SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY: Our goal is to introduce students to our customs, traditions and lifestyle through the Spanish Language. The language skills and cultural knowledge that you acquire will make your stay in Sucre more enjoyable and enrich your travels in South America. Our teachers are young, qualified professionals, well experienced in teaching Spanish. They also have other professions such as: English, Quechua and Frech teachers, lawyers, tour guides, engineers, economists, agronomists and others.  Teachers accompany students in additional activities at the school and on short trips around Sucre, allowing you to experience the daily life, natural beauty and reality of our country. We think an excellent way for students to practice Spanish , inmerse themselves in Bolivian culture and exchange experiences is to live with a Bolivian family. SCHOOL FACILITITES: We have several large classrooms with natural light, that accommodate individual or group study. Many of our classrooms face the Parque Bolivar, one of Sucre’s historical and beautiful park. The school has a big backyard where we offer activities such as : dance classes and meetings usually on Friday nights we have a barbecue (BBQ) and share chuflays ( a spiritual Bolivian drink) or pisco sours. Also we have a sunny terrace which can serve as an outdoor classroom or as a nice place to relax and get a tan! Another important place in the school is the cafeteria where we offer free snacks during your class-break! At the cafeteria you can share a coffee with your teacher and also enjoy our seasonal fruits. Our Bolivian cooking classes are held here. We also have a video classroom for students; here you can practice your visual & listening skills watching films in Spanish or listening to songs from Bolivia and South America. The video classroom is available every day during the week. We also offer FREE-INTERNET service for students during the day time. The school also has a Library with Spanish books and a book exchange where you can trade books in various languages CLASS STRUCTURE FOR OUR REGULAR PROGRAM: (See additional programs below) Classes are four (4) hours long. Each class is divided into two hours of grammar and two hours of practice: conversation, listening, writing and any activity or situations in which the student needs to interact using Spanish. Students have a 15 minute break where they can talk with other students and teachers and enjoy free snacks in the school’s cafeteria. Classroom material for each level of study includes audio-visual material, written exercises, activities and Latin American films and music. Advanced students also study literature and Bolivian or South American history. Home & School Program The school has two locations, one of them is just for the spanish lessons and the other one is for students who wants to live and study at the same place. In this last location you will have a beautiful bedroom with all you need, there is shared bathrooms, a nice and big kitchen where all the students who lives there share the meals and free time with teachers and friends. The school - house has a swimingpool and nice gardens. Also we have some games for your free time. The lessons could be one to one or group lessons (4 students per classroom max.). The program includes lodging (7 days a week) one meal (a simple breakfast). In this programm its necessary to take 4 hour per day of spanish lessons. Intensive Program Daily classes of 6 hours; 4 hours in the morning and 2 in afternoon corresponding a 30 hours load a week and 120 Hours a month. The classes will be 2 hours grammar and 2 hours practice, including: conversation, writting, listening as well as activities oustside the school. The last 2 hours (afternoon) will be destinated to practice in different activities like: reading, debates, discissions, analysis or a critic to an specific topic. And of course everything about Bolivian culture. There are also activities outside the school, to practice conversation and vocabulary. Students can have different activities having a closer aproach to the people and the city. The program includes lodging ( 7 days a week) two meals per day (breakfast and lunch). And you can also choose the program without lodging (see "classes"). Make your own Program In this program, you can choose your schedule as you wish. Coordinating with the school the hours, lodging and meals. |