Our Objective
Introduce your child to a new language and a new culture by signing up for a class here at Tribeca Language!
We offer children's classes in up to 8 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Korean, Hindi & Arabic!
Classes at Tribeca Language are designed to lead students towards functional fluency. Functional fluency is best described as having a confident use of the 275 most commonly used vocabulary words. These 275 words are the foundation of conversation. Using Maurice Hazan's revolutionary QTalk Method, we are able to introduce vocabulary in a way that simulates the natural acquisition of language. Students will learn grammar and the vocabulary to become functionally fluent without feeling like they're going to school! Very little homework is needed as the method itself enhances the encoding and recall of the information.
We guarantee personal interaction and optimal learning by limiting class sizes to a maximum of six students.
Curriculum by Age
Baby & Me Classes: These Immersion classes feature playtime with our full line of cognitive development tools, designed to enhance motor skills while exposing children to beginning comprehension of a second language. Exposure to fluent communication. Attendance with care-giver.
2-3 year olds
At this age children are still developing phonetic synapses in their own language. They will expand their enunciation range by identifying a series of images and objects through music, movement and hands on activities. 2's transition from the narrated cognitive development play into basic sentence structuring with both tactile and visual tools moving closer to book and flash card based classes. Introduction to art project reinforcement of vocabulary begins. English is used in classes only for introduction of new concepts. We ask that care-givers not be in the room but stay nearby.
3-5 year olds
By 3, we are able to help children structure basic sentences using animals, colors, verbs and objects through hands on activities such as puzzles and art projects, as well as through the use of our proprietary flash cards and book series. We begin assigning practice pages and online games that directly reinforce curriculum. English is used in classes only for introduction of new concepts. These classes are drop off.
5 to 7 year olds
In this class, children begin working with the full 275 word functional fluency core vocabulary and are introduced to dialogue using the QTalk Method of flashcards, books and games. They will be able to begin applying the language to their everyday lives. Practice pages and online games are suggested in between classes. English is used in classes only for introduction of new concepts. These classes are drop off.
8 -12 year olds
Children work with the full 275 word functional fluency core vocabulary and reinforce the use of what they have learned through role play and strategy games. They will be introduced to more complex aspects of the language, such as conjugating skills. English is used in classes only for introduction of new concepts. These classes are drop off.
