Hola! Bonjour! Ni hao! Dzień dobry! It’s no secret that immersing yourself in another language benefits your brain, so why not consider language classes for your kids? They’ll learn to embrace new cultures and traditions right along with the language — or learn more about their own cultural background.
These language schools offer a variety of individual and group lessons for various languages spoken around the world.
Children’s Montessori Language Academy
5903 S. County Line Road
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 468-5089
Montessori preschool programming includes both French and Spanish as a part of their half-day programming, and full Spanish immersion that can be added as an extension of your child’s regular preschool class.
Naperville Chinese School
2929 Green Trails Drive
Lisle, IL 60532
(331) 472-0835
Naperville Chinese School offers classes for kindergarten through ninth grade for children from Mandarin-speaking families, as well as Chinese as a Foreign Language classes for kids with no Mandarin background.
German Language School
3s601 Warren Avenue
Warrenville, IL 60555
(630) 728-3823
Classes for children and adults. Early childhood classes begin as early as age 1.
The Language and Music School
International Mansion
509 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-5252
Individual lessons can be booked for Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, German, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Hebrew, Swedish, Indonesian, Latin and ESL. They also host an alternative Spanish immersion school for grades K-12.
L’Institut français d’Oak Park
11 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL 60304
(217) 840-6359
Introductory and advanced French lessons for mature teens ages 12 and up.
Chicago Italian Tutor
Private Italian lessons for ages 5 and up, as well as group lessons through the Western Springs Park District. See their Facebook page for updates.
Interested in stretching your child’s brain even more? Check out our classes and teams page for lots of great options.
