Homeschool.com - Foreign Language Winner 2022-2023
Howtohomeschool.com - Best Homeschool Curriculum & Products On The Planet 2022-2023
"Breaking the Barrier blends the rigor of serious content with simplicity, clarity, and a student-friendly voice. The tone is informal and conversational – a one-on-one session between teacher and student, ideal for a homeschool setting..."
HOMESCHOOL.COM TOP 100 EDUCATION RESOURCES
Winner, 2021-22 Best Homeschool Curriculum & Resources List
HOMESCHOOL.COM TOP 100 EDUCATION RESOURCES
Winner, 2020-21 Best Homeschool Curriculum & Resources List
"Homeschoolers spend a lot of time looking for a good curriculum that will fit their specific needs, and with all the resources available – that’s a BIG job!!"
HOMESCHOOL.COM TOP 100 EDUCATION RESOURCES
Winner 2019-2020
ED TECH DIGEST COOL TOOL AWARD
Finalist 2018
Category: Language Learning Solution
“Featuring EdTech’s best and brightest, the annual program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, Higher Education, and Skills and Workforce sectors…Finalists have been selected from thousands of entries.”
HOW TO HOMESCHOOL
Winner 2018
Best Homeschool Curriculum & Resources Award from HowToHomeschool.net
“Their programs genuinely offer students the fastest path to true language fluency. Breaking the Barrier blends the rigor of serious content with simplicity, clarity, and a student-friendly voice. The tone is informal and conversational – a one-on-one session between teacher and student, perfectly suited to a homeschool setting. By the end of the series, students will have practiced every important topic in the Spanish or French language and have the confidence to read, write, and speak fluently.”
HOMESCHOOL.COM
Winner 2017
Back to Homeschool Award from Homeschool.com
“Among the best of the best…a Top Back to Homeschool Resource of 2017.”
EDTECH DIGEST: COOL TOOL AWARD, FINALIST 2016
Category: Language Learning Solution
“This year’s program had some very stiff competition, hard decisions were made in selecting winners. The honorees here are among the best and brightest in the edtech space. Finalists and winners both represent an achievement. We’re proud to honor these cool tools, leaders and trendsetters in education technology.”
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS: REVERE AWARD
Winner 2016
Category: Classroom Resources in the Category of World Languages
“Breaking the Barrier gives learned a rock-solid understanding of language fundamentals and cultural insights through engaging, multisensory digital content. The series expertly presents vocabulary and grammar through history, popular culture, and current events to build knowledge and language fluency.”
THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK SHOW: 59TH ANNUAL WINNERS
First Place, 2016
Category: Interactive Media
“This immersive experience in learning Spanish language and culture has a modern user experience with a fresh white background, minimalist palette, and contemporary typefaces. the intuitive navigation. well-paced sequencing, and useful embedded instruction make this product easy to use for any student. the multiple modalities work well together with particularly strong audio that gives just the right amount of information to help students get the pronunciation.”
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Press Release, 2014
“These new Spanish courses are a great example of how Virtual Virginia is expanding instructional opportunities for students in small, rural school divisions,” Wright said. “Students in every division, regardless of how small, regardless of how remote, have access to an array of quality online courses, including – beginning this fall – Spanish courses modeled on how world languages are taught in one of America’s most prestigious schools.”