Bravo Ninos in the Spotlight with Artsy Mamas

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

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.