This class for 1st - 5th graders, is appropriate both for new students without any prior Spanish experience, as well as for continuing students who would like to build upon what they have already learned. Your instructor River Powers, owner and founder of, Small Talk Language Lessons, will focus this 8 week session on the Home. She will use story books, games, TPR Storytelling, songs, and dances to introduce and reinforce vocabulary and language building. In combination with rich verbal communication and hands-on activities, the Small Talk teaching methodology creates a thoroughly unique academic format that is fun and rewarding for every student of any age or ability. She developed the program over a period of years, basing her teaching technique, materials, and philosophy in part on her experience as a preschool teacher and dance instructor of small children.
River holds a degree in Linguistics with a specialization in childhood language acquisition.
We'll cover landscaping, birdhouses, proper feeding techniques, and where to obtain native shrubs and trees. Join instructor's Steve and Martha Ellis for this 2 hour class. Whidbey's Wild Heritage Learn the natural history of many of Whidbey's wildlife species with instructor's Steve and Martha Ellis. We'll cover every habitat from forest to field and discuss where and when to view this amazing diversity. Other topics include equipment, tracking, and ethics.