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Larmorinda Weekly
When they adopted their baby daughter from China, Lynley and David Sides didn't want the infant to lose all ties with her origins. After looking for an existing immersion Chinese program in the area, they were inspired to start "Small World", a Chinese language program in Lafayette for children as young as one year old. "To speak another language is to possess a second soul", said Emperor Charlemagne some 1200 years ago.

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Gilroy Life
"Anaranjado...blanco...azul!" This may sound like your average high school freshman Spanish class, but actually, it's a group of 14 local children ages five through 12, at the Kids Into Speaking Spanish program at Brownell Academy...
Kids into Speaking Spanish, or KISS, is a week-long camp offered by the city of Gilroy's Department of Community Services designed to introduce children to the Latin culture.

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Gloria Handel says she feels "blessed" that her 3-year-old daughter Isabella has the opportunity to go to Kids into Speaking Spanish (KISS), a Spanish immersion preschool and kindergarten in Walnut Creek."It feels like you're going from your house to another home," ... "It's nurturing, loving and supportive. Isabella thrives on going here." KISS celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala bash on August 15 at the school, with barbecue, face painting, bouncy houses, games and lots of community spirit. Throngs of excited children and parents packed the festivities.

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Julia Vehar proudly demonstrates her mastery of counting in Spanish. Upon request, the Camino Pablo second grader recites the numbers, "uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco" and so on.
"I know how to count in Spanish," Julia says in a matter of fact tone.
Julia was introduced to the Latin language at a Spanish camp held in Moraga's Hacienda de las Flores last week.

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