When first moving to the area, we tried a nearby Spanish immersion Montessori school for a year and my boys learned little Spanish. We then switched to SSH for a summer and noticed a difference. My oldest son is now in a dual-language elementary program and slowly learning Spanish. My youngest son is starting his second full year at SSH and his Spanish has improved dramatically. I'm confident after this year that he will be fluent in Spanish before he even joins the dual-language kindergarten program. The bottom line is, if you want your children to really learn Spanish, this place is fantastic.
I don't want to stop there though, because this is also a great pre-school more broadly. As a result of moving while my kids were young, we have experience at a number of preschools (2 in my old city, 2 in Flower Mound). One of the key features often differentiating pre-schools that leave something to be desired versus pre-schools that are great is the continuity of staff. I expected this to matter but I don't think I appreciated how much. The continuity of staff is obviously helpful at a pure operations standpoint. However, I think think it also indicates how happy people are to work there (which is critically important when you're talking about people working with your children day in and day out). Patty is the head of SSH and has been there a long time. Over the two years now that my boys have been there, I see almost all of the same faces. They all seem on top of it, resulting in great communication with parents and a great experience for the children! read more