American Colombian Academy: Officially a Licensed 501(c)(3) Nonprofit!
We did it! After applying and waiting for everything to be reviewed, American Colombian Academy has been certified as 501(c)(3) legal tax-exempt nonprofit! That’s cool
Category: ACA Explorers
Keeping a Balance: Students of Different Learning Levels
Part of the challenge of being teachers in a program like ours is that we have students of many different levels of English and general
Cultural Lessons for the Explorers
Cultural studies are so important to me! I majored in “Global Studies” and many of my classes were about learning about the history and culture
From Explorer to Teacher: The ACA Teacher Training Program
As we close out another week of lessons for the ACA Explorers, I am want to think about what the future holds. The coming week
La Metodologia de ACA: Como enseñamos de manera diferente?
Aca en ACA, no enseñamos como ustedes a lo mejor aprendían en el colegio. Obvio, como ustedes están aquí con nosotros buscando a mejorar su
Motivating Students with Cumulative Exams and Cumulative Learning
We’ve mentioned before the Testing Effect – that its more efficient/effective to use your study time testing yourself rather than performing simple review. And that works
Wednesday Project 2: Vocals, Sound Waves, Paper Squawker
Today is Wednesday which means the special Explorers-only class in our new house, the Exploratorium! Wednesday Project: Vowels Lesson.pdf Michael helped Sophie get caught up
Music: A Great Tool for Language Acquisition and Memory
Music is a great tool for learning! Here at ACA Explorers, we use music so much to help us teach English. We love using songs
Replacing the Reading Log with an Input Log
Teachers love incorporating reading logs into their curriculum. Even Libraries have Summer Reading Programs that get in on the act… ACA Explorers does one
The Motivation Equation to Teach Students
When you give free classes in the park, running into motivational issues is par for the course. Some kids come once, never again. Others perhaps