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Spanish Immersion School in Chicago Area, IL

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Montessori Academy Spanish Immersion:
Montessori Academy Spanish Immersion (MASI), located in the north side of Oak Park, north western Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, is a private home montessori academy offering 100% Spanish Immersion for children 15 months to 12 years of age. A variety of programs are available year-round from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, including after school programs in English and Spanish, summer camps and tutoring in English, Calculus, Algebra and Geometry to students of any age.

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Mary Rueda - Owner and Director:

Photo of Spanish Immersion School in Chicago Area, ILIn May 2002 Mary Rueda (B.A. in Psychology), arrived in Oak Park and started her path in Montessori education. She has been a Montessori teacher in the Park Ridge and Oak Park area for many years. In addition to being a member of the American Montessori Society, she holds a Montessori Certification from MECA.

Mission Statement:
Montessori Academy Spanish Immersion provides a nurturing, safe and stimulating environment that promotes respect for diversity, independence, positive self-esteem, and social-cognitive development in children helping them to become successful in all areas of life.

Spanish Language Immersion Programs
- Spanish Immersion programs for children 15 months to 12 years of age
- Hourly Spanish classes / tutoring
- Summer Spanish language program
- After School Spanish & English programs
- AM Extended Day

The Importance of Learning a Second Language:

Learning a second language at a young age is an effective way to greatly advance the development of all children. Research has shown that by the age six the human brain has achieved almost all of its sigificant growth. Learning a second language at a young age helps to develop the child's brain pathways in the auditorioum cortex, stimulating general intelligence.

Recent research shows that the brains of multi-lingual people utilize more available neurons for language processing than monolinguals which naturally expands brain activity as a whole. Spanish is spoken by more than 400 million people worldwide, which is sufficient reason to learn the language.

Our Location:
MASI is located in Oak Park, a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago, llinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago (the Chicago Loop) through public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines, CTA buses, and Metra commuter rail.

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Address: 1217 N. Harlem Ave., Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois , USA
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