I just started here this past month. I've already gotten much more comfortable in each class, even…read morethough I have so much to learn!!! The format is great, the instructors translate in real time our conversations in each class and send you the notes after. Also they have all been so kind. I like that it's over Zoom so I can be in the comfort of my space. It really is conversational learning but I've heard becomes more technical as you advance. I have had a hard time learning Spanish over the years, the learning apps have not been able to do the trick. But using your language learning apps along with these classes will be helpful to add words into the conversations. I am looking forward to continue my learning with Pura Buena Onda!

¡Hola a todos! If you or someone you know is looking for a fun and easy way to learn Spanish, as in…read moreactually be able to speak the language with real people, I highly recommend my school Pura Buena Onda here in San Diego! I have started and stopped trying to learn Spanish for at least a dozen years with a variety of methods but it always failed for one reason or another. Some of the other online tools are good for basic comprehension, but if you want to say more than "El niño come" and "¿Dónde está el baño?" I believe you have to practice speaking with professors and fellow classmates. I have been taking both group classes and private classes for about a year and I continue to progress in my level, knowledge, and confidence. They offer both in-person (pre- and hopefully one day soon post-COVID) and online classes so you can learn Spanish from anywhere. This is a great quarantine activity to pass the free time and gain a useful skill! ¡Gracias por escucharme y gracias PBO por todos!

My husband and I are enrolled in weekly classes here and we LOVE our experience! We both met with…read moreLalo to begin with for placement, and he was so kind, personable, and reassuring. Through my conversation with Lalo, a lot of my anxiety immediately melted away. Once we were placed, we signed up for weekly classes based on our skill level and have had nothing but a positive experience. Our teacher is Andrea - she is charismatic, professional, and skillfully integrates on-the-fly lessons to our broader goals (i.e., when we are confused by a concept Andrea organically integrates it into our lesson and explains it in such a clear way). Everything we do is in Spanish - 45 minutes of conversation, then 45 minutes of lessons/activities/homework review. The Culture and Language Center has really helped cure so much of my speaking anxiety and given me a lot of confidence - now I feel safe to speak, play, and even make mistakes. :) I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this program to anyone. If you are on the fence, you won't regret this experience!

I've tried other conversation based learning in San Diego and Culture and Language center is light…read moreyears ahead. My teacher Izak is exceptional and Lalo, the owner , is incredibly professional, responsive and he cares greatly about his business/students. There are always extracurricular events such as trips of nights out and it great to build a community and friendships. The model is to have only 4 students per teacher and this makes a huge difference, furthermore, there is a curriculum on which the class is based on. So we spend a portion of the class chatting, a portion learning and the third part is to practice what we just learned. I always feel like my spanish improves after every class and I cannot say the same for the other conversational based learning.

Over the past 5 years, I have tried several language schools in my quest to learn Spanish. The…read moreother schools are exclusively "online teaching" and have registration systems that are difficult to work with and require questionable security commitments. I was hacked because of one of these exposures. With Spanish Language Center, you contact them, find a lesson time and teacher that meets your needs, show up and get a great person to person lesson. Payment takes place at the first lesson... in person! The owner, Luz Kutchins in the author of a complete course for Spanish Learning. Spanish Language Center is "Numero Uno"!

There is no pricing on their website so I followed their contact page for an email. I asked for…read morepricing via email. Luz replied via email and asked for my phone number but I said I'm not available by phone. Please email me pricing. She then proceeded to call me multiple times even though I continued to ask for an email from her. I'm at work all day and can't receive calls. A customer's requests should be respected. I've had to block her calls. I won't be using this service. Pricing should be listed on the site. It shouldn't be this hard. I can only assume it's expensive an out of my budget.

Jackie helped my daughter with her Spanish. She loved Jackie as she is fun and very knowledgeable…read morewith what she is doing. She was so nice and kind to my daughter. She is very accomodating and easy to talk to with regards to scheduling. She is very honest as to what my daughter needed. I would recommend her to anyone.

Jackie is such a FUN teacher! She has a great sense of humor and fun personality. My husband and…read moreI had only 2 months to learn some basic Spanish before our trip to South America. I would have liked to work with her longer, but the time we did have she pushed us to pronounce words properly and use the language properly as well. I highly recommend Jackie! She clearly loves her work and it shines in her teaching!

