| Kim, Franchie and Marlene at the Annual Bolingbrook Jubilee! |
| Ms. Meghann and Ms. Franchie with the kids (bottom) |
| Director Francesca Zepeda (also known as Ms. Franchie) above, teaching Spanish and playing her guitar in class. |
| Ms. Luvi and Ms. Sydia sculpting with the children in the art class. |
About Us
Artes Infantiles
Children can learn through art, and art is fun!
That is our goal: to make it fun for your child to discover and grow through
the arts. We achieve this by introducing our classes with music, games,
characters, art projects and always basing our lesson plans in research. We
do many different activities that help children remember easily and better.
Our courses are designed so that the kids can be creative and use their
imagination, also developing their communication and cognitive skills. Our
language arts' teachers are excellent professionals who have native Spanish
speaking accents. Our expressive and manual arts instructors are
experienced in their fields.
We promise your children will enjoy learning with us!
Read what parents say...
Teachers (see pictures at the bottom)
Francesca Zepeda
Received her Communications Degree from the University of Illinois at
Chicago and is currently studying towards a Masters Degree in Arts
Management with focus on the youth at Columbia College. She worked for 8
years as a producer, writer, and performing artist in a company dedicated to
children's entertainment in Panama. Francesca also worked in several
television productions for children in Latin America (Channel 13 - Medcom
Panama) and the US (Channel 20 - WYCC TV). As a former Chicago
Historical Society Fellow she counts with experience in museum programs for
the youth and has conducted educational research with kids (Westat, Inc. -
Washington, D.C.) Francesca teaches Spanish, Music Together®, and
Morning School at Artes Infantiles and is its current director.
Luvinia Barraza
Ms. Luvinia has over 17 years of experience in the Chicago Public Schools,
having worked as an interpreter, teacher assistant, and computer lab
technician at Our Lady of Guadalupe School and Socorro Sandoval
Elementary. Luvinia is certified by the Chicago Board of education. She
worked as a computer, reading, and math tutor with the Sylvan Learning
Centers. Currently, Luvinia works in elementary education with the Valley
View School District in Bolingbrook and is a bilingual teacher at Artes
Infantiles.
Children can learn through art, and art is fun!
That is our goal: to make it fun for your child to discover and grow through
the arts. We achieve this by introducing our classes with music, games,
characters, art projects and always basing our lesson plans in research. We
do many different activities that help children remember easily and better.
Our courses are designed so that the kids can be creative and use their
imagination, also developing their communication and cognitive skills. Our
language arts' teachers are excellent professionals who have native Spanish
speaking accents. Our expressive and manual arts instructors are
experienced in their fields.
We promise your children will enjoy learning with us!
Read what parents say...
Teachers (see pictures at the bottom)
Francesca Zepeda
Received her Communications Degree from the University of Illinois at
Chicago and is currently studying towards a Masters Degree in Arts
Management with focus on the youth at Columbia College. She worked for 8
years as a producer, writer, and performing artist in a company dedicated to
children's entertainment in Panama. Francesca also worked in several
television productions for children in Latin America (Channel 13 - Medcom
Panama) and the US (Channel 20 - WYCC TV). As a former Chicago
Historical Society Fellow she counts with experience in museum programs for
the youth and has conducted educational research with kids (Westat, Inc. -
Washington, D.C.) Francesca teaches Spanish, Music Together®, and
Morning School at Artes Infantiles and is its current director.
Luvinia Barraza
Ms. Luvinia has over 17 years of experience in the Chicago Public Schools,
having worked as an interpreter, teacher assistant, and computer lab
technician at Our Lady of Guadalupe School and Socorro Sandoval
Elementary. Luvinia is certified by the Chicago Board of education. She
worked as a computer, reading, and math tutor with the Sylvan Learning
Centers. Currently, Luvinia works in elementary education with the Valley
View School District in Bolingbrook and is a bilingual teacher at Artes
Infantiles.
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| Mrs. Peterson joined us for class on her daughter's Special Day (above) |
| "The best is that my kid loves his teacher and he always is very happy o go to Artes Infantiles... He always comes happy and singing or talking about what he did in class. I know that Ms. Franchie is doing an excellent job because he learns a lot of new things every time he goes to Artes Infantiles." Marleni in Bolingbrook |
| "At Artes Infantlles I love the teachers' enthusiasm and big heart." Mariana's Mom, Burridge |
| Ms. Luvi explores with us during Summer Camp |
| Ana Jessica (top left) is our bilingual storyteller and joins us in the summer camp as well... cheese! |