Our Programs and Activities
Caracola Creative Languages offers experiential language learning workshops: Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Spanish as a Second Language and English as a Second Language. We specialize in workshops for adults and children, summer camps and after school programs.
Whenever possible, we work in partnership with other community organizations in the area. Our programs have fee structures to allow people from all socioeconomic groups to participate. Our classes are not traditional language classes as most people understand them. Based on years of experience and research, our approach emphasizes experiential learning, communi-cation and artistic expression. Grammar instruction supports our activities and objectives which reflect our students’ expressed needs, interests and skills. Our classes draw on the most recent advances in second language acquisition research, and we use the best practices in second language and heritage language pedagogies. |
Collaborating when possible with teaching artists, we give workshops reflecting the interests to the learners. Working with the collaborating artist, the art project could be in the visual arts, music, dance, creative writing, or theater. In addition to art-based classes, we can offer other participatory workshops such as cooking and sports.
Our programs are intended to celebrate New Haven’s linguistic and cultural diversity, and we hope they will open doors to greater social and economic opportunities for everyone.
Our programs are intended to celebrate New Haven’s linguistic and cultural diversity, and we hope they will open doors to greater social and economic opportunities for everyone.
Upcoming workshops
Currently we we are focusing on the legal requirements for incorporation and filing with the state. For 2016, however, we are planning a heritage language program for high school Spanish speakers, a Spanish summer immersion camp for elementary school children, and classes in Spanish as a Second Language for adults. Please check back for updates!
Have a look at some of our previous programs:
Summer Spanish Immersion Camp 2015
Summer Spanish Immersion Camp 2014
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