

01/29/2020

Teaching Spanish at COG Regional Police Academy

At La Academia, we not only teach Spanish and ESL to adults, we offer Spanish for Law Enforcement. This includes teaching at the Council Of Government’s Regional Police Academy.

The Regional Police Academy (RPA) has over 50 years of experience in law enforcement training, specializing in presenting programs of current and future interest to the law enforcement profession. All courses offered are certified for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit, and this includes Spanish for Law Enforcement.

The mission of the RPA is to provide high caliber, cost effective professional development opportunities for peace officers at various levels of the profession. We’re honored to partner with RPA and to teach law enforcement personnel from around North Texas.

01/24/202001/24/2020

Beginner Classes Starting Next Week

If you’re ready to learn Spanish, we have a number of Beginner Classes starting next week in Hurst and Keller:

Beginner 1 Hurst

Tuesday 6pm-7pm (Jan 28^th – April 21^st)

Thursday 10:30am-11:30am (January 30^th – April 23^rd)

Beginner 1 Keller

Monday 10:30-11:30am (January 27^th – April 20^th)

Tuesday 7:00-8:00pm (January 28^th – April 21^st)

Thursday 10:30-11:30am (January 30^th – April 23^rd)

The Beginner 1 capsule is 12 weeks and we’ll cover the alphabet, greetings, colors, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, animals, and food – among other topics. Please call us with any questions or to get registered! (817)692-8302

02/16/201601/24/2020

Improve your child’s brain structure

Amigos,

Check out this article: https://www.inverse.com/article/11487-science-shows-that-bilingual-people-s-brains-work-differently

This validates what we, at La Academia, have observed for years: 1) that bilingual children have enhanced cognition and 2) The child does not have to be bilingual from birth to reap the benefits of being bilingual.