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.
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.
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MEET OUR TEAM
YNE LEAL FOUNDER, DIRECTOR AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPER
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”
VANESSA HENN SPANISH LEAD TEACHER
Vanessa is from Mallorca, Spain.
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.
Vanessa completed a Spanish as a Foreign Language teacher training course for adults and children from El Instituto Cervantes, NY.
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 family and my dog Chop."
MAYRA BRAVO SPANISH TEACHER
Mayra was born in Ecuador and holds a Bachelor in Administration and extensive training in Professional Modeling.
For many years, she worked as a fashion modeling teacher of kids and teens. She is very patient, caring and very passionate about teaching Spanish through positive learning methods and spreading the fascinating Hispanic Culture.
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I love working with kids because each day is an adventure full of surprises"
OSCAR GUEVARA SPANISH AND THEATRE TEACHER
Oscar is a Venezuelan born actor and Spanish and English tutor. He’s done theatre and acting courses in Venezuela, Spain, and in the United States. He spent his high school years performing in musicals, running camps, His main background is in performing, but he enjoys teaching and spreading love and appreciation of art and culture to children.
