About
Lingua Natal offers Hummingbirds 1 and Hummingbirds 2, both conducted entirely in Spanish. It also offers Play & Learn, First Steps Nursery, Preschool & Kinder, After School, and Private Tutoring. Hummingbirds 1 meets Saturdays from 10:30-11:30 am, Hummingbirds 2 meets Saturdays from 8:45-10:15 am, and Play & Learn meets Saturdays from 8:45-11:45.
Programs
- Hummingbirds 1 — 14-18 months · Saturdays 10:30-11:30 am
- Hummingbirds 2 — 18-24 months · Saturdays 8:45-10:15 am
- Play & Learn — 3-6 year olds · Saturdays, 8:45-11:45
- First Steps Nursery — 2 to 3
- Preschool & Kinder — 3 to 6
- After School — grades K-6th
- Private Tutoring — elementary-age child
At a glance
- Ages: 1–12 years old
- General schedule: Hummingbirds 1: Saturdays 10:30-11:30 am; Hummingbirds 2: Saturdays 8:45-10:15 am; Play & Learn: Saturdays, 8:45-11:45; First Steps Nursery, Preschool & Kinder, and After School are described as multilingual, full-immersion programs; After School is for grades K-6th.
- Facility hours: Monday–Friday: 7:30am to 5:00pm
About the provider
Lingua Natal says it has been serving families since 1993 and notes 14+ years serving families of coastal North County and 31 years of success on its About page. The school says its founder and principal is Lena. It also says its programs are based on research in cognitive psychology and language acquisition, and that teachers are trained in Origin, the proprietary methodology and curriculum, Positive Discipline, and the Virtues language.
Classes are described as loving and nurturing, cognitively stimulating, interactive and energetic, and developmentally and cognitively age-appropriate. Hummingbirds classes are conducted entirely in Spanish. Hummingbirds classes are for children whose parents are native speakers or non-speakers.
What families say
“I see how much my daughter has progressed. After class she speaks in Spanish all afternoon with her sister. For her birthday she sang Happy Birthday in Chinese. Everybody was surprised, even her Chinese friend!” — Sarah Roche
“Thank you so much for all the years of french instruction for my three children. Their teachers have been so impressesed with their language skills learned from your program. The oldest have tested proficient in French for Harvard and Georgetown Universities.” — Maureen Miller
“I cannot tell you how much Kinley is enjoying Spanish! Andrea is so wonderful with the kids and she is singing in Spanish, and has many conversations at home in Spanish! I am thrilled!” — Melanie
Last updated October 9, 2026.
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