Partnership with Clifton Area Neighborhood School (CANS)
In this partnership, RALL students provide weekly Spanish lessons at the Clifton Area Neighborhood School (CANS), a Cincinnati public school serving students from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade. The students who teach at CANS do so as part of a year-long teaching internship program in RALL. Before beginning in the classroom, CANS teaching interns undergo four weeks of intensive training in foreign language education for young language learners. Interns learn to develop lessons that use Spanish meaningfully through song, games, and real-world communication. The CANS partnership is housed within the Cincinnati Bilingual Center.
Meet the Fall 2023 Spanish Teaching Interns!
Adriana Prieto has more than ten years of experience as a children’s literature teacher. She has worked as a researcher and writer in different educational projects for Fe y Alegría, a prominent movement for integral education in South America. In her home country of Venezuela, she was awarded a prestigious grant to develop a regional program for teaching and promoting children’s literature in different communities. She has authored a children’s book titled Where Are We From?, published with the support of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and Wave Pool. Adriana is also a proud CANS parent, and she is excited to help CANS students develop their literacy in Spanish.
Simran Sharma is a fourth-year medical sciences undergraduate student minoring in Spanish. She has been learning Spanish since she was a freshman in high school and hopes to one day be a pediatric doctor who helps children in Spanish-speaking countries. She is so excited to interact with children and further her Spanish knowledge with them. Replace with your text
Jillian Simon is a third-year psychology major who's also working for a minor in criminal justice and Spanish. She has been learning Spanish for ten years and has fallen in love with the language. In May of 2024, she completed a four-week study abroad in Querétaro, México. She is very excited to share her love of the language with the people around her!