Spanish

Adult Enrichment / Languages -
Winter 2026

Spanish is the most widely spoken Romance language in the world, with more than 480 million native speakers.

Level 1: Learn beginning Spanish in a dynamic environment. Through engaging activities, you’ll practice the alphabet, numbers, greetings, gender agreement, simple present tense of regular verbs, basic vocabulary, and more. Designed for those with little to no experience.

Level 2: For those who have completed Level 1 or equivalent, continue building conversation skills and explore new grammar concepts. Topics include ordinal numbers, simple present tense of irregular verbs, expressing likes and dislikes, travel phrases, ordering food, and giving directions.

Level 3/4: You should already be comfortable with the present tense of regular and irregular verbs and the basic differences between ser and estar. Build confidence with more advanced grammar and verb forms, including reflexive verbs and expressing time, dates, and weather. Begin mastering the past preterite tense. For those comfortable describing surroundings in simple terms and familiar with present and past tense.

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Map/Locations
Location Map
Locations
Arlington High School
869 Massachusetts Ave
Arlington, MA 02476
Gibbs School
30 Tufts St.
Arlington, MA 02474
Instructor

Michelle Abadia

Michelle Nicole Abadia was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and possesses native fluency in Spanish, English, and French. In addition to her love of learning about other cultures and new languages, Michelle is also passionate about music performance. She was born with congenital cataracts and lost her sight completely by age five. Today she divides her time between sharing her passion for music through her performances, and her enthusiasm for foreign languages through her teaching. 

Juan Jose Calles

Juan was born and raised in Venezuela and has been living in the U.S. for the past 11 years. He's an engineer with a strong passion for languages and cross-cultural connections. Outside of work, he enjoys photography, staying active through fitness, and traveling whenever he gets the chance.

Spanish: Level 1

  Juan Jose Calles

Arlington High School
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Mar 10
6:00 - 7:15 PM

  No Class Feb 17

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Min Age   18 yr.

Full - waiting list

Price: $ 159 00
Spanish: Level 2

  Juan Jose Calles

Arlington High School
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Mar 10
7:30 - 8:45 PM

  No Class Feb 17

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Min Age   18 yr.

Fewer than 5 spots left

Price: $ 159 00
Spanish: Level 3/4

  Michelle Abadia

Gibbs School
Thursdays, Jan 15 - Mar 19
7:00 - 8:15 PM

  No Class Feb 19

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Min Age   18 yr.

Fewer than 5 spots left

Price: $ 179 00