Homeschool Spanish Academy–a Review

For the past several weeks, my son has been privileged to experience his second half-semester of Spanish with Homeschool Spanish Academy.  We were able to use and review this amazing program about a year ago and have been just as thrilled with it now as we were then. 
     James has been taking the High School Level individual class, one day a week ($99.99).  This level is designed for high school age students (ages 15-19). I was so excited when I scheduled his lessons to find out that the teacher he had last year, Rosa, was still teaching.  He absolutely loved her and was thankful to be able to have her as a teacher again.  She is so knowledgeable and bubbly and encouraging!  He and I were both pleasantly surprised when, during his first lesson, Rosa remembered not only James but also me and my husband and all of our children by name.  She (in Spanish) asked James about each family member.  I couldn’t believe she remembered him from a year ago! 
     The Homeschool Spanish Academy system is super easy and user-friendly.  Prospective learners can sign up for a free trial class, here, to be able to check out the functionality of their computers and to see how a class will work.  The tech support team calls each prospective student and walks through a check of computer speed, Skype, and other tech things to make sure you are actually able to do the lessons.  Lessons are either one-on-one or in pairs (like siblings) depending on which option you choose.  Pricing varies based on the number of lessons and whether you choose individual or pair lessons.  The pricing and lesson options are:

We have been using the one-on-one half semester, 1 class per week option.  James has a 50 minute class, via Skype, once a week.  In each class, his teacher reviews the previous lesson with him and then goes through the new lesson.  He has been working through so many vocabulary words and verb forms that I can’t even keep up anymore!  His lesson and homework assignment each week are e-mailed.  They are sent in a .pdf which can be either typed in or printed and completed by hand.  To submit homework back to the teacher, we simply scan and e-mail James’ completed homework.  He prefers the print and write by hand version, so scanning and e-mailing is the easiest way to submit.  Rosa grades his homework and the grades are posted on James’ Homeschool Spanish Academy portal.  I can sign in and check his grades at any time.  Scheduling the lessons is really easy through the portal.  Confirmation e-mails are sent when classes are scheduled and reminder e-mails are sent the day before the class.  We had one lesson that had to be rescheduled because (my fault of course) an orthodontist appointment conflict came up.  Rescheduling was easy and only took me a couple of minutes. 
     I can’t say enough good things about Homeschool Spanish Academy.  The system is easy to use, the class content is extremely thorough and is geared to the needs of each student, and the instructors and support staff are friendly and prompt.  James has officially completed an entire semester of high school Spanish.  As soon as finances allow, he will be finishing the second semester.  I love listening him converse with Rosa.  I think his accent has become much more natural sounding because of the experience of conversing with a native Spanish speaking instructor. 
     Many of my friends on the Schoolhouse Review Crew have been using many of the different levels of Homeschool Spanish Academy.  To read their reviews, click on the banner below.