Spanish
At Placer Academy Charter, we are proud to provide all k-5 students with Spanish 2 times per week for 40 minutes and our 6-8 students receive Spanish instruction for 50 minutes 4 times per week. We use an exciting and engaging program called Sombrero Time.
Sombrero Time’s Spanish Curriculum is the brainchild of CEO and founder Ruth Finsthwait. Ruth holds an active BCLAD credential and Master’s degree in Special Education. She started Sombrero Time in 2006 to build functional Spanish language skills in her children.
The curriculum is built to help children experience success. It is built upon 4 pillars:
Sombrero Time’s Spanish Curriculum is the brainchild of CEO and founder Ruth Finsthwait. Ruth holds an active BCLAD credential and Master’s degree in Special Education. She started Sombrero Time in 2006 to build functional Spanish language skills in her children.
The curriculum is built to help children experience success. It is built upon 4 pillars:
- Immersion-based: Supports instruction of Spanish in Spanish.
- Age-appropriate: Standards-based and aligned to grade-level learning objectives.
- Promote functionality: Six levels systematically teach students to read, write, and speak, leading to bilingualism.
- Results-driven: Integrated assessments provide benchmarks for tracking student progress and goals.
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“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.”
Flora Lewis