Spanish Classes Starting this Fall in Ridgefield Continuing Ed

Spanish Language classes start soon!

The fall language classes include French, Italian, and Spanish and are posted on the website.

Registration and detailed course information is at the bottom of this email.

If you are paying by check please mail or drop it off soon and please phone or email to let me know when you've mailed it! If you are paying by credit card, please phone it in as soon as possible.

Spanish: True Beginner, Part 1 - Day - in Person
This course is for students who have had little to no Spanish instruction. It covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and conversation using the present tense. A Spanish for Beginners Manual will be sent to you by email. If you are not able to print it, copies will be available at class for $10. Instructor: Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Tue., 9/29; 10/6, 13, 20, 27; 11/3; 12/1, 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 11/10, 17, 24.

Spanish: Beginner, Part 1 Plus - Evening - on Zoom
For students with a little previous Spanish experience in the past. Class reviews and covers basic vocabulary, pronunciation, elementary conversation, sentence structure, and basic grammar using the present and past tenses. Focus is on how to carry on simple conversations in Spanish, as spoken in Latin America. Text is Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way (Barron's 4th Edition). Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for over 29 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Mon., 9/28; 10/5, 19, 26; 11/2, 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.

Spanish: True Beginner, Part 3 / Advanced Beginner - Day - in Person
For students continuing Part 2 (Spring 2026). We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the past tense and introduce other tenses such as future and conditional. Newcomers with equivalent experience are welcome.  We cover additional vocabulary, grammar and conversation in the present tense and introduce the past tense. A Spanish for Beginners Manual will be sent to you by email. If you are not able to print it, copies will be available at class for $10. Instructor Norma Lopez-Burton, Emerita. She taught all levels of Spanish at the University of California at Davis. Department of Spanish and Classics, College of Letters and Science.

8 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Tue., 9/29; 10/6, 13, 20, 27; 11/3; 12/1, 8 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Annex. Note: No class 11/10, 17, 24.

Spanish: Advanced Conversation - Evening - on Zoom
For continuing students and newcomers who can maintain a conversation in Spanish. Class will be conducted in Spanish and will include review of grammar concepts (as needed) and vocabulary, reading and class discussion of current events and articles, and discussion of an assigned movie. Instructor Oscar Vargas is a native of Colombia, who has lived here since 1969. A graduate of NYU, he worked in international business for about 20 years, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain. He then ran his own business. He has taught Spanish here for over 29 years.

6 Sessions (12 hours) $ 174 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 157)
Thur., 10/8, 15, 22, 29; 11/5, 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Zoom.

Registration Contact Information about these and other language classes:

email ridgefieldce@gmail.com
phone Peggy Bruno at 203-431-2812
website: www.ridgefieldschools.org