Language for Inclusion and Equity

Promoting Equity Through Language Education

LEARNING ENGLISH IN A FLASH

Breaking Language Barriers One Word At A Time

The Program

We are an organization dedicated to promoting language inclusion and equity for hispanic immigrant youth in Las Vegas who are learning English in Kindergarten to third grade . Our free easy-to-use and accessible app can be used in any classroom or home setting to help students excel in their language learning journey. Watch how our app provides accessible language education to all.

Get Involved

We are always looking for volunteers and supporters to help us in our mission. Whether you are a teacher, parent, student or community member, there are many ways to get involved and support our program. Donations or help creating videos are different ways to help us expand. Contact us today to learn more.

WHO AM I?

My name is Katelyn Cambeiro. I am an upcoming junior and I am working hard to make a difference.

I have devoted my time at being a leader in my community and school. I have been voted by my fellow classmates to become the vice-president of the Spanish Honor Society and I was chosen to be a student ambassador at my school by welcoming new students and helping them problem solve throughout their first year high school experience.

FAMILY

I was inspired by my abuelo who always encouraged me and my siblings to do better and be better. Nothing comes easy in this life, but with an education you have opportunities at your fingertips. As my abuelos immigrated from Cuba while Castro was in power,

a vast decision was made to leave it all behind and start new in the United States. As my abuelos' story has fascinated me with the obstacles and triumphs they endured, I learned that the common denominator was understanding and speaking the English language.

HOW IT STARTED

During Covid, my siblings and I along with friends, the community, and students from our high school, created thousands of flashcards for lower income schools in the Las Vegas valley. These flashcards were used for students in lower economic elementary schools who needed supplementary materials to give them the extra push they needed to be successful at school. These cards helped predominately Spanish speaking students speak English more proficiently.

THEN....

I realized that writing these flashcards by hand became very time consuming and it was not efficient. That is when I decided to scale the delivery of the flashcards by creating an app that would reach more schools, teachers, and most importantly students. LEARNING ENGLISH IN A FLASH (LEAF). is an app that is available to all students at school and at home. The app does the following:

* The app uses videos of middle and high school students speaking words in Spanish and English to form an interactive environment for students learning English.

*Enhances Spanish and English words by categories (colors, farm animals, household items etc.)

* The app is a visual and audio tool that allows a student to not only see the picture of the word, but hear the word as well.

* The app targets students in kindergarten through third grade.

* LEAF is supported by many media platforms (Apple and Android) that will allow schools and teachers to have easy access for download capabilities when they need it.

*The app is FREE!!!!

THE MISSION

Our mission is to ensure that all students, regardless of income, have access to a quality Spanish to English learning experience. To achieve this, we have developed an app to help lower-income schools learn Spanish to English. We started with handwritten flashcards and are now leveraging technology to reach more students more efficiently. It is my vision to keep expanding the app with more information and reach more grades. Keeping the app free and available to everyone is key to its success and allows any student to use it.