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The Pitch · Dr. Nicole Bishop · Educator since 1996

Spanish that feels like recess.

An 6-week, play-based linguistic journey for K–5 kids — games, crafts, food and storytelling instead of worksheets. By week 2 they introduce themselves in Spanish. By week 6 they perform for their families.

★ First Session · October 2026 ★
Charlotte, NC  ·  Fort Mill, SC  ·  Columbia, SC
Speak Easy 4 Kids title card: Spanish that feels like recess — an 6-week play-based linguistic journey for K–5 kids, serving Charlotte, Fort Mill and Columbia.
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Spanish that feels like recess. An 6-week, play-based journey for K–5. Built by a PhD educator, powered by local communities.

Comparison: traditional afterschool uses worksheets, rote memorization and boxed software; Speak Easy 4 Kids uses games, crafts and food, a family performance showcase, and a PhD-built arc.
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Reframing how language actually sticks. Worksheets and screen time become games, crafts and food. Rote memorization becomes a family showcase.

Dr. Nicole Bishop: educator since 1996, 30 years teaching language. PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Michigan, MA Comp Lit with Women's Studies, BA English and French from Amherst College.
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Designed by a teacher. Not a tech bro. 30 years in the classroom, modeled on the afterschool culture clubs that actually work.

The joyful repetition cycle: 1. Play — internalize vocabulary through high-energy games. 2. Create — make a physical craft or snack. 3. Earn — receive tangible Speak Easy Dollars for using Spanish. 4. Perform — show off new skills.
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The ecosystem of joyful repetition. Play → Create → Earn → Perform. Kids don't realize they're drilling vocabulary; they know they're playing a game they want to win.

Anatomy of a 60-minute session: minutes 0 to 10 greeting circle, 10 to 30 theme and game, 30 to 50 make something, 50 to 60 showcase and send-off with passport stamps and Speak Easy Dollars.
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The anatomy of a 60-minute session. Greeting Circle · Theme + Game · Make Something · Showcase & Send-Off. Same rhythm every week, new theme every time.

The eight weekly themes: 1 Hola, 2 Familia, 3 Comida, 4 Mercado, 5 Fiesta, 6 Cuentos, 7 Juegos, 8 Finale — ending in a family showcase with fully stamped passports.
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Eight weeks. Six reasons to come back. Hola · Familia · Comida · Mercado · Fiesta · Cuentos · Juegos · Finale. Younger kids learn up; older kids teach back.

Two audiences: for schools and PTAs, host a turnkey zero-friction pilot program in your building; for local educators, take the structured curriculum and teach it in your community.
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Two audiences. One unified program. Schools host it. Local educators deliver it. The whole Carolina education ecosystem benefits.

For schools: the school provides a room one afternoon a week and sends a sign-up form. Speak Easy delivers the instructor, all games and materials, snacks and crafts, physical passports and finale supplies. Sweet spot is 12 to 20 kids.
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For schools: maximum enrichment, zero administrative friction. You provide a room and a sign-up form. We bring everything else. Pilot pricing for the first school in a district.

For educators: the instructor's toolkit includes 8 detailed written lesson plans, exact measurable vocabulary goals per week, pre-tested games and physical materials, and a structure designed by a 30-year classroom veteran.
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For educators: a fully-built engine ready for you to drive. Eight lesson plans requiring zero guesswork. Run parallel community sessions anywhere in the Carolinas.

The ecosystem flywheel: the PhD designer provides the curriculum to the local educator, who delivers classes at the Carolina school or PTA, which provides value to kids and parents, whose delight drives demand for the next session.
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How the ecosystem thrives together. It isn't just an afterschool class; it's a community event where every stakeholder wins.

Pricing: $99 for a family's first try, $129 for one child, $119 each for two children — the full 6 weeks including all materials, snacks and finale. School pilot pricing is custom. No child has ever been turned away for inability to pay; need-based scholarships are built into the model.
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Straightforward logistics. No hidden materials fees. $99 first try · $129 one child · $119 each for two · custom school pilots. No child has ever been turned away for inability to pay.

Ready to bring recess back to language learning? Contact speak.easy.columbia@gmail.com or 803.881.6626. Service areas: Charlotte NC, Fort Mill SC, Columbia SC.
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Ready to bring recess back to language learning? Whether you're a principal looking for an effortless 6-week pilot or an educator ready to teach a curriculum that sticks — your move is next.

Pass Go: start your pilot.

Eight weeks, one afternoon a week, everything included. We'll bring the instructor, the games, the snacks and the passports — you bring the room.

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