“Children have a hundred languages, a hundred ways of thinking, playing, and speaking… Learning a new language is opening more doors to their creativity.”
– Loris Malaguzzi.
Our Mission
Tesla Spanish Academy is committed to providing a Spanish immersion program in a nurturing and developmentally-appropriate learning environment. Our values focus on celebrating diversity, culture, ethnicity, gender, and family composition while encouraging friendship-building, school and community involvement, and an exciting atmosphere. We welcome families interested in growing with us, learning the Spanish language and cultures.
Philosophy
At our Spanish immersion preschool, we believe that language is best learned through meaningful, hands-on experiences that spark curiosity, creativity, and exploration. Inspired by child-centered and inquiry-based learning approaches, our program nurtures young learners by immersing them in a rich, interactive Spanish-speaking environment.
Testimonials
Jessica S. 2024
Tesla was the best decision we could have made for our daughter! She has absolutely flourished. She is always excited to go to school and comes home just as excited to talk about her day and what she learned. It was very important to her dad and I that she continue to learn and speak Spanish and she has done exactly that since she started school. Maestra Selene puts so much thought into her lesson plans and it is evident through the excitement of my daughter to learn and how much she is retaining. The topics are always something she is interested in and always important and relevant. Maestra Kathy has also been a wonderful addition to the school, this duo is definitely dynamic! I can’t rave about Tesla Spanish Academy enough! Our younger daughter will begin this upcoming school year and we couldn’t be happier!
Tiffany Jo B. 2024
I cannot praise this school enough. Our son has gone to Tesla for less than a year and he has blossomed in so many ways! We live in a English speaking home, and my son is now translating a variety of phrases and words into Spanish for me. He watches cartoons in Spanish during the summer and he still confirms with me that he has a basic idea of what is being said. I Love that he is gaining a new language!
He has also developed stronger social skills this year, and has been so happy to go to school. His fine motor skills have improved, he knows how to write and read letters and numbers, and he has obtained a wide variety of concepts.
The teachers are exceptional and have administered curriculum and daily routines with structure. They are very good at implementing structure, and that has allowed my son to get a lot out of his time at school.
I’m so happy we found this school for my son, and I’m looking forward to my daughter attending once she is old enough.
Laura G. 2024
We are very grateful to have come to Tesla. My son Chris had never been to a preschool before. The transition and help from teacher Selene has been key for Chris to overcome his fear of being without us. We are very excited to see him so happy at his school.
Emily S. January 28, 2021
We LOVE this school. Last year our preschool closed due to covid and had to find a new place which was hard. I found Selene and her school and fell in love. The school is a Spanish immersion school and I was worried my non-Spanish speaking 4 year old would struggle but that has not been the case. Maestra Selene makes sure all the kids are involved and understanding. It has been a great experience and a great opportunity for our daughter to be introduced to another language.
Casey Y. June 22, 2021
We LOVE Tesla!! We were looking for a Spanish immersion preschool for our freshly 3 year old daughter, who comes from a monolingual (English) home. We are trying to give her the gift of bilingualism, so Spanish was a must for our preschool. After our first visit in January we loved it, and signed up for the fall. A spot opened up however in April, so we started our daughter early. In just 2 short months the growth we’ve seen in her has been phenomenal! In her language skills/comprehension (she sings songs in Spanish at home), in her physically (she is now day and night potty trained after being around the other wonderful students), and in her socially. After spending age 2 isolated due to the pandemic, she was very shy and never spent time away from us. Thanks to the patience, compassion, and support of her teachers and classmates she loves to interact with the other children (which we see away from school now too) and happily marches into school on her own. We can’t wait to continue our journey with Tesla in the fall – Selene has cultivated a fabulous preschool that gives SO much to the children, Spanish and beyond. Thank you!
Darcie H. April 2, 2019
This preschool is outstanding! There is nothing I have seen that compares to it. The teachers are very hands-on and always have fun and interesting lessons. I love that it is complete Spanish immersion. I’m learning Spanish with my 3-year-old son and it is so neat to hear him using Spanish at home that he learned in preschool. I will certainly be sending my daughter here as well when she gets old enough. Bravo Tesla Spanish Academy.