Bilingual Arte Kids

Bilingual Arte Kids is a program for children 6 to 12 years old who are beginning and developing their reading and writing skills, and who want to learn and practice Spanish through art-making, singing, movement, dramatic play, games and children’s literature.

Parents or caregivers join an online video call with their child and engage in the session of the day. Together, we engage in different topics to creatively practice listening, speaking and beginning reading and writing skills in Spanish. We dance, move and sing, and create digital or analog art pieces that serve as a bridge between our real-world and our imagination.

Bilingual Arte Kids focuses on supporting children and their families to:

• Develop fine motor skills by using analog or digital drawing tools: crayons, pastels, markers on paper, or digital pencil or fingers on iPads.

• Develop gross motor skills by practicing dancing and movement exercises that increase rhythm, coordination and corporal expression.

• Develop literacy and communication skills in Spanish and English through dual-language sessions that include listening, speaking, writing and reading activities.

• Develop social skills through participation and exchange in shared group or private sessions.

• Stimulate creativity through art-making exercises using observation and imagination.

• Develop critical thinking by visual analysis of images, artwork and stories.

• Build cultural awareness about the diverse world of the Spanish speaking cultures.

All Sing & Play and

Bilingual Arte Kids sessions are

• 1 hour or 45 min video call.

• Parent or caregiver and one or two children per family (a responsible adult must accompany the children during the video call).

• Individual (one child, one adult) or small group sessions for at least two families and up to ten children per video call.

• Offered on a flexible schedule.