Parents: Your Children Can

Speak Spanish At Home!

(even if you don't!)

Parents of Homeschool Students:

Are you wishing your children could learn another language?

Do your high school students need Foreign Language credits?

Do you want your children to connect with their Spanish speaking heritage?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions,

check out our program:

Studying Spanish Builds...

*Future Career Opportunities

*Problem Solving Skills

*Confidence & Creativity

But Here's the Problem...

I talk with students of all ages.

This is what I hear:

"I studied Spanish in high school...but I can't really speak it now."

I have tutored high school students who are struggling to master all the grammar, words, and concepts in a typical textbook...over 2,000 words per year!

Sadly, in many typical classrooms, students learn about the language, but they don't use it!

And the solution...

Your students don't need 2,000 words...

or even 500...

they don't need to know how to buy a hammer...

or a washing machine...

not yet!

How many words do you really need to get through the day?

Take a guess...

It's 50! Just 50 base words!

Doesn't it make sense to learn those first?

In this program, we slow down to speed up.

We follow the principles of TPRS®,

Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling.

Students listen and learn to speak in a relaxed, fun, creative environment. They understand what teachers say and quickly speak it themselves. They tell stories and learn to have conversations.

The results are amazing!

I’m just a big fan in general, it’s all been beneficial for my kids. I do think the live class with a few students is the best .... We also enjoyed having both instructors. We had a huge win with Spanish when we traveled to Vieques, Puerto Rico. The kids were able to read all of the signage without issue and spoke to a few native speakers (briefly but were willing to try). Not everyone on Vieques spoke English and most signs were only in Spanish so it was a great opportunity to practice & to see what they had learned.

Parent of Spanish 2 students, 2024-25

Join Our Spanish Classes!

Your homeschool high school students need foreign language credit. In this program, your students will get live online instruction to fulfill their requirements.

How Much?

Studying another language can be confusing, or expensive, or both...

If you were to sign up for private tutoring, you could pay $75/hour per student in some platforms...which over the course of the year would make this program cost $6750!

Some tutors will charge less, like $50/hour, which would cost $4,500 over the course of the year.

Or, you could get a program and study on your own, which is less expensive, but not interactive.

Our Solution

Engaging, story-based, interactive sessions with other students. In our classes, we personalize our language. We make it fun using ridiculous details. One of our students had an (imaginary) cat as big as a house! It led to all sorts of problemas...(bet you can guess what that word means, right?)

In 2025, our advanced oral finals took the form of a talk show and a court case. Students used their story characters to create a dramatic experience. Students were creative, serious about their roles, and drew out the humor of the stories. I love remembering the funniest moments of those classes.

Bottom line? Students said that personalizing the language, and continuing to add details, was the most helpful aspect of their learning.

They were able to take what they were learning and relate those words to common objects or actions.

Elementary Parent

Questions?

Please contact us at

info@spanishwithandrea.com

for further information.

Your Children Can

Speak Spanish!

We are now welcoming students for the 2025-2026 school year.

Spanish 1 for Middle School/High School
Beginning Elementary Spanish
and Advanced Elementary,
Spanish 2, 3, and 4

for students returning to the program.

Registration Deadline is Friday, September 5, 2025*

What You Get:

Live Online Spanish Lessons

Speaking, Reading, and Writing

Practice With Native Speakers

Learning Community

...and more!

Classes begin on Monday, September 8, 2025

and are scheduled to finish by May 22, 2026

Cost of Spanish With Andrea 2025-2026

High-School Level Intensity

$100/month + Registration Fee

Elementary

$60/month + Registration Fee

Prices listed are for the first student of a family.

Additional students in the same family pay less.

Pay by the month or...

Save when you pay for the year in full before September 5

*Registration fee increases after August 25 and again after September 5

Are you seeing this after classes started on September 8?

Later enrollments are determined on a case by case basis.

Contact andrea@spanishwithandrea.com to discuss choices.

I'm Ready to Sign up Now!

Students Say...

I started dreaming in Spanish.

Second-year high school student, 2023

[I liked] Being able to hear the language and being able to learn with other kids at my own pace. Learning new words in stories that we haven't learned before in class.

