Casa de Español

Despite all my time in midtown, I have never had the opportunity to pop into this locally owned business before!

They have a small parking lot, a couple of spaces for teachers and a couple for those early bird students as this lot will fill up fast! Luckily there is a lot of parking nearby and one can usually find a decent spot.

I came by this shop to pick up supplies for one of the online classes they were hosting. Due to covid they are hosting all classes online, which is mostly made up of language classes. You might still have to come by to pick up your text book though so please call ahead before you stop by since their office isn't always open.

It was super easy to pick up my items and the young man kept his mask on the whole time which I appreciate. They have so many items for sale in the front part of the school, it was so colorful. I loved the earrings the most! (I wear clip on earrings though- bummer for me!) Outside is a mural of Frida and since I had some falsies on I wanted to mimic her beautiful face in the mural.

The class online was so cool and informative- I learn a lot about mexican culture and how to make the sugar skulls from the class. I don't know if they will do this event for the public next year but it cost me only $5 for the skull kit and I bought two so my boyfriend could also make one. We had a great time and truly appreciate this small business.

I have attended classes off and on since 2014. You will not find people more accommodating and polite than the people at casa de Espanol . There is no pressure and it is loads of fun. I can travel to Mexico or central/South America and get by very well. I highly recommend this school.

I loved my time learning Spanish at Casa de Español and am so glad they have a kids class for my daughter to now attend! All of the teachers that I have encountered have been knowledgeable and friendly, which puts my nerves to rest.. They have a really well designed program that nurtures the kids spirit with music, learning, and art within its lessons!

this was just an all the way awesome spot. a children's center to help each and uplift them through art. how awesome! The space was soo heavily rich in culture and passion i love it. they said they do various projects throughout he year. my daughter loved being here and looking at all the children's creations. we had a ball decorating the sugar skulls and learning more about he day of the dead. it was cool knowing we were provided a treasure that we can use for many years to come!

This is my first online class with them. Super fun and educational! Highly recommend the sugar skull class!

Register early to lock in a kit. $5. Seriously can't beat the price!

This isn't my first time at Casa de Espanol. A few years ago, I enrolled my child in their toddler Spanish class. She loved it & I recommend to parents who have an interest in having their littles learn a second language.

Casa de Español is a wonderful place to learn Spanish! It is also a great opportunity to meet and connect with some incredible people. The staff and the teachers love what they do and it shows. They are committed to teaching their students in a relaxed, warm, friendly and fun atmosphere. I cannot say enough great things about Casa de Español and my experience there over the past 7 years!

My kids had the opportunity of participating in a summer camp at Casa de Español earlier this year. My kids are also, often, a handful for anyone other than my partner and I (babysitters beware!). Knowing them and their track record, I reached out in advance to Casa to let them know what to anticipate.

Once camp began, we saw some of the anticipated issues crop up and then increase around day two. I was open to phone calls to help try to refocus my littles. This began to stress me out as the calls were frequent. Week one I ended up pulling them for the 4th day, given their poor behavior on day three. I was frustrated and not sure what to do for week two. Given the confines of the physical location of Casa (i.e. no playground on site), my kids, who need their run-around-time, were struggling.

We re-calibrated: I came to pick up a little earlier and Casa maximized their volunteer and staff capacity to meet my two's need for individualized attention. The director was understanding and accommodating. She even refunded me for the missed time.

Did my kids come out speaking Spanish? Some! They remember the songs and sing them here and there. They remember "rojo". Will I come back to Casa? Probably! While I'm waiting to enroll them in a bilingual program, I see this as the best option for Spanish instruction/exposure.

We drive 30+ min each way for my daughter to attend a weekly class with other intermediate Spanish speakers. She was previously working with a tutor on Skype and was ready to quit learning entirely when we found Casa de Espanol, by accident when wandering downtown! She was willing to try a class, and found them to be a lot of fun. She's happy to be there for 2.5 hours on a weekday and her class did an awesome play in Spanish at the end of the session. I'm really impressed with the quality of instruction AND that they make it fun for kids. We've already signed up for the next one!

If you want to learn Spanish, I suggest checking out, Casa de Espanol. The teachers, classes, instruction and learning environment, are focused on the students, and helping us learn. In addition to the classes, you can sign up to talk with native Spanish speakers, it's a great opportunity to put into practice what you are learning in class. In order to really learn you need to practice talking, and this school gives you that opportunity. Also the school puts on many different and fun cultural events, open houses, and there are travel opportunities as well. This school provides a community focused on encouragement, acceptance, learning about Spanish culture around the world, and of course learning the language. Learn Spanish with us at Casa de Espanol!
Renae,
Spanish Student

We went to the Dia de Los Muertos event in October 2016. It was so much fun! It was a free event. They had kid carnival games (cost was under $10 for unlimited games) and a costume contest. I loved that the prizes for the carnival games, they were small toys and NOT candy. My daughter enjoyed the games and the prizes. I WON a raffle prize!!! I was so happy. I usually never win those things. I will be doing the raffle again in 2017, so if you go, don't do them (because I want to win again). Lol.

They had hay rides (I forgot the cost). We enjoyed the Dia de los Muertos inspired haunted house tour. It was educational, organized, dramatic and imaginative. A lot of effort was made to transform the facility. Students from one of the beauty school colleges were there. They did Dia de los Muertos makeup for FREE!!!

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Review of the bi-weekly Spanish immersion kid's class
-The classes are well organized and thorough.
-My daughter learned literacy and verbal communication in Spanish. Combining the two (communication and literacy) is so important to nourish a life long desire and ability to keep the language.
-She was encouraged to speak and read Spanish.
-Classes are small and the teachers really love working with children.
- Homework is relevant and reinforces what was learned.
- They teach in Spanish. Math, history (of Spanish speaking countries) , grammar, science, customs/culture (of different Spanish speaking countries) and more are all taught in Spanish. The education is well rounded and varied.

Services we have used and recommend - Group kid classes, Summer camps (two years, attending every single session), private tutors, cultural events, music classes, dance classes, movie night, fundraisers, ect...

Pro tip - The owners are really open and listen to feedback. If you have suggestions or feel that something can be improved on feel free to let them know. They are a small business and (like most small businesses) client centered. I have made a few suggestions over the years and the owners have listened. I love that I have a voice and I love that they genuinely care about the community and want to share the Spanish language and Latin cultures.

Pro tip 2 - The tutor individualized each session. I wanted my daughter to learn specific science topics in Spanish (Specifically astronomy and paleontology). She already knew all the concepts in English and it was nice that she had it introduced in Spanish. We did all tutoring sessions with my daughters friend (same age, 6). It saved a little money (cost sharing) and it also made it fun to do it with a friend. Her friend also knew the science topics in English. I taught them (the exact topics) in English for homeschooling for a week before their Spanish tutoring session. They also accept homeschooling vouchers.

I hope this review is useful.