We are dedicated to giving your child the best possible learning experience and can't wait for you to join the family.

Join us for a Winter Break full of fun and excitement!

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Winter Wonder Spanish Camp

Winter Spanish Camp

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Weekly

Daily

Half-Day

We offer you the option to signup by the week or by the day.

Signup to our Winter Camp today!

At our Winter Camp, your child will participate in group activities, engage in daily games, and embark on an exciting journey of learning. We create a fun and safe environment to make learning Spanish enjoyable! We believe children learn best when they are immersed in fun and engaging activities. Through play, discovery and creative activities, our goal is to build their oral fluency and educational development.

Get ready for a fun winter

A 100% Spanish immersion program for children ages 2 to 5 years old.



"Play is the Real Work of Childhood." -Mister Rogers

We look forward to having your family join our Intiwasi community. 

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Spanish Immersion Preschool

Preschool

Transition Program

3 days a week

5 days a week

2 days a week

Preschool Program

Extended Program

Every parent's schedule is different and every child's development is unique. Our preschool plans are tailored to meet you and your child's needs. All our prices are annual and we require a 10 month commitment for the whole school year that goes from mid-August to mid-June, please refer to our academic calendar for specific dates. Students attending for summer will be subject to summer camp preferential pricing for Intiwasi families and enrollment is weekly. All meals are included in tuition

Flexible preschool programs for every parent and child

We work with multi-level classrooms through stations of exploration. Each station has different levels allowing children to learn at their own pace and allows children to explore a field of study such as math, art, language, and science through hands-on activities. During station time, children have the opportunity to choose where to work and rotate through different stations at their own pace and lead by their own curiosity, forming their independence and freedom of choice.

Our preschool program follows a STEAM curriculum that places high emphasis on arts and science. Music, art, sports, and dance are embedded into our school day allowing children to express themselves kinesthetically and visually.

A great foundation

All of our students participate in yoga and gardening twice a week. In yoga class, children learn to control their bodies, understand concepts of balance, and meditation. While gardening, children get to explore the outdoors, see how food grows, and try new flavors.

At Intiwasi, we care about our Los Angeles community, and most importantly our environment. We are committed to teaching our children how to love our planet and the principles of 'reduce, re-use, and recycle'. Our goal is to raise caring, inquisitive, responsible individuals with a global perspective.

More than anything, Intiwasi is a place created with love, in which we see each and every one of our students as individuals. We cherish our differences and celebrate our similarities. At Intiwasi, we create a space of love and tolerance meant to allow each of our students to develop in a caring and loving environment.

Our values

Our Preschool offers a variety of schedules including a half-day schedule perfect for transitioning your child to our Preschool. Classes are specially developed to help children get their feet wet with preschool while exposing them to Spanish through diverse activities such as music, movement, and art.

This schedule is recommended for children between the ages of 2 - 3.5 years who are not yet ready for a full schedule but want the opportunity to smoothly transition to preschool. Once in our transition program, students are introduced to the basics of preschool life through fun activities and a variety of stations including gardening, yoga, music, art, and lots of play!

The classes are taught 100% in Spanish, giving your child a full Spanish immersion and helping them acquire the language in a natural way.

Transition your child to Preschool

A bilingual STEAM school where Spanish is the primary language.

Spanish Immersion Elementary School

Elementary School

General

Regular

Extended

Every parent's schedule is different and every child's development is unique. Our elementary school plans are tailored to meet you and your child's needs.

Flexible elementary school plans for you and your child

Our elementary school program follows a STEAM curriculum that places high emphasis on Arts and Science. Music, Sports, and Dance are embedded in our school day to allow children to be more kinesthetically aware of their bodies.

Throughout the day, students navigate through different subjects of study including Math, Science, English, Geography, History, Language (Spanish), Art, and Music.

