SPANISH 003 Term 4: HERITAGE SPANISH: DEVELOPING ALL SPEAKING, READING & WRITING SKILLS

SPANISH 003 Term 4: Heritage Spanish: Developing All Speaking, Reading & Writing Skills

This course is for children (ages 5-13) of our Spanish-speaking migrant communities who already speak some Spanish but need some additional help with developing their speaking, reading & writing skills. The price is in New Zealand dollars and GST inclusive.

NZ$120.00

Offered :

2022 Term 4 (Oct-Dec).

Date & Time:

Friday afternoons from 4:00-5:00 pm (NZ Time) during school Terms. Our Term 4 course begins on Friday 21 October 2022 and runs for eight successive weeks.

Time Zone equivalents:

Honolulu, Hawai’i: Thursdays 5:00 pm -6:00pm beginning 20 October 2022
US Pacific: Thursdays 8:00 pm -9:00 pm beginning 20 October 2022
London, UK: Fridays 4:00 am - 5:00 am beginning 21 October 2022
Paris, France: Fridays 5:00 am -6:00am beginning 21 October 2022
New Delhi, India: Fridays 8:30 am -9:30 am beginning 21 October 2022
Bangkok, Thailand: Fridays 10:00 am-11:00pm beginning 21 October 2022
Singapore: Fridays 11:00 am -12:00 pm beginning 21 October 2022
Sydney, Australia: Fridays 2:00 pm -3:00pm beginning 21 October 2022

Description:

Our Language teaching Style:

No homework
No marking
Storytelling as part of language immersion
We’re able to accept new cohorts of students in subsequent School Terms

Class Format:

8 sessions per School Term
1 hour class session
Hybrid classes: students have the option of attending either in-person at the EarthDiverse Centre in the Hamilton CBD, or on-line via Zoom
Classes are recorded so that students can review sessions, or catch up on a missed class
Caregivers will need to sign their kids in and out

Meet our Instructor

Spanish Instructor Susana Bazaldua Merino

Hola! My name is Susana, I am originally from Mexico. I arrived in New Zealand with my two kids and my husband in 2018. Since then, my passion has been to share the beauty of Mexican culture and the Spanish language. I have been a volunteer of Spanish in some Conversation groups, and I have started with my daughter a Mexican regional dance group called: Los Alebrijes. I have also shared the beauty of the tradition of Dia de los Muertos in the Colombian Festival Dia de los Niños in Hamilton. I studied Aeronautical Engineering and I have a Masters Degree in Mathematics Education. I have been teaching Maths to young adults of Bachelor in Engineering in Mexico for more than 20 years, and here in New Zealand I taught in an Airline Academy theoretical aviation subjects. I really like to share my knowledge and help others whether discovering Mexican culture through a joyful dance or discovering the beauty of the perfection of an equation.

Assessment:

Your child’s communicative skills in Spanish must first be assessed by our Team so that we are certain that s/he is placed in the correct class. Please contact our Language Programme Director Cristina Schumacher to arrange for an assessment. ¡Muchas gracias!

Location:

All in-person classes are held at the EarthDiverse offices and classrooms located at 401 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton (located just north of the Hamilton Central Bus Station) (entrance is located on the side of the building, see map below). Those looking for parking for our evening classes can park just in front of the building in any of the available car parks. Daytime parking can be found in our dedicated car parks, or free 2-hour on-street daytime parking can be found just in front of Anglesea Street.

Distance Learning:

This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:

Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.

Distance-Learning options:

In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.

Pricing options:

All prices in New Zealand Dollars

$120.00

GST Inclusive

Register

Course curriculum

Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.

1. EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
1. 20221021 T4.1 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221021 T4.1 Spanish 003 video
1. 20221028 T4.2 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221028 T4.2 Spanish 003 video
1. 20221104 T4.3 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221104 T4.3 Spanish 003 video
1. 20221104 T4.4 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221111 T4.4 Spanish 003 video
1. 20221118 T4.5 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221118 T4.5 Spanish 003 video
1. 20221125 T4.6 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221129 T4.6 Spanish 003 video
3. 20221129 T4.6 Spanish 003
1. 202221202 T4.7 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221202 T4.7 Spanish 003 video
1. 202221213 T4.8 Spanish 003 PDF
2. 20221213 T4.8 Spanish 003

About this course

$120.00
18 lessons
8.5 hours of video content

Notes:

Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time either in-person or via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are posted within 24 hours of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning session on a day and time of your choosing.

Prerequisites :

Assessment:

Your child’s communicative skills in Spanish must first be assessed by our Team so that we are certain that s/he is placed in th correct class. Please contact our Language Programme Director Cristina Schumacher to arrange for an assessment. ¡Muchas gracias! Kids aged 5-13 only

Materials:

Your child will only require a pen or pencil, eraser, coloured pencils or crayons, drawing paper and a small notebook. Teachers may request in advance that parents supply additional materials.

Students reviews

Fun and awesomely easy!

Victor Chege Romero

"I am happy to improve my writing skills through dictations and stories. The teacher makes it so fun hence making it look very easy. I am already seeing a l...

"I am happy to improve my writing skills through dictations and stories. The teacher makes it so fun hence making it look very easy. I am already seeing a lot of improvements. Thanks! "

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