Registration Begins Friday, August 8, 2025
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Registration Begins Friday, August 8, 2025
Palo Alto Adult School offers classes in four different languages: Chinese, French, Italian, and Spanish. Our classes cover Beginning to Advanced instruction based on community interest and demand.
Learn the most popular language in the world. Be able to speak accurately with tones from the start! Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Nov 4
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Rm 29
Price: $180
Instructor: Lucia Wu, lucia_wwh@sbcglobal.net
Learn the most popular language in the world. Explore modern China through various popular topics about the modern generation. Continue to expand vocabulary grammar. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Nov 4
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Rm 29
Price: $180
Instructor: Lucia Wu, wwu@pausd.org
Bonjour! Learn the fundamentals of pronunciation and develop everyday conversational skills with a focus on phonetics, grammar, listening, reading, and writing exercises. Learn More and Register
Duration: 12 wks
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $240
Instructor: Pary Sarraf, pary.sarraf@gmail.com
In this comprehensive grammar review course, the emphasis is on the language structure leading to effective communication. Learn More
Duration: 12 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Dec 9
(No class: Oct 14 & Nov 25.)
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 2–4 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $240
Instructor: Pary Sarraf, pary.sarraf@gmail.com
Increase vocabulary knowledge through reading and listening exercises! Learn More
Duration: 12 wks
Date range: Sep 8 - Dec 8
(No class: Oct 13 & Nov 24.)
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 2–4 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $240
Instructor: Pary Sarraf, pary.sarraf@gmail.com
You will increase vocabulary knowledge through reading and listening exercises, and you will improve conversational skills by following guided activities. Learn More
Duration: 12 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Dec 9
(No class: Oct 14 & Nov 25.)
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 5–7 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $240
Instructor: Pary Sarraf, pary.sarraf@gmail.com
Enhance your conversational skills by immersing yourself in a series of topics on food evolution, origins and history. Learn More
Duration: 12 wks
Date range: Sep 11 - Dec 11
(No class: Oct 16 & Nov 27.)
Day(s) of the week: Thu
Time: 2–4 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $240
Instructor: Pary Sarraf, pary.sarraf@gmail.com
Reading is a great way to expand your knowledge of French. You will use a contemporary French novel as a vehicle for improving your language skills and discover aspects of French-speaking culture. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Sep 8 - Nov 3
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $135
Instructor: Mireille Belloni, mbelloni@pausd.org
Start your Italian language journey! Join this fun and welcoming class taught by an experienced native Italian speaker. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 10 - Nov 12
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 5–6:30 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $150
Instructor: Roberta Lamanda, rlamanda@pausd.org
Join this enjoyable class led by a native Italian speaker! Enhance your grammar, pronunciation, and conversational skills. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 11 - Nov 13
Day(s) of the week: Thu
Time: 5–6:30 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $150
Instructor: Roberta Lamanda, rlamanda@pausd.org
Move into the Intermediate Zone. Step confidently into the next phase of your Italian learning! Ideal for students who have completed beginner levels and are ready to handle more complex grammar and sentence structure. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - May 27
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 5–6:30 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $135
Instructor: Roberta Lamanda, rlamanda@pausd.org
This high-intermediate course is designed for students with a strong command of Italian who are ready to refine fluency, improve accuracy, and speak with greater confidence. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Sep 8 - Nov 10
(No class: Oct 13.)
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 6–7:30 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $135
Instructor: Roberta Lamanda, rlamada@pausd.org
Learn the essentials of Spanish grammar from a native speaker and develop the four language skills in meaningful contexts. Learn More and Register
Duration: 10 wks
Time: 7–9 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Rm 302
Instructor: Leonardo McCord Salazar
Habla Ud espanol? Continue your studies, and focus on conversational skills. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Nov 18
(No class: Nov 11.)
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 7–9 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Rm 302
Price: $200
Instructor: Leonardo McCord Salazar
Learn the fine points of Spanish grammar and the multiple uses of the subjunctive mood in this engaging course. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 10 - Nov 12
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 5–7 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $200
Instructor: Leonardo McCord Salazar
Converse with other students in Spanish, and read contemporary Spanish, Latin-American or Chicano plays, novels, or short stories. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 10 - Nov 12
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Live Online via Zoom
Price: $200
Instructor: Leonardo McCord Salazar
Prepare for your next trip to Japan by learning the basics of conversational Japanese. This course will provide you with useful words and phrases for conversing as you master the essentials of the Japanese language. Learn More
Duration: 6 Wks Access / 24 Course Hrs
Day(s) of the week: Starts: Aug 13 | Sep 17 | Oct 15
Location: Online (recorded)
Price: $130
Instructor: Ririko Hayashi (ed2go Instructor)
Discover Sign Language will teach you how to sign basic phrases and complete sentences and how to put it all together, allowing you to introduce yourself and start a conversation. Learn More
Duration: 6 Wks Access / 24 Course Hrs
Day(s) of the week: Starts: Aug 13 | Sep 17 | Oct 15
Location: Online (recorded)
Price: $131
Instructor: Erin McHenry (ed2go Instructor)
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