Parlez-vous français?
Non? Well, on May 1, more than a dozen very young kids were speaking French at Sponge’s May Day celebration.
Children under the age of 7 were invited for a free May Day class at the language center, including story time and a craft.
Many of the children and guardians attending the event were current students at Sponge, although some came to see what the center was all about.
Sponge is a language immersion center where kids ages 7 and younger — including newborns — can attend classes that teach a foreign language through activities, songs, stories, music and art.
The center offers French, Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese, all taught by native speakers.
Regular classes have a maximum of eight students per class; Sponge offers classes for both child and adult, or for just the child.
Classes for both student and parent are 55 minutes long. The 18-class session for children with caregivers is $499 for lessons once a week. Rates go up to $949 for lessons twice a week.
The 85 minute “Just Kids” classes for children 3-5 years old who are ready to come on their own are $620 for the 18-week session.
For more information about Sponge, check their Web site at www.spongeschool.com/.
Kyra Low can be reached at klow@reporternewspapers.com or 391-0363, ext. 5050.
In consideration of how we voice our opinions in the modern world, we’ve closed comments on our websites. We value the opinions of our readers and we encourage you to keep the conversation going.
Please feel free to share your story tips by emailing editor@issaquahreporter.com.
To share your opinion for publication, submit a letter through our website https://www.issaquahreporter.com/submit-letter/. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 300 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it.