In class, students learn first through teacher-directed lessons which then later are relevant to apply to our exploration stations. These exploration stations are meant to allow the students to fully grasp the lesson by applying the concept. The core of our philosophy is learning through exploration and questioning. In class, we tinker students' minds to promote critical thinking by creating hypotheses and drawing conclusions. For more information click to  **[review our curriculum summary guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18u7zHRL72RwBooqmsLZPEOU4tGkwgKPS3LXk-BnKSgU/edit?usp=sharing).**

Our eclectic approach to education

At Intiwasi, we see all of our students as individuals and we teach them as such. We firmly believe that education does not come in a one-size-fits-all model and that we need to tailor our classes to meet our students' needs. Education and learning are dynamic processes and we are here to educate our students. All of our teachers are committed to working with our parents as a team to help our students thrive and learn.

We firmly believe in creating an environment of tolerance and respect. Our goal is to raise caring, inquisitive, responsible individuals within our Los Angeles community. With our world history and geography classes we aim to teach young students the traditions, cultures, customs, and mistakes of our past.

Creating a brighter future for your child

Spanish immersion after school classes and programs

We're excited to be able to offer over 14 sessions of enrichment classes to our students this Fall. The schedule and pricing breakdown is as follows:

## **Monday sessions**

### Outdoor Messy Art and Exploration: (All Ages)

**Taught by: Ms. Jessica (Spanish)**

Join us for a play-based outdoor curriculum specifically designed to engage students in outdoor imagination and purposeful play through expert-led activities that will spark their interest and imagination.

### Soccer-Ages 3.5+ (Bilingual)

**Taught by Luis**

In this intro soccer class, young children would learn the proper form of kicking, passing, and stopping the ball. In addition, this soccer class would introduce the different positions in soccer and what each position consists of.  Children would develop their skills in a fun game form. 

## **Tuesday sessions**

### Cooking (All Ages)

**Taught by: Jessica (Spanish)**

World Cuisine culminating in the creation of a cookbook for purchase at the end of the school year by the whole school!

### T-ball- 2.5-4 years old (Bilingual)

**Taught by: Luis**

T-Ball is a simplified form of baseball or softball. This class is a way to introduce baseball to young children to start developing skills while having fun.

## **Wednesday sessions**

### Ballet- (Ages 3-6)

**Taught by: Mia Kossover (Bilingual)**

The objective of the ballet class is to increase awareness of your body and connection to the world as well as gain strength using both fine and gross motor skills. We will work on balance and muscle memory then use those skills to learn classical ballet.

### Soccer-Ages 2-3.5 (Bilingual)

**Taught by Luis**

Using simple tactics such as  colors, shapes, and music children would really enjoy playing soccer. Through encouragement common games as green yellow red light, Sammy says, duck duck goose, and other well know games our little ones would start developing basic skills without feeling like they are in training session. 

## **Thursday sessions**

### Dances of the world- Latin America 3 and up

**Taught by Nadia (Spanish)**

In This multicultural dance and drama class students will build knowledge and understanding of dance styles from 4 South-American countries. In this series, we will learn Valicha from Perú, Cueca from Chile, and Tutuna from Bolivia. At the end of the series, we will do a performance that will showcase all that we have learned in the 14 weeks of class.

### Gymnastics (Ages 3-6)

**Taught by: Ms. Lisa (English)** 

These classes are designed to enhance your child's fine and gross motor skills, social skills, strength and coordination through the utilization of beginner gymnastics equipment, and obstacle courses that emphasize climbing,  jumping, running, and rolling in a fun and safe environment.

## **Friday sessions**

### Martial Arts  3 and up

**Albert Miao (English)** 

This class will teach kids how to protect themselves if someone were to attack. 

When standing up we will go over how to use your body to protect yourself if you were to get it as well as how to evade strikes. We will also go over how to stand up if you fall to the ground and how to move around on the ground to get to a safe area. Over the course of the year, children will earn ribbons. 