I love working with Rose, our company hired her two years in the row already for our annual…read moreconference in San Diego. Her expertise, friendliness, and language knowledge had helped us a lot in communicating with vendors.

Their price range was reasonable and they did my job fast without having any delay. I recommend…read morethis place for anyone who is looking for certified translation.

Hours of operation - poor Communication with parents - poor…read moreFood - poor - not provided Education - hard to say .. I think they are great teachers just were very lazy with my son, read my review. Professionalisms and ethics - poor In order to avoid accessory emotions involved I took some time before posting my review. First of all, I don't think this is bed daycare. I was unfortunate to have very poor experience there and I am sharing my subjective opinion. We are bilingual family and we value idea of teaching child language since early childhood. This place seemed absolutely fantastic idea. Cindy was very knowledgeable and spend whole hour with me on first interview. It seemed excellent place for us. We agreed on day when to begin full time program. Unfortunately, she forgot everything we spoke about at our first day of attendance, who we are and what languages our child speaks, forms that needs to be filled out , etc.. She just wasn't ready for us. But this seemed understandable two month has passed, she may have forgotten. After one week of attendance we were informed that the daycare will be closed on Fridays. This was a bit disappointing because me and my husband both work and we look for full time daycare. Again, we understood that, Cindy kept referring on COVID situation, sad to find that at the last moment though.. We decided to wait and see how are son is doing there and hired nanny for Fridays. When I picked my son from the daycare I asked what did you do guys today? What were you learning on circles? What Spanish word did he hear? Emelda got very confused by my questions. And the answer was simply - Nothing, just playing. He is too small to learn. He did great today, pooped twice, didn't eat much.. Here is the point when I got questions... I pay $1270/mo for 4 days I have to cook myself lunch and snacks for whole day The time is NOT 7am-6pm(google and yelp business time) , It is 9:00am - 4:30pm - that the actual time when kids are there. AND I receive such answer... He is too small yet... When I started to express my concern Cindy told me that It is not good to FORCE my son learn Spanish .. She must be forgot that we have 3 times a week Spanish teacher coming and spending 4 hours each time with Jacob since he turned 1 year old.. the teacher is psychologist she teaches him through the play.. and then I hear this... Of course after I reminded that Emelda gave me detailed report and she really worked with Jacob. When I told to Cindy that we would like to leave. Cindy said that there is no problem with that and she said it is good, because they plan to close temporarily.. She refused to return Deposit and was very surprised that I asked about that. Of course after written request she had to return it, again referring to unusual COVID situation, mentioning that all parents were very understandable except me.

My 7-year-old loved Quentz Summer Camp. He's been to different summer programs in the past. Quentz…read moresummer camp is so far his favorite. He really enjoyed the fun field trips and made new friends.

As a native Cantonese speaker, it is difficult to nurture the language and heritage in San Diego…read more We looked around and found CSSD when our child turned 4. Our hopes were (1) to connect with other Cantonese speakers in the community and foster a social/cultural context for using Cantonese, (2) foster Chinese literacy. Going on Year 3 with CSSD, Ms. Cassandra and her school team have been proactive in seeking family feedback and enhancing instruction. Every Saturday in Cantonese class, the children learn in a non-traditional format. Having learned from my own peers who went to Chinese school, we had been concerned about the lack of engagement and retaining learning via rigid instruction (e.g., sitting, listening, drilling). But here at CSSD, we deeply appreciate the interactive approach in instruction - weekly themes, hands-on activities such as calligraphy, cooking, projects, and using different media - music, videos, stories. Of course, weekly home practice is still a must and much appreciated. For those that don't speak Cantonese well, the teacher has been helpful by providing pronunciation recordings for supporting home practice. As the school year winds down, each class also prepares for and performs each May during the graduation ceremony. It is always amazing to witness their progress. CSSD also has many community events. Ms. Cassandra often informs families in community events, and we are really grateful for those opportunities. Last, we were invited to watch NeZha 2, which we thoroughly enjoyed. It is crucial that my child gets to experience the Chinese culture through popular media, as other children living in Chinese-speaking countries would experience. I highly recommend CSSD for their Mandarin and Cantonese programs!

This school provides a solid Chinese language education and is the only one to provide options in…read moreCantonese and Mandarin. The staff are warm and family.