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Why
Should Your Child Learn a Foreign Language?
1.
Children learn languages faster and more easily
than adults do. Between
toddlerhood and puberty, their brains are in the right
stage of “readiness” for language learning.
2.
The number of native speakers of English is
declining worldwide—by 2050, when your child will be
middle-aged, the percentage of native English speakers
in the world will have dropped from 9% to 5%.
Our children deserve to acquire the tools needed
to function in a multicultural world. And how else are we to achieve world
peace?
3.
Children love learning a new language—it feels
like a “secret code” to them.
It’s not work for them—it’s fun.
They love playing with words.
The
learning is fast and fun when it’s Comfort Zone
Learning™!
Language Resources offers the same interactive,
out-of-your-chair approach to languages for kids as for
adults.
Crafts,
show-and-tell, guessing games, songs, stories, maybe
even a magic trick or two!—something different will
be happening at every meeting.
Kids will learn words the natural way, in the
context of actions and commands.
They will learn common actions, foods, clothing,
tools, directions, everyday objects, sports vocabulary,
plants and flowers, and more.
Small
classes permit all children to participate.
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to be notified when a new class comes to your
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which town
you
live in, which language you are interested in, and
whether
you
are interested in classes for adults or kids!
What do kids learn in a Language Resources class?
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Spanish,
Chinese, Japanese, French, and Polish--
Preschool,
After School, and Saturdays! We
also have classes for Homeschoolers. Call for more information! |
Choose
a language for your child, and your location--
then
contact the Park District listed below.
Want
to talk it over?
Call
Ruth or Miles Hoffman, Language Resources:
847-726-1608.
When
you select a class, don't wait--you must register at
least a week
before
the class is scheduled to begin, in most
cases.
In
all cases it is first come, first served!
Jump
to locations:
Gorton
Community Center (Lake Forest)
Des
Plaines Park District
City
of Elgin Department of Parks & Recreation
Gurnee
Park District
Lake
Zurich Parks & Recreation Department
Village
of Libertyville Parks & Recreation Department
Palatine
Park District
Park
Ridge Recreation & Park District
Round
Lake Area Park District
Schaumburg
Park District
Skokie
Park District
Vernon
Hills Park District
Wood
Dale Park District
Note:
All classes are open to non-residents, but some
locations charge a
little more for non-residents (in some, as little as $5 more!).
Our
trained teachers come to the Des Plaines Park District
to provide fun Spanish classes in a preschool room
after preschool: 11:30 am-12:15 pm. Their
preschool teachers will bring your children to the
language program after morning preschool.
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Elgin
Department of Parks & Recreation. Register at The Centre, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120.
For registration information call 847-531-7000.
www.cityofelgin.org.
SPANISH
FOR KIDS: The Centre
Gurnee
Park District. Register
at Viking Park, 4374 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee, IL 60031.
Call 847-623-7788. www.gurneeparkdistrict.com.
SPANISH
FOR PRESCHOOLERS
If your children are in the
morning Preschool, staff will take them to the Spanish Class. If your
children are in the afternoon Preschool, bring them at 11:45 and staff will take
them to their Preschool room after Spanish Class. You do not have to be
enrolled in the Preschool to participate in Spanish Class.
After School Clubs: FRENCH,
GERMAN, SPANISH
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Lake
Zurich Parks & Recreation Department.
Register
at The Barn in Paulus Park,
200 S. Rand Road (Rt. 12), Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
Call 847-438-5146. www.volz.org
SPANISH preschool: The Barn at Paulus Park
Saturday
SPANISH and FRENCH CLUBS for Kids: Kuechmann
Park Building, 626 N. Old Rand Rd.
Libertyville
Parks & Recreation Department. Register
at Bolander Park, 625 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville.
Call 847-918-7275. www.libertyville.com.
Classes for children are held at the Libertyville Sports Complex, Hwy.
45.
SPANISH
FOR PRESCHOOLERS: Kinder Korner Preschool at the Sports Complex
If your children are in the
morning Preschool, staff will take them to the Spanish Class. If your
children are in the afternoon Preschool, bring them at 11:45 and staff will take
them to their Preschool room after Spanish Class. You do not have to be
enrolled in the Preschool to participate in Spanish Class. The two
sessions will cover different topics, so a child may enroll for either session
or both.
After School Spanish
and French for Kids: Indoor Sports Center, Preschool Wing
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Palatine
Park District.
250
E. Wood Street, Palatine, IL 60067. Call
847-991-0333. Class meets in the
Community Center, Room 1G. www.palatineparks.org.
Spanish
Club
Park
Ridge Recreation & Park District. Registration and classes at Maine Park Leisure Center, 2701
Sibley Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068. Call
847-692-5127. www.parkridgeparkdistrict.com.
Round
Lake Area Park District. 814
Hart Road, Round Lake, IL 60073. 847-546-8558.
www.roundlakeareaparkdistrict.org
FAMILY
SPANISH--Parents and kids have fun learning
together! Call for special family fee.
ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE--Intermediate Level
Spanish for Kids
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Schaumburg
Park District.
Community Recreation Center, 505
N. Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg, IL 60194.
Call 847-490-7015. www.parkfun.com.
Spanish and Japanese Clubs for Kids
Vernon
Hills Park District. Registration
at Sullivan Community Center, 635 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061.
Call 847-996-6800. www.vhparkdistrict.org.
SPANISH preschool:
Sullivan Community
Center, Preschool Wing, Room A
SPANISH KIDS CLUB: Laschen Community
Center
Wood
Dale Park District. Registration
at Recreation Complex, 111 E. Foster Avenue, Wood Dale, IL 60191.
Call 630-595-9333. www.wooddaleparkdistrict.org.
SPANISH
for Kids
POLISH
for Kids
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Each
class will offer the children an opportunity to play games, make craft projects,
manipulate objects, and get involved in all sorts of other learning activities.
The instructor will repeat the words as often as the children want to
hear them.
The
instructor will also explain the class rules to the children. They are:
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We
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Everyone
gets to play. |
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You
can ask questions at any time. |
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Have
fun! |
We
know that your child will have a wonderful time learning a second language!
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