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Language classes at the Alexandria Academy provide a terrific jump-start for your child’s education by not only enhancing basic language skills, but also providing early exposure to other cultures.
French/Spanish classes spend time on both language and culture. Several levels of language instruction are currently available:
“Mom and Me”—18 months to 3 years
Accompanied by a parent or caregiver, children learn Spanish, French, and Latin. Enthusiastic teachers make learning foreign languages fun by utilizing movement, song, and visuals as reinforcement. Students acquire basic language skills while learning about other cultures.
Classes meet 45 minutes per week; the price for each session is $275 per student; $290 for Chinese. See our schedule for current times and registration instructions.
3–5 years, 5–7 years, and Advanced
Watch your child experience the joy of learning about a new language and other cultures. Through singing, story telling, and role-playing, children are immersed in Spanish, then French, and finally Latin. Students bring home a work of art they create that involves the culture studied.
Classes meet for 45 minutes per week; the price for each session is $275 per student; $290 for Chinese. See our schedule for current times and registration instructions.
Tutorials and Semi-Private Classes
Private tutorials in each language available. Semi-private classes in each language are also available (3 students minimum). Contact us for more information.
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Instructor
Anne Craner, the Academy’s foreign language teacher and Kindermusik teacher, earned her BA and MA in art history at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. She is fluent in English, French, and Spanish. From 1983 to 1996 she was a research associate in the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and was a curator at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. She has been the Spanish teacher at Old Town Montessori since 1999.
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