Being a parent of this innovative school for more than 5 years now makes me proud to give a 5 star…read morerating. LVUSD school district is a suburb district to be a part of and this elementary school has shown how committed staff, students and parents can make a difference in education. Lead by a wonderful principal Mrs. Martino this school is entering into it's 4th year of an L-STEM enrichment program. Our children are learning dual language as well as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. IN addition we have a magnificent art/science, music and physical education classes. Sumac L-STEM Elementary Vision: To promote 21st century learning that goes above and beyond a standards-based instructional program in an effort to elevate global literacy for our students through Language immersion and STEM. L - Dual-Language (English/Spanish) will be offered at the Kindergarten level in the fall and will roll up through each year through 5th grade. S - Science will be presented through hands-on units and integrated throughout the curriculum at all grade levels. T - Technology is infused into all curricular areas through systematic technological instruction, school wide use of Mobi Boards, Student Response Systems (clickers), state-of-the-art computer labs, students' laptops for real-time assessments and monitoring. E - Engineering will be integrated into the instructional program utilizing the Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve. M - Mathematics will involve whole-brain learning with an emphasis on real-world applications and will be integrated into all curricular areas. Please check out the school website at: http://www.sumacelementary.org

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Liam was an incredible Spanish teacher! I've been taking courses since high school as well as using…read moreDuolingo, but none of it has helped. Liam helped to stream line it and helped me to learn rly fast. I always look forward to my weekly lesson. Thanks Liam! Excited for next lesson!!!

We were very lucky to find Liam and the Art of Language Institute over two years ago. Both Liam…read moreand Caroline are both exceptional tutors that we have worked with on my daughter's Spanish journey. Our daughter has been only taking private lessons, so as she was tested for high school Spanish placement, we were curious to see how her lessons would impact her results. Caroline's specific efforts placed her in Spanish Level 2 honors - a huge accomplishment! Caroline is a fantastic tutor who has fun while teaching but is firm with her focus of the Spanish Language. We are just thrilled with her!!

My daughter attended a year of once a week pre-K at Thousand Oaks Chinese School with Olivia. It…read morewas the best Mandarin class for young kids (5 or younger) that I had experienced, and I have seen quite a few in my journey with 2 kids. Note that her Mommy and me class is likely quite different in setup from the pre-K class I experienced, so please do keep that in mind. Olivia set developmentally appropriate expectations such as very short "sitting down" sessions, and lots of hands-on activities with craft and music. She set basic ground rules, like taking turns to speak, but at the same time could gently but firmly re-direct rule breaking and knew when to ask TA or parent help with kids that needed individual attention without jeopardizing the lesson with the rest of the kids (the pre-K class was 15-20 kids). She used the pictorial nature of the Mandarin radicals/characters and introduced the class to over 100 in ~30 weeks. My daughter retains over 50 characters a year later but alot of it depends on consistent usage after they are taught. Note the class did not have quizzes or testing, hence review was entirely dependent on parent motivation. We probably reviewed class material 2 times a week (5-15 mins). Olivia knew how to hold the children's attention and had excellent rapport with the kids. The ability to make storytime interesting in another language is critical as it is easy for kids to tune out when it is a language they do not know. The class consisted of a mix of students with differing levels of Mandarin exposure (from zero to 100%), and Olivia was able to balance that and reach the students who were tuning out. She provided some English instruction especially when dealing with a child with less Mandarin understanding. A year later my daughter still runs up to her to say hello when they meet in passing. I especially appreciated that Olivia included activities that required all students to speak. They worked on introducing themselves, and talking about their favorite food and their family. This might be less of an issue in a small group toddler setting but is a common problem in the typical Chinese schools with class sizes greater than 15. My kids have a strong preference for their primary English language and without encouragement to speak they might go through the whole class without speaking a word of Mandarin. My husband who does not speak Mandarin found sitting in the class with our daughter to be fun and they would review the characters or phrases learned in class together. I wished her Mommy and me class was available when my kids were younger, as I would have been the 1st to signup! The earlier you start in the 2nd language journey the more easily they absorb which sets the base for success in the later years. I have added some photos of materials used because that's all I have now, but it's only a small subset of interactive activities she provided.

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