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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! 501c3 Nonprofit IRS Tax Exemption…
Read articlePart of the challenge of being teachers in a program like ours is that we have students of many different levels of English and general education. We teach…
Read articleCultural studies are so important to me! I majored in "Global Studies" and many of my classes were about learning about the history and culture of other countries.…
Read articleAs we close out another week of lessons for the ACA Explorers, I am want to think about what the future holds. The coming week is clear enough:…
Read articleAca en ACA, no enseñamos como ustedes a lo mejor aprendÃan en el colegio. Obvio, como ustedes están aquà con nosotros buscando a mejorar su inglés, esta metodologÃa…
Read articleWe'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 great with flash…
Read articleToday 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 with last week's…
Read articleMusic is a great tool for learning! Here at ACA Explorers, we use music so much to help us teach English. We love using songs as tools for…
Read articleTeachers love incorporating reading logs into their curriculum. Even Libraries have Summer Reading Programs that get in on the act... [caption id="attachment_2364" align="alignnone" width="300"] Reading Log[/caption] ACA…
Read article[caption id="attachment_2346" align="alignnone" width="700"] The Motivation Equation[/caption] When you give free classes in the park, running into motivational issues is par for the course. Some kids come once,…
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