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Sarah’s Spanish School

Recommended Ages

K–8th grades

Sarah’s Spanish School is an online Spanish platform for kids that blends live classes, songs, games, and printable resources to create a friendly immersion environment. Classes are led by certified, enthusiastic teachers who keep kids speaking, chanting, and moving in Spanish so vocabulary and phrases stick. Designed specifically for homeschool and after-school families, the program focuses on building confidence and conversational skills, not just memorizing lists. Parents like the predictable schedule, replay options, and clear monthly themes that make it easy to integrate into a broader curriculum. It’s a strong fit for preschool through middle-elementary learners who enjoy interactive, high-energy lessons. Families looking for advanced grammar or high school credit will eventually need more formal materials, but as an elementary immersion experience it offers solid value. To maximize results, use their songs and phrases during daily routines—greetings, meals, and chores—so Spanish shows up beyond class time.

Ideal for ages roughly 5–13 who learn best through play, movement and conversation, and for families who want a cheerful native or fluent teacher leading class so parents don’t have to speak Spanish; particularly good for kids who might resist a textbook but will happily log into a fun group lesson.

Pros

Live, high‑energy Spanish classes offered multiple times per week, so kids can drop in often and build fluency through repetition, songs, games and conversation; recordings are available, which homeschoolers love for schedule flexibility; reviews from both schools and families highlight engaging teachers, strong classroom management and how much kids look forward to class, with the program now serving tens of thousands of students worldwide. 

Cons

Because classes are subscription‑based, the cost can add up if several siblings enroll at once; the focus is strongly oral and interactive, so if you want a traditional grammar workbook or formal writing practice you’ll need to add that separately; as with any live online class, you’re dependent on good internet and a relatively quiet space for your child to participate fully.

Sarah’s Spanish School is an approved vendor for a wide range of charter and homeschool programs, including multiple California independent-study charters and scholarship programs like the South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund, and notes that it works with many ESA programs and homeschool groups; families should confirm whether their specific charter or ESA lists Sarah’s Spanish School as a vendor and follow that program’s purchasing process.

Materials range from around $27-$75

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Sarah’s Spanish School Mission

The mission of Sarah’s Spanish School is to make high-quality Spanish instruction accessible to every child, regardless of whether their school or homeschool has a dedicated language teacher. By streaming state-certified Spanish teachers into classrooms and homes and providing fully developed, proficiency-based curricula, the program helps schools and families offer joyful, consistent Spanish education without adding to staff workload. With a focus on real-life communication, engaging themes, and cultural understanding, Sarah’s Spanish School aims to ensure that learning Spanish builds confidence, academic skills, and a lifelong appreciation for bilingualism.

Sarah’s Spanish School Story

Sarah’s Spanish School began in 2016, when high school Spanish teacher Sarah Urban saw that many elementary and middle schools had little or no access to world language instruction. Starting in her hometown of Eureka, Missouri, she launched small enrichment classes to give younger students a chance to start Spanish early. Word of the program spread quickly, and over time it grew into a full-scale partner for schools and homeschoolers, now serving hundreds of schools across dozens of districts with synchronous and asynchronous classes taught by a large team of certified Spanish teachers. What started as one teacher’s effort to fill a gap in her community has become an innovative solution to the nationwide world language teacher shortage.

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In a typical week your child logs in to watch a lively teacher greet the class with “¡Buenos días!” and a song, then leads a mini-lesson about animals, food, or a cultural topic using pictures, movement, and repetition. After class they might play online vocabulary games, complete a colorful worksheet, or teach you a new phrase while helping make dinner. The vibe is energetic and upbeat—more like a fun club than a traditional textbook lesson.

Sarah’s Spanish School delivers K–8 Spanish through a mix of live virtual classes, recorded lessons, and printable resources, either directly to families or via partner schools. Homeschoolers typically purchase a full-year course or join the Spanish School Insider membership, then follow a weekly rhythm of video lessons, interactive games, songs, and optional printable practice. State-certified Spanish teachers lead immersive lessons that emphasize conversational language, high-frequency vocabulary, and culture, and kids can rewatch sessions on their own schedule.

Parents can be hands-off by letting kids attend classes and complete activities independently, or they can sit in to reinforce Spanish at home—practicing phrases during daily routines, scheduling review time, and helping younger children stay focused during live lessons.

Beginner tracks assume no prior Spanish knowledge; children just need to follow directions in a group setting and be comfortable participating on camera or in chat. Some advanced or school-partnered classes expect previous exposure to basic Spanish phrases and a willingness to complete simple reading and writing tasks in Spanish.

Sarah’s Spanish School offers live and recorded classes that integrate movement, music, and stories, which can work very well for ADHD and younger autistic kids who need multi‑sensory input. Parents can choose energy levels and class sizes that fit their child’s sensory and social comfort.

For direct-to-family online programs, Sarah’s Spanish School advertises a generous guarantee: if your child doesn’t love the program, you can request a refund (generally within about 30 days of purchase) with no questions asked; school contracts and charter purchases may follow separate terms set by the institution. 

Probably not a match for families seeking a screen‑free or very slow‑paced, nature‑only approach, or for older teens who already have several years of Spanish and need targeted grammar for high‑school credit or exam prep; also less ideal if you live in a time zone where the live schedule is consistently inconvenient.

For more parent‑led, literature‑rich Spanish, consider Beautiful Mundo or Niños and Nature; for structured one‑to‑one lessons, many homeschoolers like Homeschool Spanish Academy or iTalki tutors; Mango Languages, Duolingo or Coffee Break Languages can also be paired as extra listening practice. 

Sarah’s Spanish School regularly expands its offerings, adding new grade-banded curricula, school-partnership programs in dozens of districts, and extra features like teacher portals, pacing guides, and homework resources; the homeschool membership has grown to include more live class options and recorded replays over time.

Have your child keep a simple Spanish notebook near the computer to jot new phrases or doodle vocabulary after each class, then pick one phrase of the week to use around the house so the language jumps off the screen and into daily life.

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Meet Sarah

Sarah Urban (also known professionally as Sarah Thiemann) is the founder of Sarah’s Spanish School and a former high school Spanish teacher from Eureka, Missouri. After years in the classroom, she recognized how rarely students had the chance to start Spanish in the early grades, when language learning comes most naturally. In response, she launched Sarah’s Spanish School in 2016 with the goal of bringing engaging, standards-aligned Spanish programs to schools that lacked full-time language staff. Under her leadership, the organization has grown to work with hundreds of schools and a large team of certified Spanish teachers. A fun fact families love: many of her programs incorporate themes, crafts, cooking, and music, so students experience Spanish with all their senses—not just from a textbook.