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Today's Date is June 28, 2025
The IES Language Foundation works with and through schools to offer foreign language programs at your child’s school. IES offers classes in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. Classes can be held before or after school or during the school day as part of the curriculum.
By enrolling your child in an IES language program you are giving them a head start, preparing your child for adult life in the competitive international world in which we live. IES believes that you can not separate a language from its culture, so as your child learns a new language they also learn about the culture. By doing so IES programs help to increase multicultural sensitivity and understanding in the community, state, nation and world.
Research shows that they earlier we are exposed to foreign languages the better. When we are exposed at an early age we are more likely to speak as a native speaker in the language. For more information see the Parents News section.
The IES teaching methodology teaches children the same way they learn their mother tongue, through a series of games, songs, poems and activities. Children learn to communicate with single words, then short, simple sentences, and later complex sentences. Reading and writing come later with further study.
For more information about IES programs in your area visit the Classes area of this web site.
IF you have a child in an IES program contact us to tell us about it!
IES offers additional home reinforcement materials and our materials are also available for home schooling. Please visit our Catalog, for more information.
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Parent News
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IES Program Policies
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October 15, 2003
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1. There are no refunds for classes attended, enrollment fees, or materials received.
2. Installment payments: IES is not responsible for sending installment notices. Please make note of due dates enclosed in your registration flyer and send payments promptly. Credit cards will automatically be charged on the due date.
3. Late fees will apply to all outstanding accounts at a minimum of $20 per late payment.
4. No refunds after 30 days for unattended classes. If an emergency situation occurs, and your child must drop the program after 30 days, parents will be charged a rate of $15.00 per class attended plus the non-refundable enrollment fee.
5. Parent cooperation is encouraged and appreciated. Please call our offices at 1-800-231-4703 should you have questions or concerns.
6. Notify your IES teacher if your child will be missing classes due to illness, vacations, etc., or with any other concerns regarding your child's class.
7. IES teachers are required to notify parents should they need to miss or reschedule a class. Any missed classes by the teacher will be rescheduled and added to the end of the session.
8. Additional home reinforcement materials are not available in all the series. A refund will be issued if we cannot provide the additional materials you have requested and paid for.
9. IES reserves the right to take a child out of the program due to excessive tardiness or disruptive classroom behavior. In these rare instances, the parent will be refunded the remainder of the paid tuition for the program.
10. IES teachers are not responsible for waiting with a child after a class has been dismissed. They will however escort your child to whichever dismissal location you specify on the enrollment form.
11. Parents are financially responsible for replacing materials that are lost or damaged by their child should they wish to have a replacement.
12. For security reasons, we cannot allow your child to attend any classes without receiving the enrollment form (both sides) in our business office.
13. Teachers are not permitted to collect registrations or payments. Please DO NOT send registrations to language class with your child.
14. A class switching service charge of $15 will be applied if a student wishes to switch classes after the first class is held. If IES makes changes for the betterment of the program, this fee does not apply.
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What People Say
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This story was submitted by: Maria Martinez |
March 15, 2003
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“For the past 5 years, I have been involved in the promotion of Foreign Language Education in Early Childhood. For as long as I can remember I have known a Foreign Language and can honestly say that I have been luckier because of it. I am a much more marketable person in the job market due to my bilingual capabilities. I have been extremely successful throughout my academic career as a bilingual person. I can communicate with a whole different group of people because I am bilingual. … The truth of the matter is that the only way to truly learn a language, is to start as early as possible.”
“In my involvement with teaching Spanish, I have taught children from a variety of ages, from kindergarten to 6th grade. I have also tutored fellow students throughout high school and college. It is a fact that the younger a child is, the more information they retain and the faster they learn. I have read this and I have experienced this. My kindergartners learned a song in Spanish after hearing it a total of 4 times. A week later of not even practicing that song, they remembered the words as well as the tune. How many high school students could have done that? Not many. On top of that, most high school students are too cool to sing anyway. I know, I was once a high school student.”
Maria Martinez
Contestant, Miss Delaware and Bilingual
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