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¡Hola!

Learn more about our Elementary Spanish program below.

We look forward to a great year with your child!

¡Bienvenidos!- Welcome

Welcome to Spanish at the Elementary School. This year our Spanish classes are taught by Señora Barb Danver, Señora Amy Kirchner, and Señora Lisa Schauer.

• Señora Danver teaches 1st and 2nd grade Spanish at IHPS and two of our 4th grade classes at the ES. She enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with her husband and their bulldog, Lucy.
• Señora Kirchner teaches 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Spanish and teaches Spanish I at the High School. She likes to dance and rock climb.  
• Señora Schauer teaches all 3 grades at IHES. She has taught Spanish for many years and has also taught 5^th grade, 4^th grade Science, and technology at IHES. Señora Schauer loves to read and spend time with her husband, their two children, their two dogs, and their new puppy!

At Indian Hill, our students have the unique opportunity of being exposed to a world language at a young age. Our goals in this program 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. 

Please fill out the online Parent Contact survey by clicking here. Feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or concerns.

We are looking forward to an exciting and successful year with your student!      

Barb Danver barb.danver@indianhillschools.org        (4S, 4V)

Amy Kirchner   amy.kirchner@indianhillschools.org
        (3J, 3Mi, 3R, 3Sl, 4Ca, 4 R, 5Pink, 5Purple, 5Magenta)

Lisa Schauer         lisa.schauer@indianhillschools.org   
        (3B, 3L, 3Mo, 3Se, 4Ch, 4J, 4Kr, 4W, 5Red, 5Green, 5Blue, & 5Orange)