This class is taught in Spanish.

Teacher Laura
Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and a Graduate Certificate in Spanish Language Education. Originally from Colombia, she has been teaching English, French, and Spanish as a second language both in the USA and her home country since 2018, across various educational levels from kindergarten to adult in private and public schools.

She is very creative and passionate about languages and cultures, Laura strives to immerse students in the Spanish language while sharing her Latino cultural traditions, customs, and holidays alongside those of other Hispanic countries.

Teacher Cecilia
Cecilia is a native Spanish speaker. She learned Spanish and English simultaneously. Both of her parents were born in Mexico and she was born and still lives in Chicago. 

She has taught Spanish 1 & 2 since 2017 at the middle school level. Cecilia studied abroad in Barcelona for half a year and loved learning about the Spanish language through a different perspective. She has a Bachelor of Arts in teaching of Spanish from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is very passionate about teaching Spanish through her culture and giving students the opportunity to learn to love the Spanish language.

Teacher Nikki
Nikki is the founder of Skillabration. She has been teaching since 2005. She graduated with a bachelor's in Spanish and a master's in education with a focus in Spanish.

In 2016 she shifted from public school teaching to teaching online full-time for more freedom and creativity in her work. She taught ESL online from 2016-2020 and shifted to teaching Spanish on Outschool in late 2020. She also taught high school Spanish from 2005-2009, and 2011-2012. She was a middle school bilingual/Spanish/English immersion teacher from 2012-2016. 

Nikki has had countless experiences traveling to Mexico. She did a cultural exchange for six weeks in Cuautitlan Izcalli in the State of Mexico when she was just 15 years old. She also studied abroad in San Sebastian, Spain for three months the summer before her junior year in college. 

Grading
Frequency: available upon request
Details: While we do not have quizzes or exams, if you ever need a reference letter of what we cover in the class, we have had students reach out to us in the past that go to a public or private school and use our class as a reference for getting into the right Spanish class. We are happy to provide you with whatever you may need for transcripts or reference letters. 

This class meets 2 times per week. If you'd only like to meet once per week, please visit our profile to see the other listing or message us directly for the link. 

This Spanish 1 class uses an immersive style specifically for beginners to