Spanish Language in the US

In the United States, Spanish shares the status of the official language with English in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and in the state of New Mexico enjoys constitutional protection, recognized as the official language by the civi lrights commission of USA. In these territories the Spanish has more maternal materials in terms of their respective population. In Texas, Spanish is the defacto official language along with English, since there is no official language in that state. In Nevada and Arizona, English is the second most spoken language and its situation is considered by the number of users. The states of California, Florida and New York also have millions of Spanish speakers in them, officially recognized minorities. 

En los Estados Unidos, el español comparte el estado del idioma oficial con el inglés en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, y en el estado de Nuevo México goza de protección constitucional, reconocida como el idioma oficial por la comisión de derechos civiles de los Estados Unidos. En estos territorios, el español tiene más materiales maternos en términos de su población respectiva. En Texas, el español es el idioma oficial de facto junto con el inglés, ya que no hay un idioma oficial en ese estado. En Nevada y Arizona, el inglés es el segundo idioma más hablado y su situación es considerada por el número de usuarios. Los estados de California, Florida y Nueva York también tienen millones de hispanohablantes, minorías oficialmente reconocidas.

Why is it important for your children to learn Spanish?

- There are more than 400 million Spanish speakers worldwide.​
- With more than 33 million speakers, Spanish is the second largest language in the United States.
- Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States, and most of them are Spanish speaking.
- By learning Spanish, they can communicate better with Spanish speakers.
- Latin American countries are the most important trading partners of the United States.
- Being able to speak Spanish will greatly improve your child's curriculum in the future. If they are bilingual, they will be more competitive in the workplace, and may aspire to better job positions.
- In class they will learn about culture, and this will help them to better understand the world around them.
​- As we age, our memory begins to fade. Learning a foreign language actually helps to maintain a good memory.