Spanish from the first minute
A native speaker from Honduras, Lidia makes real Spanish understandable through stories, movement, cooking, songs, and play.
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Learn Spanish with Lidiaby Calderón PublishingPrivate Spanish lessons in Oklahoma City + online
The Spanish teacher OKC families keep recommending.
Lidia Brodine teaches joyful, conversation-first Spanish in small groups, one-on-one, and live online. Children don’t memorize lists — they start speaking.
Enrollment closes in a few weeks · In person + online
Ages 6–12Grouped by level
Small groupsEvery child speaks
Why families choose Lidia
Real Spanish. A trusted teacher. Confident kids.
A curriculum she wrote and teaches
Lessons build through a thoughtful 36-week sequence, using Lidia’s bilingual books to connect class and home.
Parents stay in the loop
Each family gets a short recap and one useful thing to practice that week — no endless homework.
Choose what fits your family
Personal teaching, in the format you need.
Every option is taught by Lidia — never a rotating instructor.
One-on-one
Fully paced to your child, at your home or Lidia’s studio.
30 minutes · weeklySiblings
Two or three siblings learn together — one visit, one schedule.
45 minutes · weeklySmall group
Three to eight children learn through conversation and play.
60 minutes · 3–8 childrenLive online
Small live groups from anywhere, with replays when you miss.
45 minutes · maximum 8Recommended parent to parent
The word travels quickly.
Most new students arrive through a neighbor, a preschool teacher, or a family friend — not an advertisement.
★★★★★
“When we started classes with Lidia we had no idea that our boys would blossom as Spanish speakers the way they have. She understands kids, and kids feel uplifted in her classes — which makes them feel safe and confident.”
★★★★★
“When we first came to Lidia, they only knew how to say hello in Spanish. I now hear them singing songs, repeating a poem and quizzing each other with new Spanish words. She is very intuitive with each kid and completely gets on their level.”
★★★★★
“Lidia brings Spanish to life for the kids. My son always looks forward to her class, and it was great to see him spontaneously use Spanish for fun at restaurants and while traveling.”
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“Going in they had very little knowledge of Spanish, but by the end of the week they were counting, knew their colors and having short conversations with each other! Everything she taught was hands on. Highly recommend!”
The Everyday Immersion method
Children become speakers by speaking.
Most programs wait until a child knows enough Spanish to speak. Lidia’s classes begin with speaking — on day one, in the first ten minutes — and build everything else around it.
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Confidence before perfection
Mistakes are evidence of learning, so children keep talking.
02
Useful language over long lists
A small amount of new Spanish is practiced again and again in real situations.
03
Joy is part of the method
Songs, games, books, cooking, and movement are how children remember.
04
Parents are conversation partners
You don’t need fluency — just one practiced question at the dinner table.
How to begin
Invest three minutes now. Lidia takes it from there.
Complete the form
Tell us your child’s age, location, and whether you prefer in-person or online lessons.
Lidia contacts you
She suggests the format and times that genuinely fit, and answers your questions.
Meet your teacher
Your child meets Lidia, plays a lot, and begins speaking Spanish.
Meet your teacher
Lidia Brodine — teacher, author, and mom.
Born and raised in Honduras, Lidia has spent years teaching Spanish to Oklahoma children in living rooms, preschools, churches, and classrooms. When she couldn’t find books that felt like her classes, she wrote them.
Four bilingual books and more than 5,000 copies later, families use her stories between lessons. She has also written and taught Spanish curriculum from elementary through high school.
HonduranNative speaker
4Bilingual books
5,000+Books sold
9+ yearsTeaching private lessons
Bilingual books by Lidia
Bring the lesson home.
Spanish and English sit side by side on every page, so the whole family can read together — no fluency required.
Las Vocales
The Vowels
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Los Colores
The Colors
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ABC Delicioso
A Tasty Alphabet
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You Are Incredible
Eres increíble
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Enrollment closes in a few weeks
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