CULTURADAS: WHERE CREATIVITY AND LANGUAGE LEARNING GO HAND IN HAND


From high school through university and into her professional career, Spanish language and culture have been a constant presence throughout Meglena Misheva's life

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Meglena Misheva, founder of Culturadas

After ten years at Instituto Cervantes Sofia, her path took her to Barcelona. There, as both a mother and a professional, she found the inspiration for Culturadas, a boutique Spanish language academy for children in Sofia. After five years in Spain, she returned to Bulgaria in 2021 to work in education, including as a brand manager for Lego Education. Today, Culturadas is a project that develops not only children's language skills, but also their creativity.

What is Culturadas?

A boutique Spanish language academy for children in Sofia. We run a summer immersive programme, a Saturday club featuring Lego, and Art and Music workshops. From this autumn, we are also launching a conversation club for children aged 11 and over. We also run clubs in schools. Our programmes can be combined, allowing our students to reach up to five hours of Spanish per week. This helps them become comfortable speaking Spanish within a single school year, to the surprise of even their parents.

Culturadas is actually a made-up word because there was no existing word that captured what we do. It is inspired by "miradas a la cultura", or "views of culture". For us, Spanish is a gateway to the world of Gaudí and Picasso, as well as to fields such as music and architecture and different ways of thinking. Culturadas is an invitation to look into this world and step inside it.

What does the Lego Education methodology bring to the learning process?

In our Saturday club, instead of working with textbooks, we work on Lego projects. Children build taxis for their Lego figures, take them to the North Pole or visit an amusement park. The language becomes a tool rather than a subject.

What is the most important thing you want to give your students?

Beyond the language itself, creativity, teamwork and confidence. A child who can explain something to a group in a (second) foreign language carries that confidence with them everywhere. And let's not forget that Spanish opens the door to a world of 500 million people. We want children to feel that this world belongs to them too.

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Бутикова академия по испански Culturadas: Където творчеството и езиковото обучение си подават ръка

От гимназията до университета и професионалното ѝ развитие – целият съзнателен живот на Меглена Мишева минава под знака на испанския език и култура. Сред десет години работа в Институт Сервантес-София, съдбата отвежда г-жа Мишева в Барселона. Там, като майка и професионалист, тя събира вдъхновението за Culturadas – бутикова академия по испански език за деца в София. След пет години в Испания, през 2021 г. тя се завръща в България, за да работи в сферата на образованието, включително като бранд мениджър на Lego Education. Днес Culturadas – един проект, който развива не само езиковите умения, но и креативността на учениците.

Какво е Culturadas?

Бутикова академия по испански за деца в София. Провеждаме лятна имерсивна програма, съботна занималня с Lego, ателиета "Арт" и "Музика", а от тази есен пускаме и разговорен клуб за деца над 11 години. Водим също клубове в училища. Програмите ни се комбинират, така че учениците ни могат да достигнат до 5 часа седмично. Това им помага да се отпуснат да говорят на испански в рамките на една учебна година, за изненада дори на родителите си.

Иначе Culturadas е измислена дума, защото нямаше съществуваща за това, което правим. Вдъхновена е от "miradas a la cultura" – "погледи към културата". За нас испанският е входна врата към света на Гауди, Пикасо, към сфери като музика, архитектура и начин на мислене. Culturadas е поканата да погледнеш към този свят и да влезеш в него.

Какво дава методиката Lego Education?

В съботната занималня вместо с учебници работим по Lego проекти. Децата строят таксита за лего човечетата си, водят ги на Северния полюс или в Лунапарка. Езикът се превръща в инструмент, а не в предмет.

Кое е най-важното, което искате да предадете на учениците?

Освен езика – креативност, екипност и увереност. Дете, което обяснява нещо на (втори) чужд език пред група, носи тази увереност навсякъде. И да не забравяме, че испанският отваря вратата към света на 500 милиона души. Искаме децата да усетят, че този свят е и техен.

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