BabyFe Bilingual Learning Center Article By Alyson Turner Photography By Ro Moreno Michele Coggins has always had a passion for learning and languages. When she was young, she was fascinated by stories her mother would tell of studying abroad in Spain and learning the language. Michele, herself, fell in love with the Spanish language and the ability to switch between languages. She went on to pursue a degree in Early Childhood education and studied abroad for a month in the Dominican Republic learning to speak Spanish more fluently. She was constantly amazed by people that she met who were learning their third and fourth languages. Michele also taught third grade in a bilingual elementary school. She knew that one day she would want her future children to be bilingual.
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Michele tells us, “When my first child, Faith, was born in 2017, I wanted her to learn Spanish early. I tried to find a local Mommy and Me group. My husband, Turner [Coggins] said, ‘Why don’t you start this business?’ We started BabyFe in 2018, with small groups of moms and dads with their babies and our Spanish Teacher leading the groups and songs. We had slowed down in 2019 with our groups, because parents were starting to desire more individualized instruction.” Turner says, “The small groups went virtual because of the pandemic. Families were collaborating having fun and it was a holistic approach to education- visual, tactile, auditory, all developmental domains, and just genuine fun. Our small groups put kids first and give parents new exciting ways to engage with their little ones. We plan to start the groups up again this fall.”
August 2021
