Specialties
Sponge offers award-winning Spanish, Mandarin, French, Japanese, German and Hindi classes for kids in the greater Seattle area. All of our classes are designed to be engaging and effective. We think the best way to learn a language is to be immersed in it and having fun. That fun is age dependent--meaning peek-a-boo for the infants and drama and art for the big kids. For children ages 0-4 years, we offer classes with a caregiver. Classes are 55 minutes long. For children ages 3 and up, we offer Just Kids classes. The 85-minute classes are immersion and include games, art, music and movement. Classes are designed to teach communication skills and practical language. For elementary-school children, our focus continues to be on practical, everyday communication. Our first emphasis is on building aural skills. As the students get older, we add reading and writing, too. Even big kids learn best, and stay motivated, when they're having fun. We offer these classes both at our centers and at elementary schools. Bring your newborn or toddlers and learn along with them. Or bring our program to your child's elementary school, so they can discover the world there.