First Year Student 2024-25

[I liked] The teacher being very patient with me and helping me through my mistakes and helping me grow in the language and growing my confidence to speak it and giving me positive feedback and support. I have a friend who speaks Spanish so that is helpful, [and] we eat at Mexican restaurants a lot so trying to say my order in Spanish, reading in Spanish and slowly translating it I have learned a lot.

First Year Student, 2024-25

Questions?

Contact info@spanishwithandrea.com.

I like the gentle approach, as learning a language is intimidating for most. ... [I] love the fact that a native Spanish speaker is on. Love the encouraging words and smiles and gentleness. Love the children's books which enriches and offers dimension to the dialogue. [I] think the pace is great. Not too fast, but it keeps moving. Since we are in a different situation (jumping in mid-year) we appreciate in the Maddie stories that the words and patterns are up while answering questions, to help build up their language skills. --2025 Elementary Parent

Your Teachers

Andrea Happel, Founder and Teacher

I live in Iowa and I love teaching Spanish to all ages. It all began with a mission trip to Guatemala just after high school. This led to Spanish studies in college. I studied abroad in Ecuador and graduated with a BA in Spanish and English. I taught English in both Ecuador and Korea. Teaching endorsements are K-12 Spanish, English, and Bilingual Education. For the last twenty years, I taught our three children at home. Our last student graduated from Happel Haus Homeschool in 2025. As a teacher, I share the rich culture and friendships that I have found in the Spanish speaking world. Some of my other activities: Hiking, cooking, writing, leadership coaching, and Improv. I bring elements of these into our classes also. Learning Spanish is a whole life experience, and our classroom is a space to explore, create, and develop as people.

My name is Xavier Gutierrez. I live in Guayaquil, Ecuador. My native language is Spanish. I began speaking English at the age of six years old at Colegio Americano. In Guayaquil, I work in hotel management at one of Ecuador's top hotels. I use English in my job to serve our guests and even build friendships with visitors from all over the world. I have been teaching alongside Andrea since 2020. I love to share my music and culture with students, and learn more about them through conversations. The best part about my work in this program is seeing how much students love to learn, and how happy they are to speak in Spanish.

¡Hola! My name is Evelyn Moya, and I’m a certified Spanish teacher with over 10 years of experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. I hold a DELE certification and have had the joy of helping students from all over the world discover the beauty of the Spanish language. I am a native Spanish speaker from Venezuela and currently live in Spain.

I believe that language and culture are inseparable. That’s why in my classes, we don’t just learn grammar and vocabulary—we live the language through cultural exploration, meaningful conversations, and real-life situations. I always prioritize spoken expression, because I know how important it is to feel confident and comfortable speaking in a new language.

My teaching style is warm, friendly, and interactive. I love creating a space where students feel supported, heard, and inspired to grow. I also love learning from my students and discovering new cultures through their stories.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your Spanish, I’m here to guide you every step of the way. Let’s speak Spanish—and live it—together!

Start learning with us!

What Parents are Saying

They are learning conversational [Spanish] and not simply the word structure! It’s also fun for them to meet others and learn from them! The kids have now asked for a Spanish/English Bible and are memorizing in Spanish to more easily give the Gospel!

Parent of Advanced Elementary Students, 2024-25

[We enjoyed] live classes, recordings available, classes with native Spanish speakers, written evaluations. [We were able to] learn cultural experience from other countries. I think the conversation is really important.

Parent, 2024-25 school year

I really like the small class size and that it is conversation story based, but you also incorporate some writing. It is also nice to see kids rise up to the challenge of the projects.

Parent, 24-25 school year

[The best part of this experience was] learning from native Spanish speakers, practicing Spanish out loud with peers.

Parent 2024-25 school year

This class gave my daughter so much confidence! She was able to be in public and hear Spanish and know what the conversation was about.

High school parent, 2023

Backed by our Guarantee

Try Spanish With Andrea for a full month of classes. If our style doesn't work for your family, let us know in writing what was not working in the first 30 days, and we'll refund the remainder of your one-year investment, or if you are on the monthly plan, your monthly plan will stop after the first month. Registration fees are non-refundable.