the mission & vision:

Bilingual Citizens
of the World

All programs offered at our Center and partner sites are designed to live our mission— Promoting the acquisition and development of the Spanish language. Living in predominantly English speaking communities has afforded children and adults a wonderfully natural way to acquire and have access to the most spoken language in the world. We now have the opportunity and the capacity at our Center to acquire the Spanish language in the same natural way. If anything is possible, the Lehigh Valley will be home to a generation of bilingual, globalized citizens of the world!   

Total Immersion

Yes! Our teachers communicate in Spanish 100% of the time we spend together. No worries, we are expert facilitators of second language! Our instructional methods are guided by Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition and Tracy Terrell’s Natural Approach. Teachers implement total immersion, meaning our programming (formal and informal lessons) is planned and conducted entirely in Spanish. At our Center, the Spanish language is the medium of communication from the moment a student walks in the door. Instruction of daily lessons, and communication in an immersion environment is effective because our trained teachers are able to deliver what we call comprehensible messages. Also known as comprehensible input, this component is at the heart of our methodology and it is achieved through careful selection of vocabulary, gestures, props, and various extralinguistic resources that aid in successfully communicating a message. Schedule your visit to see this in action!