* Kids ribbon checklist for martial arts.
* Striking Defense ribbon
* Punch ribbon
* Kick ribbon
* Movement ribbon
* Kids self defense ribbon
* Punch kick combo ribbon

### Flannel Storyboards- 2-4 years Old

**Taught by: Ms. Jessica (Spanish)** 

In this unique class students will have the opportunity to listen to their favorite stories and adding to the magic are the flannel visuals which will captivate your child. This class promotes active listening and learning while helping children develop language skills. 

## Schedule

Fall 2022- 14 sessions Start: August 22nd End: December 2nd Except Monday classes end on December 12th  Schedule: 2:30-5:30 PM No Class: 9/5, 10/7,11/11, 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25

## Pricing

After School Speciality Enrichment Classes are included in the price of the After School Program. 
For all other students:
Classes are  sold individually for $28 regular price/$16 scholarship/extended day schedule price per class 
or  as a 14 week series per speciality enrichment class:
$350 for a 14 week series ($42 dollar savings)
$200 scholarship price/price for kids in extended day schedule ($24 savings)

Take a look at our pricing and schedule above, and if you're interested in enrolling your children to our After School Enrichment Classes, you can [enroll here](https://app.tryplayground.com/listings/MsrceAAfl3hahGbr0I3N).

*Additionally, you can enroll in any of our programs via Ilead, Sage Oak and Blue Ridge home-school charter programs. Please use "OLA Spanish Immersion" as the vendor. We are in process of finalizing a vendor agreement with another charter school as well. If yours is not on this list and you are interested in our classes and us becoming a vendor, let us know by emailing us at info@intiwasischool.com.*

Our enrichment classes give children the opportunity to develop their Spanish fluency as well as social intelligence through a wide range of fun and engaging activities. Checkout our schedule below and select the offering that you best like!

Specialty Enrichment Classes

Spanish Immersion After School Program

After School Program

Individual day

We offer parents the option to enroll by the week, choose various combinations of days, or to enroll by the day.

Reserve your spot today

With a small teacher-to-student ratio, our after school program makes sure that your child gets the personalized education they deserve. In addition, we divide the students into groups based on age. This combination of small class sizes and student age grouping creates the optimal environment for your child's social and cognitive development.

Designed to Help Your Child Get Ahead

A Ladino language and culture program teaching kids ages 3-10.

Rachel Kaufman is a PhD student in Latin American and Jewish History at UCLA. Her research focuses on New Mexico crypto-Judaism and the Mexican Inquisition. Rachel has spent much of her life in the classroom with students from preschool to high school, teaching courses on Color Theory, Writing about Art, Creative Writing, and History, and is so excited to have the opportunity to learn with and from the students at Intiwasi. Rachel studied opera in college and recently published her first poetry book, entitled Many To Remember (Dos Madres Press, 2021). She received a BA in English and History from Yale University.

What to Expect

Hebrew Language through Ladino Culture

Series Cost

Non Intiwasi Family Cost*

Intiwasi Family Costs

Drop In Classes

Costs include all class materials, class projects and guest speakers who might come to the class to share culture. Students must sign up for the whole series and there will be no makeups for missed classes. If student have to miss classes it is possible to speak with administration and get credit for camps or other fun activities.
Class Schedule: Class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Ages 3-8: 3:30 PM- 4:15 PM
Start date: April 19th No class on May 17th 
Class will meet for 6 consecutive weeks twice a week , a total of 12 classes.

We are now Enrolling for Spring 2022

Ladino developed amongst Jewish populations expelled from Spain in the fifteenth century who then settled throughout the Ottoman Empire, Europe, and the Americas. These Sephardic Jews preserved the Spanish they took with them from the Iberian Peninsula and incorporated linguistic elements from their new environment into the language. Ladino thus adopted elements from Turkish, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, French, Italian, and Arabic. Many beautiful songs, stories, plays, and other forms of literary and artistic expression have been written in Ladino since the sixteenth century, and families continue to pass down Ladino to their children across the Sephardic diaspora.

