Our Philosophy
We believe that learning Spanish should not only be an interesting experience but a fun one as well. Our goal is to build a friendly environment for learning, one that allows the students to express their needs and ideas with no fear of mistakes. We create opportunities to share not only the academics of the language but its beauty, its soul, its true meanings, and the incredible culture that goes hand in hand with the language.
The Founder
My name is Mary Bueno. I was born in Mexico City and graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with a degree in Journalism and Communication Science. I worked there as a TA, in the School of Journalism, in Mexico City. When I was offered a professor position at the University, I couldn’t take it because I was engaged to be married and had plans to move the United States.
We settled in Alameda, California and I found a position as a journalist at KDTV Channel 14, for a live Spanish morning news-show called: AL DIA. I left KDTV to run the Spanish program for children and adults at the Alameda Multicultural Community Center, where I had students from diverse backgrounds and a variety of ages. By that time, I already had two little daughters, who were also my students and bilingual.
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