by laacademia-author | Jan 25, 2018 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools, Spanish classes
Hello! My name is Inés Enríquez and I teach Spanish at La Academia. I teach Spanish to a wide range of ages, from 3 to 73! But my favourite group is the children. I really enjoy teaching Spanish in different schools and see the progress in them, sometimes they leave...
by laacademia-author | Aug 25, 2017 | Language classes in schools, Language school, Languages
A saying attributed to Nelson Mandela says: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that will go to his head. But, if you talk to him in his own language, that will go to his heart”. It’s a well-accepted fact that should we need to build a certain level of...
by laacademia-author | Jul 24, 2017 | Language classes in schools, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
We offer primary schools Multicultural Days in a number of languages, and have recently had a few Spanish Days. The photo shows a group of Primary School children enjoying a day of Spanish, in which they learn about life in Spain and South American countries, as well...
by laacademia-author | Apr 29, 2016 | Language classes in schools, Latest News
We’re really excited to announce our Flamenco dancing lessons for schools. Led by Latin dancing expert and enthusiast Teddy (Teodora), these sessions are proving really popular with our trial schools in Stockport and Manchester. Both boys and girls are enjoying...
by laacademia-author | Apr 25, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, Language classes in schools
Yet another depressing report into the state of language learning in schools from the Education Development Trust (EDT). For the last 14 years the EDT has published reports on language learning in UK schools. Initially this was for secondary schools and has included...
by laacademia-author | May 22, 2015 | KS2 languages, Language classes in schools
The OCR exam board has submitted proposals to Ofqual to develop more youth-friendly exams in MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) removing some conversational topics such as the weather, holidays and zoo visits, and instead offering topics such as tattoos and festivals. The...