Brief background on Ladino

Reinforce your child's Spanish through the fall

In our Saturday Camp, your child will have a super fun time doing DIY projects, cooking, baking, painting, and playing while practicing their oral fluency in Spanish. The best way to learn is while having fun!

Welcome Back To Saturday Camp

Spanish Saturday Camp

Series

Individual class

Sign up to our Saturday Classes Today!

At Intiwasi, we believe that kids learn language best when they're having fun, so we design our Spanish camps to promote Spanish acquisition while children are enjoying themselves.  Every Saturday our students will participate in creative and hands-on learning activities intended to bolster their Spanish oral fluency. Classes will center on fall themed activities including Día de los muertos, hispanic heritage month and other fun cultural elements. 

Saturdays 10:30AM- 12:30PM (7 week series)

Start date 10/15

End Date 12/10

No class 11/12, 11/26

Reinforce your child's Spanish through the Fall

Guardian and Me  (Immersion-Style Spanish Language) 

***Morning Classes:10:45am-11:30am***

**Monday mornings:**

*Outdoor Exploration(6 mo and up):* 
Through a full-on sensory experience, your child and you will play and get messy using outdoor elements and singing songs. 

**Tuesday mornings:** 

*Sensory Playtime (6 mo and up):*
Children learn through their senses by feeling, hearing, touching, and smelling. This class will allow your child to use all of their senses through fun sensory projects

**Wednesday mornings:**

*Storytime and flannel stories (6 months and up):*
Reading books, playing with puppets, and flannel stories, students will be exposed to Spanish.

**Thursday mornings:** 

*Messy Art (6 months and up):*
Let's have fun and get messy with fun art projects

**Friday mornings:** 

*Indoor/Outdoor Free Play Fun (6 months and up):*
Dance, gross motor skills and outdoor play

 Classes Available! 

Guardian & Me Classes (Spanish)

Guardian & Me

Drop In Class

5 IntiPak

10 IntiPak 

20 IntiPak 

Pricing Options 

Research proves that children start developing language basically from birth. Neurological studies show that different languages light up different areas of the brain. Exposing your child to a foreign language when young will help create new neural pathways and improve cognitive development.

Why Us? 

A Home & School partnership for children ages 4.5 to 8 years old.

[](https://app.tryplayground.com/listings/yrqdgE3TKXIeFmsGrGAX)References on the benefits of Home & School Partnerships:

Brooking, K. (2007). Home-school partnerships. What are they really? *Set: Research information for teachers, 3,* 14-17.

Daniel, G.R., Wang, C., & Berthelsen, D. (2016). Early school-based parent involvement, children’s self-regulated learning and academic achievement: An Australian longitudinal study. *Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 36*(3), 168-177.

Galindo, C., & Sheldon, S.B. (2012). School and home connections and children’s kindergarten achievement gains: The mediating role of family involvement. *Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27*(1), 90-103.

Home-school partnerships involve collaborative working relationships between families and schools. They can support students in more productive and consistent work and behavior, which in turn can improve students’ interest, motivation and engagement in learning both at home and at school.

Join Us! 

Hybrid Home School Program

hybrid-school

4 days a week

Every parent's schedule is different and every child's development is unique. Our hybrid school programs are tailored to meet you and your child's needs.

Flexible hybrid school programs for every parent and child

Our hybrid program offers you the opportunity to enjoy your children a bit more without the strict commitment of attendance of a normal school.

The program includes monthly field trips, as well as home study packs to ensure all students are meeting all state requirements.

Home & School partnership

Experiences build connections in the brain, which helps children develop physically, cognitively, socially and emotionally. It's important for children to have plenty of different types of play experiences.

Playing with others also teaches a child how to manage one's emotions and behavior, while also being considerate of other children's feelings. Prepare your child for school in a safe, warm environment with you just around the corner.

We will offer storytime, free-play, messy art, yoga, music and more! 

Let's Play! 

