I'm a firm believer that one of the greatest gifts you can give your child is to expose him or her to as many languages and cultures as possible at a young age.  After all, babies and kids are like little sponges just waiting to soak up and absorb everything the world has to offer.  And you'd be hard-pressed to find a better way to encourage your child's thirst for knowledge than with one of the fabulous programs offered by ¡HOLA! A Playgroup in Spanish. 

Now in its 11th year, ¡HOLA! A Playgroup in Spanish is a unique, grassroots language immersion program in which babies and kids ages 12 months to 8 years enter the fun and exciting world of the Spanish language. Designed to provide a great introduction or boost to your child's emerging Spanish skills, ¡HOLA!'s classes are taught through the use of visual and auditory verbal input, including original and traditional music, games, props, art, movement, free play and literacy, engaging children in a multi-sensory learning process.  Play, artistic expression and socialization are the touchstones of ¡HOLA!'s programs, which implement a combination of teacher-led and free play activities to encourage children to interact and discover many aspects of the world around them.  The program focuses on a wide repertory of concepts to build vocabulary and help children acquire the correct use of phonetics from a native speaker while also enhancing children's cognitive abilities, fine/gross motor skills, and social and artistic capabilities. Children get to love Spanish through ¡HOLA! because it's taught in the most fun and educational way, engaging children in this very special process of language learning.

Registration is now underway for ¡HOLA!'s Fall programs, which will take place throughout the city, including locations in Tribeca, the Flatiron district (at apple seeds), Chelsea (at City Treehouse) and the Upper East Side (near 86th Street).  And this season, in addition to its regular Spanish language immersion programs, ¡HOLA! is proud to offer ¡HOLA! Playgroup Music at apple seeds, a music class especially for kids ages 18 months to 3 years.  Also new this season is a special deal for families with twins.  ¡HOLA!'s 18-week Fall session begins September 11th, so be sure to register your child today!  For more information on ¡HOLA!'s programs, locations, discounts and more, visit ¡HOLA! directly at www.holaplaygroup.com.

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post for which I received compensation.  The opinions expressed herein are, as always, entirely my own.