BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

I am not 22!  I am not 22!  I am not 22!

Just look at my new press pictures below……..you will see those fine lines of age and wisdom!

So why do I go out repeatedly to do my 30 or 40 minute sets of Boca Beth bilingual songs for children and act like one of them?!?!?!  My thighs are screaming, “What in the world were you thinkin’ girl?!”  While my shoulders are reprimanding me with stern painful shots!

Nonetheless, I made it through, and the entire kindergarten class of Lowry Elementary School in Tampa, Florida had a blast!  We sang in Spanish and English, and those children who speak mainly Spanish in their homes were so orgullosos & orgullosas / proud to claim their native language while the English-speaking children were full of pride showing off their new-found talents in a new language.

It’s a win/win for all of us - parents, teachers, children and the administrations.  Take a few Boca Beth bilingual CDs into one classroom, mix them up with an English-speaking or Spanish-speaking teacher/maestra, add in a bunch of children who love learning with music, and you have yourself a Spanish curriculum!  All for less than $50 and it’s a whole lot more fun than immersion.  (Plus experts agree this bilingual format really does work well and is more practical for daily routine use when school districts can’t afford to hire & train bilingual staff.)

We hear the reports lately about budget cuts within our public school system.  You know that the immersion programs and dual-language programs are going to be some of the first to be cut.

Boca Beth is the perfect solution!  Why can’t the decision makers see that?!?!  The teachers see it clearly.  That is why I do this concert once a year gratis for this team of teachers who continue to be some of my biggest Boca Beth cheerleaders!  One day all of this passion is going to pay off big time!

In the meantime I have my beautiful bouquet of yellow flowers / flores amarillas and my hand written notes from many of the children saying “Gracias” and drawing BOCA the puppet and ME!

Me encanta….I love it….Next is SanDiego, CA this Saturday to speak as the keynote and do two breakout sessions on how easily you can introduce Spanish right alongside English with our Boca Beth fun method!  Please, Beth, remember, you are not 22!  You are not 22!  You are not 22!  so…Pace Yourself!

Happy Educating!  ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth