Calgary Academy

The main focus of our Spanish program is to instill communicative competence in our students. The study of cultural norms in Hispanic countries enables the students to develop a greater understanding and acceptance of cultures different from our own, as well the opportunity to see just how useful speaking Spanish can be on a global scale.

In addition to traditional classroom teaching methods, technology plays an integral role in our Spanish program. We have a well-equipped language lab, complete with 16 stationary laptops and Rosetta Stone Spanish language-learning software. The software program exposes students to a wide variety of Spanish vocabulary via direct immersion. Unlike traditional language-learning software, Rosetta Stone does not translate any Spanish into English. As a result, the students learn to think in Spanish right from the beginning. There are also many different educational websites that are teacher-approved and allow students to review vocabulary and grammatical concepts learned in class through games, puzzles, etc.

For updated information on upcoming assignments, tests, and special events, please see Señorita Fleming's Spanish Webpage.