This is Shelley from Jabberu. I hope you get helpful feedback from readers, but I did want to remind folks that you can schedule a free trial class with us. Call 1-888-951-1119 to schedule at any of our 3 centers.
This trial class is an excellent opportunity to meet the teacher, see the center, look at the "Guide to Growing Up Global," ask questions and of course, experience firsthand what a class is like.

Best!

Hola - Jabberu posting. Keep in mind that you can schedule a free trial class for your son to see how he enjoys our Spanish class, meet the teacher, see the center, check out our parent resource guide, etc. Whether it's at Jabberu or not, incouraging your son's interest in learning another language and thereby learning about another culture, is valuable to him now and in the future. Best of luck!

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I wanted to let parents out there know that Jabberu can come to your child’s school or childcare center to provide language classes. Often the school directly contacts us, but sometimes it takes an interested parent getting involved and engaging us, to get things moving. We already teach classes at a number of schools in DC, MD and VA – but we often hear from parents that they didn’t know we offered this service, which can be during the school day or as an after-school enrichment class.
If you’d like Spanish, French or Chinese classes in your child’s school, or you have questions, call 888-951-1119. We can tell you more about our approach to teaching, our instructors and the support materials provided for at-home reinforcement.

Jabberu was selected for the second year in a row as “Best in Foreign Language Learning” by readers of Family Magazine.

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Hi - this is Shelley from Jabberu - obviously my feedback would be biased , but I wanted to offer to connect you with families who have attended one of our camps, if you'd find that helpful. Feel free to contact me at -- shelley@jabberu.com or you can call me in Bethesda at 301-951-1101.

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This is Shelley from Jabberu - we get this question a lot - here's what I ususally tell people:
For young children (I don't think we know the age of OP's child) no language is harder to learn than another; the young brain is wired to learn language. One possible way to help make the decision is to ask yourself which language you'd be most excited about your child learning if the child is too young to express a specific interest. If you're excited about the language learning process, your child will pick up on that. Or is there a language that you have some background with? You may feel more comfortable reinforcing one language over another, at home.

A couple of other things to keep in mind - some of which other posters have mentioned. Learning a language at a young age makes learning other languages later in life easier. Learning a language opens other doors in addition to future careers - travel opportunities, friendships, interntional study.

In short - I don't think you'll regret either decision.

Hi - This is Shelley from Jabberu. I'm wondering if the person who had a bad experience at our story time would mind sharing what the problem was. We hate to hear that any customer is disappointed and always look for ways to improve.

You could post your response here or write directly to me - shelley@jabberu.com

Jabberu Bethesda has room in a Chinese immersion camp July 6-10. Call 1-888-951-1119 to register or for more information.

Chinese Immersion Camp - Kids will take an exciting "trip" to China! Each day of the camp will be a different adventure on their "trip" and their tour guide is one of our native-speaking instructors. Activities will include games, movement, role play, art, music and stories - all in Madarin Chinese!

Camp is from 9:30 - 12:30 at 4926 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
For ages 4-7

We also have room in other camps in Spanish, French and Chinese in Bethesda and Ashburn.

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Jabberu Bethesda has room in a Spanish immersion camp next week, June 22-26. Call 1-888-951-1119 to register or for more information.

Spanish Immersion Camp - Kids will take an exciting "trip" to Latin America! Each day of the camp will be a different adventure on their "trip" and their tour guide is one of our native-speaking instructors. Activities will include games, movement, role play, art, music and stories - all in Spanish!

Camp is from 9:30 - 12:30 at 4926 Del Ray Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
For ages 4-7

We also have room in other camps in Spanish, French and Chinese in Bethesda and Ashburn.

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Jabberu has half-day, week-long Spanish, French and Chinese immersion camps in Bethesda (so not too far north of NW DC) that has those ages in the same group. You can read more about our camps in an earlier post within this Forum or at www.jabberu.com. You can also call 301-951-1101 to learn more.

Hi- This is Jabberu again. We won't have Arabic this summer. We'll have Spanish, French and Chinese at each of our centers. Remember that you can always try out a free class before registering. You can see summer class and camp schedules at www.jabberu.com and call 1-888-951-1119 to reach all of the centers to register or to schedule a free trial.

Thanks!

Hi - This is Jabberu (full disclosure). We're having a cultural open house at our Bethesda center tomorrow, Saturday April 25th from 2:30 - 4:00 (we'll also be doing open house events at our Gaithersburg and Ashburn centers at the same time). This is a great opportunity to meet some of our instructors, including Soledad our head Spanish teacher, who will be doing activities with the kids, learn about the program and possibly even meet some of our currently enrolled families.

Anyway, I know you're seeking feedback from people not invovled with the center, but I wanted to let you know about this opportunity.

Jabberu's Bethesda center has week-long half-day camps in August, in addition to weeks throughout the rest of the summer.

Spanish: August 3-7, 10-14 and 17-21
Chinese: August 3-7
French: August 3-7, 10-14

These language immersion camps are all activities-based, filled with games, role-play, crafts, movement and more. There is plenty to keep an active child engaged and having fun!

You can view a complete summer schedule here:
http://jabberu.com/classes.php?page=ourschedules

You can call us at 888-951-1119 with questions and to register. You might also consider having your son come to a free trial class in our current term to see how he enjoys it.

We’re offering week-long, half-day camps throughout the summer in Spanish, French and Chinese, at both our Bethesda and Ashburn centers. Your child will take an exciting “trip” to a new country - France, China or Latin America; their "tour guide" will be a native of that country who will teach them the language and about the culture through immersion activities, such as games, role play, movement, art, stories and music. In and outdoor activities. Ages 4-7. Visit www.jabberu.com/enroll to see a schedule. Call 1-888-951-1119 to enroll.

Jabberu was selected as "Best Foreign Language Instruction for Children" by readers of Family Magazine.