
Spanish School - Learning
Program - Volunteering
Adult and Student groups or individual to Antigua, Guatemala.
Our learning programs
are for all ages ant they offer a integration experience as well as real
contact with a Mayan town. Guatemala has international reputation and
offer the best schools. The Spanish that is spoken in Guatemala is the
closest one in all Latin America to the real Spanish from
Spain. You have a fantastic chance for volunteering with Mayan childrens. Testimonial
Schools 
Our schools are approved by the Board of Education of
Guatemala and are visited by numerous universities and international
agencies. Our rate of satisfaction is 100%. The teachers are selected,
qualified and recognized by Guatemalan Universities. Each and every one of
them have received a special training for foreign students to ensure a
fast and effective learning experience. An intensive program custom made
plus one teacher, one student assure you a warm and human approach that
makes learning a second language easy. The building is colonial style and
has many rooms that are used as classes. Sometimes, the student prefers
the garden or the library to receive the classes. We have courses of 20,
25, or 30 hours per week.
School and College
Groups
We have the option of one student per one teacher or four
students per one teacher and the school is able to take groups of up to 70
students, though the school used for big groups is located in the town of
Jocotenango which is very close to Antigua. We can organize cultural,
sport, touristically or volunteer activities in perfect combination with the learning
program.
The sleeping arrangements are
in the same town and it is allowed up to two students per family but only
if they are from the same group and the group is big enough. We are also
able to provide an cultural exchange between schools from different
countries or the integration of your group into a Guatemalan establishment
where the foreign student adapts to the local school.
Our programs are custom made
for different, public or private organizations.
Accommodations
There are
three places to choose from that are very near from where you will study,
two of them are little townships ant the other one is the colonial city of
Antigua Guatemala.
1) Antigua :
Antigua Guatemala
The city
is located in the highlands of Guatemala and is 1500 meters above the sea
level. Its colonial decors and its unpaved streets will take you back in
time.
It has over 30,000 inhabitants between ladinos and foreigners.
You can discover freely the city and admire its architecture and take a
walk trough the stores and markets.
2)
Jocotenango
For groups
only, it's a small township of 15,000 inhabitants on the outsides of
Antigua Guatemala, the families that take students in live very close to
the school.
Lodging:
Cultural integration with a
local family: A learning program in Guatemala is a very humane and
cultural experience due to the fact that you will be living among the
complete community. The adapting skills of the student is a key point in
enjoying the visit. He will live a completely different live from the one
back home an he will be enriched with new knowledge from a different town.
The families are chosen according to very strict rules to ensure the well
being of the students. The rooms are for the students only and is not
allowed to smoke. At any time is a student taken in with another person
unless is from the same group. The drinking and cooking water is purified
and the families offer different types of food but is mostly regional
food.
Level
Upon your arrival a
test will be passed to the students to determine the level of Spanish.
According to the test results, they will be places in beginners,
intermediate or advanced level.
Activities
The activities
are organized after class or on weekends
Group activities
• Latin
dance lessons salsa and merengue
• Tour in Antigua
• Educational
videos in Spanish
• Sports $
• Hike to the cerro de la Cruz
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Spanish conversation
• Trips to small towns $
• Visits to Mayan
towns $
• Hike to the Volcano de Pacaya $
• Visit to communitarian
projects $
Complementary activities
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• Trip to Playa Monterrico in
the pacific shore
• Trip to Lago de Atitlan
• Trip to the
archaeological site Tikal
• Trip to Chichicastenango
• Trip to a
coffee farm
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Prices $USD
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$ 675 |
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INCLUDED:
- Private spanish lesson 4h / day, private room, adequate study area, weekly
change of bed linen & towel, house key, clean shower & bathroom,
daily meals except the Sundays. *If required, laundry services can be
provided at an additional weekly fee. *You pay on your arrival.
Volunteering for groups or individual
We offer several volunteer opportunities:
- Assist small schools, help childrens, kindergartens, located to diferents villages close to Antigua. Areas of volunteer possibilities are:
- Computer lab
- Class attendance
- English classes
- Sports (basketball, football, volleyball)
- Arts (painting, drawing, music, literature, sculpture, etc.), table games and chess
- in the medical field. Plans are to have a clinic for medical days for students and/or for the entire community
- Educational and psychological assistance (training workshops for teachers)
- This volunteer work is posible with a min. 3 weeks Spanish classes.
About us - Testimonial
FOR
ADULT & STUDENT
For
reservation:
AVENTURES TROPICALES
S.A. ® Licence:7242003D
Guatemala City, GUATEMALA, CA