Welcome to Spanish at the Elementary School. Our Spanish classes are taught by Señora Lisa Schauer, Señora Barb Danver, and Señora Amy Kirchner (formerly Giniewski).
- This is Señora Schauer’s 16th year at IHES. She has taught Spanish for many years and has also taught 5th grade, 4th grade Science, and technology at IHES. Señora Schauer teaches all 3 grade levels at the ES. She loves to read and spend time with her husband, their two children, and their two dogs.
- Señora Danver has taught 1st and 2nd grade Spanish at IHPS and some of our 4th grade classes at the ES for the past 5 years. She enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with her husband and their bulldog, Lucy.
- This is Señora Kirchner’s 3rd year at Indian Hill. She teaches 3rd and 5th grade Spanish and teaches Spanish I at the High School. She likes to dance and rock climb. (And she recently got married!)
At Indian Hill, our students have the unique opportunity of being exposed to a world language at a young age. Our goals are to acquaint the children with another language, broaden their cultural awareness, create an interest in world language study, and continue fostering the development of their Spanish proficiency.
As a department, our philosophy is based on the fact that language is acquired subconsciously through understanding what we hear and read. For this reason, our classes are conducted 95% in Spanish and great emphasis is placed on understanding what is being said. The majority of our class time is spent using Spanish in original and creative ways. A wide variety of activities, including reading, creating and acting out stories, illustrating, and discussing short video clips, help students to interact with the language and show comprehension. Many of our class discussions are driven by student interests which helps build community in our classroom, connects students with one another and the world around them, and plays an integral part in giving the brain the novelty it craves while learning.
Lisa Schauer lisa.schauer@indianhillschools.org
(3B, 3L, 3Mo, 3Se, 4C, 4F, 4J, 4Kr, 5B, 5Kam, 5Kan, 5L)
Barb Danver barb.danver@indianhillschools.org
(4R, 4V, 4W)
Amy Kirchner amy.kirchner@indianhillschools.org
(3J, 3Mi, 3R, 3Sl, 5S, 5T, 5W)