Inti-Tots (12 months and up)

Inti Tots

Options

M-F 9:30 AM- 11:30 AM 

MWF 9:30 AM- 11:30 AM

TTh  9:30 AM- 11:30 AM 

Not sure if your child is ready for preschool? Just want some childcare while you get some work done? Need a break?  Try our toddler transition class. You can stay on-premises and enjoy our wifi while your child is playing with one of our teachers and having fun!

Inti-Tot students are guaranteed a spot in our preschool once ready and if available. 
Options:



Inti Tot

Fun and dynamic classes with a broad array of activities scheduled daily.

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Spanish Immersion Summer Camp

Summer Camp

We offer both regular and extended classes as well as half-day options!

Sign up to our summer camp classes today

This is our weekly summer camp theme schedule from June 20-August 5.

Our students will discover the colors, flavors, and traditions of Central America. Every day they will be exloring and discovering a new area and culinary delight.

When enrolling note special pricing for this week only of **9am-4pm: $240** and **8am-6pm: $280.**

Through fun team building activities, engineering projects, and difficult challenges our students will learn how to work with a team speaking only in Spanish to create a final project and then present it to the class!


**Friday Special Activity:** Water play!

Our students will get to discover this amazing natural feature found off the coasts of Australia. This week we will explore and learn about the ocean and discover the mysteries of the Great Coral Barrier Reef, its amazing ecosystem and the challenges it faces due to global warming. 

**Friday Special Activity:** A super fun bouncy house!*  *\*A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Students will learn about all the wonderful creatures that live in the Amazon rainforest and the types of climate and vegetation one can find in different parts of the rainforest. In addition, we will get to try and cook some traditional foods from the region, learn about traditional dances and how do the people native to the region live. 

**1st Special activity:** learn how to make Juane with a Peruvian chef.

***2nd Special activity:*** Bubble day - create amazing giant bubbles 

*\* One $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Pack your bags and take this imaginary trip to South America with us. Explore a different South American country every day, cook delicious regional foods from the area, and learn, more about their landscapes music, culture, folk dances, and much more.  

**Special activity:** Bounce House

*\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Pack your bags and take this imaginary trip to South America with us. Explore a different European country every day, cook delicious regional foods from the area, and learn, more about their landscapes music, culture, folk dances, and much more.  

**Special activity:** Pizza making with a guest chef! 

*\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Pack your bags and take this imaginary trip to South America with us. Explore a different European country every day, cook delicious regional foods from the area, and learn, more about their landscapes music, culture, folk dances, and much more.  

**Special activity:** Sushi making with a guest chef!  

*\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Students will explore and learn about great inventions that changed the world. They will use their imaginations to create their own revolutionary inventions. Then each child will get to share their inventions with classmates through slogans and commercial spots they will create themselves in Spanish. 

**Special activity:** Water play!

Students will explore delicious pastry and bread recipes from around the world. Then they will create their own brand and sell their goods on the last day of camp. 

**Special activity:** TBD

*\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Students will learn how to collaborate and work as a team to elaborate fun DIY projects. They will design their own logo and plan how to present their products  to then sell them to their peers in our market place. 

**Special activity:** An amazing photo booth. Design your own outfit and take amazing photos!

 *\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Our students will discover the colors, flavors, and traditions of our closest Spanish-speaking neighbor.

**Special Event:** Mexican Dance and Tortilla making with a very special guest!

*\* A $10 additional activity fee will apply.*

Our Thanksgiving camp is tailored for students ages 2 to 10 years old with a mixture of prior Spanish experience (from none to fluent). It aims to increase oral fluency through diverse hands-on activities and themes! We have so much fun together!

Thanksgiving Spanish Camp

Thanksgiving Camp

Session

Half Day

We offer you the option to signup for the whole session or by the day. 

Signup to our Thanksgiving Camp today!

We believe children learn best when they are immersed in fun and engaging activities. Through play, discovery and creative activities, our goal is to build their oral fluency and educational development.