This program is for children ages 3.6 yrs & up. Children are required to enroll in all five days if they are in their last year of preschool. This program also offers a focus on Kindergarten readiness while learning and mastering the Spanish language.

Our afternoon programs Los Koalas and Koalitas are true immersions; this means that the children will be spoken to only in Spanish while in class. Studies have shown that it's during this critical age that preschool children are able to absorb a second language with ease. Mastering the language will depend on the type of learner your child is and his/her exposure to the language. There are two main types of language learners: simultaneous and sequential.

A simultaneous learner is a child who has exposure to both languages at home. A child who has been cared for by someone who speaks the languages since he/she was born and is spoken to consistently will most likely be this type of learner. This child can most likely decode and switch from one language to the other without having to "translate" or put forth additional mental effort.

A sequential learner is a child who has had very little or no exposure to the second language. This child will learn his/her primary language and master it first, and then will make the necessary adaptations to accommodate a second vocabulary as well as the syntax (grammar) of the new language. This child will usually take a little longer to be able to produce the second language because he/she is processing one language first and then the second one. However, if exposed at an early age he/she will be able to master it and produce it the same as a simultaneous learner.

Children participating in the Spanish Immersion Program for the entire duration of Preschool perform well and are great candidates for our local Spanish Immersion Elementary Schools. Whether pursuing a Spanish Immersion program or attending a regular Elementary School (private or public) Green Beginning students graduate having all the necessary skills to be successful and thrive in any Kindergarten program.