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Savor the flavors of fine Chinese cuisine, with a modern twist!

- Restaurants 

Aran Nafisi at US Bank provides competitive interest rates, fast closings, and top-notch level of customer service to home buyers and individuals refinancing their existing mortgage.

- Mortgage Lenging/Services     

In today’s ever-evolving real estate marketplace, we provide our clients with an unequaled view of the latest market conditions, and a comprehensive suite of services to ensure every possible success. DRE# 01246690

- Real Estate Services 

Men's & Women's Clothing, casual, well-crafted, quality.  

- Clothing & Accessories

- Gifts

- Retail

 

 

Ashley Battersby is a broker/partner. Having completed a very high sales volume she offers a broad level of experience along with local knowledge. She has great professional skill, is known for her proactive approach, attention to detail and excellent service.

DRE # 01407784

- Real Estate Services 

Lamorinda real estate firm, Village Associates Real Estate was founded in 2000 and is still the largest independently owned and operated real estate office in Contra Costa County. The firm has transformed the local real estate community and is the Lamorinda – Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda – area’s leading real estate company. Village Associates operates from a single office in Orinda, with 29 highly experienced agents and a dedicated staff of four.

Each year since the company was established, Village Associates has outperformed all other real estate firms in the Lamorinda area in every key measure of comparison. In fact, nearly one of every four transactions taking place in Lamorinda since the inception of the firm has been facilitated by a Village Associates Agent. Visit our agents page to learn more about each Village Associate.        

We believe our numbers speak for themselves. Our success directly reflects the success we deliver to our clients:  

Number 1 sales office by dollar volume in Lamorinda  

Over $540 million in gross sales in 2022  

274 total transactions (2022)  

#1 in both Orinda and Lamorinda for gross sales by individual office.  

#1 in total number of units sold in both Lamorinda (209 units) and Orinda (123 units) by individual office        

* Based on data supplied the Max EBRDI.Data accuracy cannot be guaranteed andalso may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.    

DRE # 00887192

- Real Estate Services 

Viva el Español is a non-profit Spanish Language and Culture Center, teaching Spanish to toddlers to adults.

For pre-school and elementary school kids, our curriculum is designed to spark and expand children's interest in Spanish by engaging them in creative activities including music & movement, arts & crafts, interactive games, and literature.

Our methodology includes:

=       Full-immersion approach

=       Multi-sensory, content-based curriculum

=       Learning through fun and creative activities

=       Focus on comprehension and language production early on, as scaffolding to build reading and writing abilities in later grades

=       Resources that can be used to extend learning from classroom to home

=       Optional special events and cultural fieldtrips where language can be used in context

Through our total immersion approach, children learn the Spanish language naturally and easily – as they learned their first language. The immersion approach to teaching a second language maximizes the time students get to practice the language they are learning without being slowed down by having to translate what they hear and speak. 

The lessons are rich and varied, and use a multi-sensory approach to ensure that children absorb and remember the words and phrases they are hearing and using. During each theme, vocabulary and phrases are presented using a variety of visual, auditory, kinesthetic activities – there by appealing to children with different learning styles, and reinforcing through various means the target vocabulary.

Ample opportunities for oral participation and peer interaction are provided.  Classes are structured to make fun and creative activities part of an educational process that targets effective language acquisition. We give them the opportunity to hear, speak, create and move while using Spanish.

 - Schools

- Day Camp/Summer Camp

- Kids' Activities