Middle school Spanish, by conversation

How do you teach middle school Spanish when you do not speak it?

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Most parents who want Spanish for a seventh grader do not speak it. Empecemos! Spanish for Middle School puts that work on Clara, who talks with your child in Spanish and English for about twenty minutes a day. It has four units and 12+ hours, and you do not need any Spanish.

The four units

First Words That Work. Mi Mundo, My World. Out in the World. Stories and Plans. Each is nine weeks, with one module a week.

A cognate safari and an 'I don't understand'

Unit 1 covers hello, names, feelings, counting to 39, where you are from, the alphabet, and a week proving your child already knows hundreds of Spanish words. They learn to say 'I don't understand' in Spanish, so being lost is something they can recover from.

Their own life first

Unit 2 is family, with pets, describing people, likes and dislikes, school, the days of the week, a daily routine and telling time. The guide's goal is a five-minute conversation about their own family, week and opinions.

Pretend cafes and market haggling

Unit 3 is survival Spanish through games. Your child orders food, asks how much and buys something, asks where things are, gets around town and talks about the weather and their home. It ends with a whole errand in Spanish.

Yesterday, plans and a favorite

Unit 4 covers what they did yesterday, a tiny story, what they are going to do, invitations, how they feel, and comparing things to defend a favorite. A music tour of the Spanish-speaking world comes in a culture week, and the year ends with a show-off week.

Corrections that do not feel like corrections

When your child says something wrong, Clara says it back right and keeps talking. The guide calls this how your child learned English, and says the sillier the practice voices, the faster embarrassment about sounding wrong fades.

What this is not

It is not a grammar course. Clara never teaches grammar, so a child who needs conjugation tables explained will not get them here.
It is not a quiz course. The phrase list is a preview, and the checkpoints in weeks 9, 18, 27 and 35 are conversations, not tests.
It is not a high school credit course. The guide says middle school pacing means more games, more culture and shorter sessions than the high school course.

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Before your child starts: what we collect and why

We collect only what it takes to teach your child: the first name and sign-in you choose, their answers and progress, and their chat with Clara (written by Anthropic's AI, read aloud by OpenAI). Nobody trains AI on it or sells it, and you can see or delete it any time. You create your child's account yourself. Ticking the box below is how you, as the parent, give consent.

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Your consent is needed before we collect anything from your child, and we collect nothing without it. You create your child's account yourself; they never sign up alone.

What we collect from your child: the first name and sign-in you choose, their answers, time on lessons and progress, and their chat with Clara. Used to run the lessons, build their transcript and show you how they are doing.
Who else handles it: Anthropic writes Clara's replies from the chat, the lesson and your child's first name. OpenAI turns lesson text and Clara's replies into the read-aloud voice. Spoken answers are turned into text on our own server and never sent anywhere. Our email provider sends you reports. Nobody sells your child's data or uses it for anything else.
Your rights: see everything collected from your child, have it deleted, or stop further collection at any time, from your account or by emailing our support address. If you refuse the sharing above, Clara cannot teach, so the service cannot run. Chats are deleted after 30 days.
Safety: if your child writes something suggesting they may be hurt or in danger, we email you and the owner of Letters & Devotion the same day.

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Questions parents ask

Do I need to know Spanish?

No. The guide says there is nothing to buy and nothing to know. A quiet spot and a microphone make speaking practice better, but typing works fine.

How much time does it take?

One module a week, about twenty minutes a day. Culture weeks are lighter.

Where does it end up?

By the end your child can introduce themselves, survive a pretend shop, tell a small story and argue about which game is best, in Spanish.

What does it cost?

$29 a month or $290 a year for every child. The first 30 days are free with no card.

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