322 Vista del Mar Suite B,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310.378.1086
Languages Offered:
ARABIC
ENGLISH
CHINESE
FRENCH
GERMAN
ITALIAN
MANDARIN
JAPANESE
SPANISH
We also offer E.S.L.
Little Ones up to 5 years
Join any time!
Why now?
- New research shows that babies’ brains are primed to learn language long before they utter or understand their first words.
- Research also shows that children are most receptive to speaking a new language when they start at an early stage. It will enrich your child’s mental development.
- A two-year-old child has twice as many synapses in the brain as an adult (the brain must use them or lose them).
- The brain treats multiple languages as one language. So someone who learns a foreign language in childhood, uses one efficient part of the brain. A person who learns after childhood uses two different parts of the brain. So language learning is not as efficient and much more difficult.
- Your child can achieve a native-like pronunciation.
- He will be more creative and better at solving complex problems
- Learning a foreign language will stimulate brain activity
- Research suggests that a second language helps enhance English and other academic skills.
Mommy & Me
1 to 2 years old I am SO excited about our Mommy and Me programs! I wish I had a kid to take it!
First our teachers: we just finished a week of meetings and planning and I have to say that I am extremely impressed with their enthusiasm, their ideas and above all their skills! Mommy: you are going to experience a very fun and informative class with your lovely little one!
Second our new Mommy and Me setting: no more sitting down on a hard rug… we have dedicated mats, soft on the knees! Soft for the little ones to tumble and play, yet hard enough for our 'beginner walkers’ to practice their new acquired skills. Dedicated, also means cleaned before every class so your child crawls on a clean surface.
Third our "take home to practice" material: After each class, mommy will go home with material to practice with your child! So the language really starts sinking in your child’s brain. All together we prepared a FANTASTIC program for you and your child.
Only 5 moms per class! Don’t miss this unique opportunity. Call today to schedule an observation for a Mommy and Me class in Spanish, French or Mandarin 5 babies max (with 5 moms)
Children's 2009-10 school year schedule & prices
Immersion for Preschoolers
SPANISH FRENCH MANDARIN ITALIAN & JAPANESE Age 3 to 5 -8 students maximum
Through life instruction, children learn to speak Spanish/French/Italian/Japanese/Mandarin, the same way they learned their first language by laughing, playing, drawing and eventually conversing. Your child will participate in “hands-on learning experiences”. Every class is designed to guide them towards becoming joyful and independent learners. At the same time, almost effortlessly, your child will acquire a second language.
You can expect many of the same routines and activities that you would in exemplary English-speaking school rooms, but with the added important focus on language acquisition.
Our immersion approach means that every moment in the classroom is also considered for its language-learning opportunities. We know that, the best way to learn a language is to be immersed in it through games, songs, stories, plays…
- Songs include physical actions
- Use of many visuals and real objects
- Activities are interactive
- Classroom routines are used as foreign languages opportunities
- Language is practiced in game formats
- Echoes, chanting, rhythm, and movement are used to help kids remember
- Concept building and foreign language skills are taught together to encourage thinking in the language.
- Lots of opportunities to repeat foreign language in a group and one on one.
Our teachers skillfully apply the most up to date language teaching practice in a loving, developmentally appropriate environment:
Happy & Nurtured
- Small class size=lots of individual attention
- An understanding of and respect for learning styles
- A focus on the development of social skills
- Our teachers are trained in positive discipline technique
- SFLI uses a developmentally appropriate approach
- We believe in smiles and hugs
- It happens! SFLI works as a team to support you and your child
- To stay or not to stay? We have a plan for our families. We work together!
- You know your child best
- On the bright side it encourages positive growth of new abilities