LCF Clubs Australia - Fun Languages Blog

KIDS HAVE FUN AT HALLOWEEN IN SPANISH LESSONS

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:43:33 +0000

Spanish children all over the world celebrate Halloween in a very colourful and "sweet" way. Candy and skulls are a big part of it!

Children in our Spanish lessons have had great fun with "El Chocolate" this week. Check out our chocolate song in Spanish on Babelzone and let us know if you made anything yummy!

DID YOU KNOW ...

The history of chocolate dates back to early Mesoamerican civilizations. About 3100 years ago the Olmec Indians were growing cacao beans. The Mayans and Aztecs also grew cacao and developed chocolate drinks. Christopher Columbus can claim the credit for being the first person to bring cocoa beans to Europe in the early 1500s, and chocolate drinks became popular in Spain.

But ... the first chocolate drinks were not sweet ... imagine that!!

Learning about El Dia de los Muertos in Spanish lessons

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:52:22 +0000

Our Spanish clubs members are learning about "El Dia de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead) in Spanish lessons in Australia and New Zealand. On Babelzone they can watch the Skeleton song in Spanish too!

Officially commemorated on November 2 (All Souls' Day), the three-day celebration actually begins on the evening of October 31. It is a joyous and happy holiday, designed to honour the dead and to remember friends and family who have died. The celebration varies from region to region but one of the most common customs is the making of elaborate altars to welcome departed spirits home. The altars are decorated with candy, flowers,photographs, fresh water and samples of the deceased's favorite foods and drinks. Vigils are held, and families often go to cemeteries to fix up the graves of their departed relatives.. The grave is then adorned with flowers, wreaths or paper streamers. Festivities also frequently include traditional foods such as pan de muerto (bread of the dead), which can conceal a miniature skeleton.

French lessons for children on the Central Coast

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:41:24 +0000

We love it when children come back to our French clubs and we received this from this happy mother on the Central Coast of NSW.

Nathalie Roy is our French Manager there: "He has really enjoyed the sessions and I have loved the fact that he had found them challenging. He finds school easy and quickly becomes bored. It has been great to see him enthusiastic about French " A happy mother of a 7 year old boy from the Central Coast.

Enrolling now for Term 4!

Nickie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:08:08 +0000

Enrolling now for Term 4!

Another Happy Parent and Child with our Language Lessons

Robyn Nottage — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:54:50 +0000

"Our child is hungry to learn a different language and watching the way it makes him think about language is such an exciting thing. Backed up with CD's and online tuition, this is a brilliant course of such a high standard. Worth every cent." (Melbourne mother of a 3 year old)