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Nueva York Kiddos is a SPANISH SCHOOL FOR KIDS with the mission to provide a warm environment and a joyful experience for all our students. We teach Spanish in a natural way through songs, games, hand-on art projects and experiments.

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All our wonderful teachers are native speakers, have a caring personality and years of experience in education. During classes they encourage spontaneity, creativity, teamwork and kindness.

 

We offer in person after-school classes, private and semi private online lessons.

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MEET OUR TEAM

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YNE LEAL

FOUNDER, DIRECTOR AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPER

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Yne founded Nueva York Kiddos in February 2017 and it became her passion project! She is a local mom originally from Caracas-Venezuela, a graphic designer and artist specialized in photography. She holds a certification of El Instituto Cervantes to teach Spanish as a Second Language to kids 4-11 years old.

Between 2019-2021 Yne worked as the Spanish teacher at The German School of Brooklyn  for 3-8 Grades.

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"I absolutely love working with kids because they get surprised and excited about  the universe and show me all the wonderful little things that we don't see anymore as adults”

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VANESSA HENN

SPANISH LEAD TEACHER

 

Vanessa is from Mallorca, Spain.

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She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Visual Communication from University of Central England, Birmingham. As a mother of two children,Vanessa has ample experience caring for babies and toddlers. I am conscientious, caring, focused, fun, creative and a good team player. she completed a Spanish as a Foreign Language teacher training course for adults and children from El Instituto Cervantes, NY.

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NAHIR RAMIREZ

CLASS COORDINATOR AND SPANISH TEACHER

 

Nahir is a Venezuelan-born cultural promoter. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from La Universidad Central de Venezuela.

She is passionate about culture, photography, film, and fashion and has years of experience working with kids.

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"I enjoy sharing my interests with kids via art making. When I am not teaching, I am hanging out with my dog Chop."

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ANGELICA PEñA

CAMP TEACHER

 

Angelica is from Colombia, she holds a bachelor in elementary education with emphasis in Social Studies from the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Bogota. She has worked with kids for over 10 years. This is a profession she cares and enjoys.

“The time I spend the best is around kids, I never stop laughing and learning. They come with the most interesting and bold ideas. when I’m not teaching, I love to do outdoor activities with my son".

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