Spanish Classes

One of the main components of the Hoops Sagrado program (besides basketball of course) is one-on-one Spanish immersion classes for the students. Each morning from 8am to 1pm, with a 30 minute break around mid-morning, the students study at MesoAmericas Spanish school in Xela. We also really encourage the students to get away from their desks and explore Xela with their teachers.

Although the five horus of class time is proving to be a bit difficult for some of the students this year, most have made the effort to show up relatively on time and pay attention to their teacher. If you listen carefully you can even hear some of them use their newly acquired Spanish-language skills in the afternoon basketball camps.

The students took their first tests last Friday and overall the results were quite good. One student even commented that he wished he had studied this much last year when he didn't pass his Spanish class!