LIVE! Virtual Learning Registration

Youth LIVE virtual Spanish: ¡Vamos a Comer y con los Animales”

FALL 2024 / SPRING 2025

Studies show that children learn another language more easily when it is a topic that they find fun and interesting. This year’s LIVE virtual Vamos series incorporates useful and exciting Spanish vocabulary, culture, and conversation skills.  In our ¡Vamos a Comer! (Let’s Eat!) fall course, students will be introduced to the market experience from Spanish speaking countries, ordering food in a restaurant, and vocabulary to use at mealtime.  In our ¡Vamos con los Animales! (Let’s go with the Animals!) spring course, students will experience imaginary animal adventures with hands-on lessons “visiting” a pet store, a family farm, the zoo, the ocean, and even the rainforest!  Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity for your child to practice Spanish in an interactive bilingual classroom!

Middle School Spanish Prep LIVE virtual Spanish: 

Open to grades 6th – 8th

FALL 2024

• In this engaging LIVE virtual eight-week class, middle school students will learn essential fundamentals to build a strong base in the Spanish language. Participants will get a jump start preparing for future middle school or even traditional high-school Spanish classes. Numbers, alphabet and pronunciation, days of the week, family members, and school vocabulary are just a few of the topics covered! Students will also practice common questions and answers for carrying on small conversations and sentence structure in Spanish. Lessons are dynamic with interactive activities and visuals, along with cultural lessons. Build your student’s language foundation – enroll today! Limited spaces available. Open to new and previous middle school prep participants. (Online portal resources and practice tools included.)

SPRING 2025

• In this engaging LIVE virtual eight-week class, middle school students will learn essential fundamentals to build a strong base in the Spanish language. Months of the year, telling time, present tense verb conjugations, and sentence structure building are just a few of the topics covered! Lessons are dynamic with interactive activities and visuals, along with cultural lessons. Participants will get a jump start preparing for future middle school or even traditional high- school Spanish classes. Build your student’s language foundation – enroll today! Limited spaces available. Open to new and previous middle school prep participants. (Online portal resources and practice tools included.)

“Set Your Own Pace” Virtual Coursework & Recordings (Youth, Middle School, Adult)

**semester enrollment** (fall/spring)

Portal access to coursework of the current semester for our youth (vamos), middle school (prep), or adult (conversational).  Includes access newsletters, handouts, flashcards, quizlets and optional homework, as well as a link to access prerecorded classes for all 6 or 8 weeks of instruction. Portal password, to gain access the coursework, will be sent via email upon registration. When enrolling please specify which course you are interested in (youth, middle school or adult).

Adult Conversational Spanish: Beginner Part 2

Learning a language is a lifelong journey and now you are on your way! Keep up the momentum in Beginner Spanish Part Two. Participants will continue with practical conversational components and builder phrases in Spanish enabling them to carry on small conversations related to giving and asking for directions and restaurant conversation. Vocabulary and grammar components will include weather, seasons, dates with months, days of the week, family vocabulary along with the verbs ser and tener conjugations. Culture discussions will include the importance of food, family, and friendships in Spanish speaking countries. Applicable to new students and previous Beginner Part 1 Spanish conversation participants. Ability to access zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.

Adult Conversational Spanish: Intermediate Part I

¿Hablas un poquito español? Then this course is for you! Intermediate Spanish is specifically designed for the adult learner who has taken some Spanish in the past but wishes to improve conversational skills. Grammar and vocabulary concepts will include present tense AR verb conjugation, infinitive verbs, future tense with the verb IR, adverbs of frequency, useful prepositions, and more. Participants will practice conversation skills including learning how to make plans and discussing preferences in Spanish. Culture discussions will cover holiday traditions and celebrations in Spanish speaking countries. Like all Futura classes, a dynamic interactive approach will be used to keep the class fun and exciting!

Applicable to new students and previous Beginner Spanish Part 1 and 2 conversation participants. Ability to access zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential

Adult Conversational Spanish: Advanced Part I

¿Quieres mejorar tu español? Then this is the course for you! This advanced course is for students who have had previous Spanish classes and are looking to take their skills to the next level. Advanced Spanish will focus on the past tense (preterite and imperfect tenses) and more complex grammatical aspects of conversation including verb tenses and conjugations. Students will learn to express things they’ve done in the past in Spanish as well as broaden their conversational skills. Applicable to new students and previous Intermediate Spanish conversation participants. Ability to access zoom and basic working computer knowledge essential.

Adult Spanish for Travel Live Virtual Class

Do you have future aspirations for traveling to a Spanish speaking country?

If so, this is the class for you! Participants learn basic conversation skills to get around a Spanish-speaking country with greater ease. This class will include helpful dialogue, greetings, how to barter at a market and order in a restaurant, and how to ask for simple directions. Each class will include a travel related theme to practice real world Spanish! Like all Futura classes, a dynamic and interactive approach will be used to keep the class fun and exciting! Applicable to new students and previous Spanish conversation participants.