Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs
Aventuras Noe Valley, 3316 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
About
Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs offers creative, interactive, and fun Spanish immersion experiences that include visual arts, music and movement, STEM, drama and storytelling, yoga and mindfulness, and culture and community activities. Children participate in storytelling, music and movement, art, skating, skateboarding, physical education, games, coordination exercises, creative challenges, and playful and mindful activities. The program includes an after school option, preschool programs, a summer camp, and a Parents Date Night / Kids Movie Night with dinner, games, and a movie with popcorn.
• Ages: 2–11 years old
Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs was founded in 2019 by Carolina Ramírez, who moved to San Francisco more than 24 years ago and serves as Founder and Executive Director, with Partner and Programs Director Marcela Certuche. The team of educators is a diverse group of bilingual professionals with backgrounds in early childhood education, experiential learning, and creative expression. Carolina Ramírez has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, over 20 years of experience in product design, graphics, marketing and communications, and strategy, and has also studied Early Childhood Education, Yoga and Mindfulness for kids, and Business Administration. Programs Director Marcela Certuche has a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts with an emphasis in painting and sculpture, furthered her sculpture studies in Brazil, studied masterpieces and art history in Paris, and also studied theater. Educator Monica Escudero has a degree in Political Science, began her career as a middle school teacher through Teach for Colombia (part of Teach For All), and later worked at the Colombian Ministry of Education leading initiatives to strengthen educational quality in schools. Educator Jonathan Segura has strong knowledge in early childhood pedagogy and sports training, along with expertise in planning activities and adapting techniques to each stage of development. Educator Janneth Guarin is a certified holistic therapist in emotional intelligence and positive psychology and has experience working with children of different ages. Educator Karen Muñoz completed high school, earned an associate’s degree from City College, a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, and has six years of experience working in preschools.
The program’s mission states that all children should have fun, be inspired and engaged while learning, be treated with respect, and be given opportunities to play, explore, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, and discover who they are and what they are capable of without being judged. The mission also states that children deserve access to spaces where they can develop healthy, creative, confident, and kind minds and bodies so they can reach their full potential, succeed, and be happy. Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs states that parents and teachers need to be partners working together toward the common goal of providing children with unconditional guidance, love, and care. The mission further states that learning a second language and its associated culture gives children a competitive advantage and helps them grow into more tolerant and respectful global citizens, that everyone has the responsibility to take care of the planet and teach others to do the same, and that the program believes in the power of strong, inclusive, and supportive communities. Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs acknowledges that it is on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone and affirms their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
Last updated March 28, 2026.
• Ages: 2–11 years old
Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs was founded in 2019 by Carolina Ramírez, who moved to San Francisco more than 24 years ago and serves as Founder and Executive Director, with Partner and Programs Director Marcela Certuche. The team of educators is a diverse group of bilingual professionals with backgrounds in early childhood education, experiential learning, and creative expression. Carolina Ramírez has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, over 20 years of experience in product design, graphics, marketing and communications, and strategy, and has also studied Early Childhood Education, Yoga and Mindfulness for kids, and Business Administration. Programs Director Marcela Certuche has a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts with an emphasis in painting and sculpture, furthered her sculpture studies in Brazil, studied masterpieces and art history in Paris, and also studied theater. Educator Monica Escudero has a degree in Political Science, began her career as a middle school teacher through Teach for Colombia (part of Teach For All), and later worked at the Colombian Ministry of Education leading initiatives to strengthen educational quality in schools. Educator Jonathan Segura has strong knowledge in early childhood pedagogy and sports training, along with expertise in planning activities and adapting techniques to each stage of development. Educator Janneth Guarin is a certified holistic therapist in emotional intelligence and positive psychology and has experience working with children of different ages. Educator Karen Muñoz completed high school, earned an associate’s degree from City College, a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, and has six years of experience working in preschools.
The program’s mission states that all children should have fun, be inspired and engaged while learning, be treated with respect, and be given opportunities to play, explore, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, and discover who they are and what they are capable of without being judged. The mission also states that children deserve access to spaces where they can develop healthy, creative, confident, and kind minds and bodies so they can reach their full potential, succeed, and be happy. Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs states that parents and teachers need to be partners working together toward the common goal of providing children with unconditional guidance, love, and care. The mission further states that learning a second language and its associated culture gives children a competitive advantage and helps them grow into more tolerant and respectful global citizens, that everyone has the responsibility to take care of the planet and teach others to do the same, and that the program believes in the power of strong, inclusive, and supportive communities. Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs acknowledges that it is on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone and affirms their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
Last updated March 28, 2026.