Swinging at piñatas. Playing Mexican bingo. Creating flags of the Latin America nations. Dancing to the strains of Inca flute music. All of these activities and more are integrated into our program.
We make learning Spanish a joyful, fun experience for your child, an experience that will benefit them for years to come. The Apples and Bananas Bilingual School program is a Spanish language and Latin culture program for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten age children. Our core curriculum is designed to spark and maintain the child's interest in Spanish by engaging them in creative and enjoyable cultural activities such as dancing, singing, cooking, art projects, and games.
You and your child will find the Apples and Bananas Bilingual School program rewarding on many levels. In addition to developing a strong foundation in the Spanish language, your child will become more creative and more confident.
Prepare your child for the future with Apples and Bananas Bilingual School!
At Apples and Bananas Bilingual School your child will easily learn a second language by being introduced and exposed to the language and culture through a playful classroom experience, as well as optional outside family events, Cinco de Mayo etc. Apples and Bananas Bilingual School believes in the tried and true method of "Learning a Living Language" through language immersion/acquisition. Immersion simply means total exposure to the language, music and culture of the society. Language acquisition is a milder version of the immersion program where the child will be introduced to the language in a playful way, to slowly grow his or her language skills.
Group activities are predominantly conducted in Spanish in the morning and English in the afternoon. All teachers and assistant teachers understand and speak both Spanish and English fluently. The focus of the program is "learning through fun" to retain each child's original joy of learning. There will be a balance between structured projects and free play, learning about nature and the environment (recycling), language enrichment, sense training, handling of quantities, numbers, forms, rhythmic-musical education, and movement. With the Apples and Bananas program, children have the opportunity to become better listeners, more flexible in their thinking, and be more open to other languages and cultures.
"Teaching Spanish is about more than the vocabulary," We want kids to know not only the Spanish language, but also Latin culture.
Pre-school/Kindergarten Age Program (3 to 6 years)
Infant/Toddler Program (1 to 2½ years old)
Apples and Bananas Bilingual Spanish School
Northway Mall
3101 Penland Parkway A-816
Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 891-0372
E-mail: apples-bananas2010@hotmail.com