Here is a link to the Artsy Mama's website with us in the spotlight last year
http://artsymamas.blogspot.com/2008/07/angelique-st-clair-of-bravo-ninos-in.html#links
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Native speaker, Zaira Kime, to start instructing classes in Murfreesboro
Bravo Ninos is thrilled to announce that native Spanish speaker, Zaira Kime, will begin class instruction in Murfreesboro in April, 2009. Zaira is originally from Northern Spain and has lived in the United States for eight years now. Before moving to Murfreesboro two years ago, Zaira lived in Michigan with her husband and daughter, Maria, where she taught first grade Spanish. Zaira is very excited to start sharing her native Spanish language with little ones in Murfreesboro and we are thrilled to have her expertise. Please see the class schedule here to find out more about the upcoming program. There will be a free class on Saturday March 21st at Patterson Park. If you have questions that aren't answered here, you can contact us at angelique@bravoninos.com.
Please read more about Zaira and her family below.
Senora Kime sharing Spanish with a group of her daughter's friends
Zaira and her family 
Zaira and her bilingual daughter Maria
Note from Zaira
I am originally from Spain and have been living in the United States since 2001. I now live in Murfreesboro with my husband and two daughters who I absolutely adore. One of my proudest moments was being sworn in as a United States Citizen the summer of 2004. Now we are all dual Spanish/American citizens and couldn’t be happier. I absolutely love sharing my Spanish heritage with my American friends and family and am so happy that my girls get to experience all the wonderful things that both countries have to offer.
I went to college in Madrid and graduated with a major in English. Ever since graduation I knew that teaching was what I wanted to do and I thought that I would teach English to Spanish Students. However, God had other plans for me and coming to the United States with my American husband made me realize that it was time to share my language and my culture so that I could enrich children’s lives. I have seen first hand in our family how exposure to new languages at an early age is one of the best gifts you could ever give your child. My four year old is bilingual and switches back and forth between Spanish (when talking with me) and English (when talking with Daddy) with such ease. Watching her language development has proven to me the importance of learning languages at a young age. Not only it is great for her development and language skills, but it makes her so proud to know that she is able to interact with my family and friends in Spain as well as with her American family and friends. She loves it and it won’t be long until Sofia does the same.
Now that my children are not so little anymore I have been looking for an opportunity to go back to doing what I love most while I can still be a full time Mom. Bravo Ninos is the perfect place to do so. I am thrilled at this new adventure of bringing all the magic of the Spanish language to Murfreesboro’s Preschoolers.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Open Enrollment Classes
Murfreesboro, TN
NEW FREE CLASS - Monday, May 18th at Patterson Park Center, 4-4:30 p.m.
(Recieve a discount program by coming to the free class)
6 Week Program, May 4th - June 8th
Patterson Park Center
Mondays 4 - 4:40 p.m.
Ages 3-6 yrs.
Cost $65
For classes at Longview Rec or Franklin Rec, please check their newsletter
NEW FREE CLASS - Monday, May 18th at Patterson Park Center, 4-4:30 p.m.
(Recieve a discount program by coming to the free class)
6 Week Program, May 4th - June 8th
Patterson Park Center
Mondays 4 - 4:40 p.m.
Ages 3-6 yrs.
Cost $65
For classes at Longview Rec or Franklin Rec, please check their newsletter
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Bravo Ninos Comes to the Boro
Determined Parents Help Bring Children’s Spanish Classes to the ‘Boro
Knowing the importance of introducing a second language in the formative years, a group of local mothers search everywhere for opportunities for their children but come up empty until they find a Spanish program willing to bring their classes to the ‘Boro all because of them.
Murfreesboro, TN, March 3rd – Bravo Niños Spanish classes for young children will be offering their services to kids in Murfreesboro thanks to some local Moms who refused to give up the search to find second language opportunities for their children. A seven week program begins on March 7th at the Patterson Community Center and will run through April 25th with classes held each Friday at 10am. Focusing on fun, the company uses puppets, stories, music and games to teach the children Spanish greetings, practical phrases, commands, colors, numbers, and more.
Marcia Speis is one such mother who is committed to helping her daughter further develop her Spanish language skills. Adriana, age 3, is already bilingual thanks to a Spanish speaking father, but Speis wants to ensure that she gives her daughter opportunities to develop her Spanish as much as she is developing her English skills. “I asked everyone at my daughter’s dance class and spent months pouring over local parent & other publications trying to find Spanish lessons for her. The only classes I found were in Cool Springs & Hendersonville” says Speis. “I also called and asked around about any Daycare Centers with Spanish as an extracurricular option, which no one seemed to have other than some Montessori schools” added Speis.
