One of the things we love most about our school is learning about and appreciating the diversity among our Spanish- speaking staff. We have had teachers from Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, El Salvador and Argentina. Having a diverse staff affords our students the opportunity to be exposed to different […]
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End of Year Slideshows 2020
Although our time was cut short this year, we cherished every moment we had with our students in our 2019 – 2020 school year. We love you and look forward to seeing you all again soon! Toddler Slideshow (below) Young Pre-K Slideshow (below) Pre-K 1 Slideshow (below) Pre-K 2 Slideshow (below) After […]
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From Caterpillar to Mariposa
Each spring at Wilmington Bilingual Preschool we incorporate science into our curriculum and learn about the life cycle of a butterfly (la mariposa) in Spanish. Each class receives a cup of caterpillars and butterfly habitat and enjoy observing and discussing the changes each day with their teachers. It is amazing how fast they grow! Although […]
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Educational Gift Ideas
My 13 and 11 year old back in 2011. It’s that time of year where friends and family start asking what to get your little ones for Christmas. I am a huge advocate of buying educational toys and gifts. Children can learn from an early age that learning is fun. There are so many wonderful […]
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Spanish Immersion Parent Night Presentation
February 25, 2019 (see below video for helpful links to sources, research, resources quoted in video) During this presentation at NE Regional Library, I covered topics such as: Research on academic benefits of being bilingual How Spanish immersion school prepares children for English language kindergarten How to support your child in an immersion program Parent […]
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Learning Spanish with Your Child
We often get requests from parents who want to learn Spanish along with their child. While this is not a requirement for your child to excel in an immersion program, it is very gratifying and exciting to be able to share the experience of communicating in Spanish with them. Knowing Spanish also provides the bonus […]
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What’s For Lunch? Making Healthy Lunch Easier
I am often in awe (and jealous) of some of the delicious, healthy lunches that our students bring to school. We provide a healthy snack but our parents do an amazing job of providing nutritious lunches for their children. For Christmas, I bought both of my preschoolers a Bentgo Kids lunchbox. I was considering the […]
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A Limpiar- Clean Up Time!
Recently I was at home with my 2-year old who attends our Wilmington Bilingual Preschool Toddler Program. He had made quite a mess with the books in his play room and it was time to clean up. He was reluctant to help and it occurred to me to start singing our clean up song from […]
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Meet Duende Juanito Cristobal
The Elf on the Shelf has made a stop at Wilmington Bilingual Preschool! He first appeared in our Christmas tree. Since then, the children have read the Spanish version of the book and given him a name. Since in Spanish it is common to have two names, they named him Juanito (after one of our […]
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First Annual Festival Dia de Los Muertos
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first annual Day of the Dead Festival! The weather was perfect and we had a ball. As director, I myself learned things about Dia de los Muertos that I did not know before. I am thankful to Maestra Monse for her guidance in […]
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