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Online Spanish 1, 2 and Advanced Spanish
Because student schedules get very busy in the middle and high school years, we've begun to offer some of these classes online, while continuing our in-person offerings on Tuesdays. We offer Spanish 1, Spanish 2 and Advanced Spanish classes that meet twice a week, entirely online, using Google Classroom and Google Meet.
On Tuesdays, some students choose to come into our building to do their online class in the same room with some of their other classmates and spend the rest of the day on campus, taking other Spanish classes, having a study hall, or acting as a teacher assistant for our younger classes. The second weekly class is entirely remote.
Other students take their classes entirely online and stay remote. The choice is up to you!
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"My son really enjoys his online Spanish 1 class with Lingual Learners. He does the homework happily, I regularly hear him laughing during class, and the teacher does a great job of keeping the students engaged."
— Kate Wilson, parent
Learning Spanish In Spanish!
All of our Spanish classes are taught almost entirely in Spanish, using language acquisition techniques. Our teacher uses comprehensible input and the knowledge students already have to make it easy to understand and respond in Spanish. Visit our About Immersion page to learn more about language acquisition and comprehensible input.
We use the Comprehensible Classroom's Somos curriculum, designed by language acquisition experts to maximize student understanding and retention. The curriculum is designed to be funny, interesting and dynamic — no dull verb conjugation charts or vocabulary lists!
Spanish 1
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Twice-a-week live online class
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For middle and high school students
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No experience required
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About 1.5 hours of homework each week between sessions
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Designed to fulfill a high school foreign language credit
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Fun and engaging, with lots of online resources like videos, games and more
New for 2025-26 —Flexible schedule Option
First weekly session: Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. OR Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
Second weekly session: Thursday 10:30 a.m. OR Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Students will be expected to choose a day for each of the 2 weekly sessions and commit to that day, with exceptions possible for appointments, illness, etc.
We will need a minimum of 12 students to run the class with a flexible option. If we are unable to offer class at the day and time that works for your student's schedule, we will provide a refund.
Spanish 2
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Twice-a-week live online class
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For middle and high school students
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Pre-requisite: Successful completion of Spanish 1 in our program or a program of a similar level
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About 1.5 hours of homework each week between sessions
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Designed to fulfill a high school foreign language credit
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Fun and engaging, with lots of online resources like videos, games and more
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Students welcome to take class on campus on Tuesdays and join other elective options.
Class Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m.
Advanced Spanish
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Twice-a-week online class
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For middle and high school students
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Designed for students with a high level of Spanish who feel confident reading, writing and speaking Spanish
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About 2 hours of homework each week between sessions
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Designed to fulfill a high school foreign language credit
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Fun and engaging, with lots of online resources like videos, games and more
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Students welcome to take class on campus on Tuesdays and join other elective options or be a teacher assistant
Class Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
Tuition For Middle and High School Spanish
Spanish 1, 2 and Advanced Spanish are all $700 for the year, with classes meeting twice a week for 30 weeks.
Additional In-Person Options
For students who are coming into our building to take these classes, we also offer additional electives at a discounted rate of $200 per class per year.
Electives include Music and Movement, Unit Studies, Language Games and Activities, with other classes potentially available based on demand.
Study Hall
We know that older students sometimes need an hour to work on other classwork, outside of Spanish. We are happy to provide a quiet study room for students who need to take a study hall our during our in-person Tuesday programming.
Teacher Assistant
This option is subject to the approval of the directors, but our older students are invited, if interested, to be a teacher assistant during our Tuesday class periods for younger students. Duties can include reading with students, supervising or leading small groups of students in an activity, helping manage classroom materials or helping out with activities and projects.
Instructor: Leah Houghton
As an experienced Spanish immersion teacher, Leah Houghton has taught with Lingual Learners since 2017 and currently teaches our online advanced Spanish classes for older learners. Leah's interest in learning Spanish began when she was a little girl with her grandmother, who was from Guadalajara, Mexico. Leah took Spanish classes all through her school years and graduated with a Bachelors' Degree in K-12 Spanish Education from Saginaw Valley State University. In addition to having taught Spanish at all different grades and levels, she has also traveled to several Spanish-speaking countries, where she has loved talking with people and learning about what life is like there. Leah lives in Rockford with her husband and two children.