During Speis’ quest she found other parents who, like her, had been looking for Spanish classes. Two of those parents are Teresa Reed and Kelsie Prince whose children attend the same dance class as Speis’ daughter. They too were looking for Spanish language opportunities for their children but grew frustrated at the dead ends. Persistence paid off when Speis called and spoke with owner of Bravo Ninos, Angelique St. Clair. Based in Spring Hill TN, the company offers fun Spanish classes for children between the ages of 2-5 years old through preschools and other open enrollment facilities. At the time, they had classes in Brentwood, Franklin and Cool Springs and had not yet reached out to Murfreesboro. Well, until they heard from Speis who even offered to help put together a class of children if they would just bring the program to Murfreesboro.
According to St. Clair “The class was very small, only four children in fact, but I simply had to meet these Moms”. The classes were held right at the home of Speis and once that five week program ended, moms Teresa Reed and Kelsie Prince along with Speis were asking what’s next?
Wanting to help get regular classes started in Murfreesboro, the Mom’s and St. Clair sat down to discuss other potential facilities. They all agreed that Patterson Park Community Center would be a great place to start.
“It’s really wonderful to see parents reaching way out there to provide their children with opportunities for learning a second language. Over and over studies have shown that there absolutely is no better time to introduce a child to another language than the formative years of 2-5” says St. Clair. “Children are naturally modeling their parents and other adults as they learn their world.
Bravo Ninos is a Spring Hill Tennessee based business offering Spanish classes to children during the most crucial years of language development (2-5 years) through preschools, community centers and various other outlets. Their goal is to not only teach children Spanish but to instill in them a love for learning another language by focusing on fun interactive activities such as stories, songs, puppets, games and more. For more information visit the website at http://www.bravoninos.com/ or contact Angelique St. Clair at 615-479-5077.
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Knowing the importance of introducing a second language in the formative years, a group of local mothers search everywhere for opportunities for their children but come up empty until they find a Spanish program willing to bring their classes to the ‘Boro all because of them.
Murfreesboro, TN, March 3rd – Bravo Niños Spanish classes for young children will be offering their services to kids in Murfreesboro thanks to some local Moms who refused to give up the search to find second language opportunities for their children. A seven week program begins on March 7th at the Patterson Community Center and will run through April 25th with classes held each Friday at 10am. Focusing on fun, the company uses puppets, stories, music and games to teach the children Spanish greetings, practical phrases, commands, colors, numbers, and more.
Marcia Speis is one such mother who is committed to helping her daughter further develop her Spanish language skills. Adriana, age 3, is already bilingual thanks to a Spanish speaking father, but Speis wants to ensure that she gives her daughter opportunities to develop her Spanish as much as she is developing her English skills. “I asked everyone at my daughter’s dance class and spent months pouring over local parent & other publications trying to find Spanish lessons for her. The only classes I found were in Cool Springs & Hendersonville” says Speis. “I also called and asked around about any Daycare Centers with Spanish as an extracurricular option, which no one seemed to have other than some Montessori schools” added Speis.
During Speis’ quest she found other parents who, like her, had been looking for Spanish classes. Two of those parents are Teresa Reed and Kelsie Prince whose children attend the same dance class as Speis’ daughter. They too were looking for Spanish language opportunities for their children but grew frustrated at the dead ends. Persistence paid off when Speis called and spoke with owner of Bravo Ninos, Angelique St. Clair. Based in Spring Hill TN, the company offers fun Spanish classes for children between the ages of 2-5 years old through preschools and other open enrollment facilities. At the time, they had classes in Brentwood, Franklin and Cool Springs and had not yet reached out to Murfreesboro. Well, until they heard from Speis who even offered to help put together a class of children if they would just bring the program to Murfreesboro.
According to St. Clair “The class was very small, only four children in fact, but I simply had to meet these Moms”. The classes were held right at the home of Speis and once that five week program ended, moms Teresa Reed and Kelsie Prince along with Speis were asking what’s next?
Wanting to help get regular classes started in Murfreesboro, the Mom’s and St. Clair sat down to discuss other potential facilities. They all agreed that Patterson Park Community Center would be a great place to start.
“It’s really wonderful to see parents reaching way out there to provide their children with opportunities for learning a second language. Over and over studies have shown that there absolutely is no better time to introduce a child to another language than the formative years of 2-5” says St. Clair. “Children are naturally modeling their parents and other adults as they learn their world.
Bravo Ninos is a Spring Hill Tennessee based business offering Spanish classes to children during the most crucial years of language development (2-5 years) through preschools, community centers and various other outlets. Their goal is to not only teach children Spanish but to instill in them a love for learning another language by focusing on fun interactive activities such as stories, songs, puppets, games and more. For more information visit the website at http://www.bravoninos.com/ or contact Angelique St. Clair at 615-479-5077.
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