Course overview
Be inspired on this life changing course that combines 1 week learning Spanish in Buenos Aires with 8 weeks volunteering in the community to make a real difference to local people’s lives more details...
School overview
This excellent Spanish language school welcomes students of all ages from around the world and is the biggest of its kind in Buenos Aires; the school is located in a beautiful historic building in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires
Included in price
- 20 Spanish lessons in your first week
- Spanish lessons run from Monday to Friday each week, weekends are free
- Each Spanish lesson lasts 55 minutes and you’ll have 4 lessons per day
- Lessons start at 9am and finish at 1pm, however during high season (January and July) some classes may take place in the afternoon between 2-6pm
- Study materials
- Language level test
- Free internet access during your Spanish course
- Welcome pack with useful information about the school and the city
- City tour
- Optional social and cultural activities each week (some with small charge)
- Welcome lunch on the first day of your Spanish course
- Free coffee, tea and water during your Spanish course
- Certificate of attendance on completion of the Spanish course
- 8 week volunteer placement on a local project
- The volunteer placement starts after you’ve completed week 1 of your Spanish lessons
- Orientation Talk: includes reviewing the rules of the program, advice on adaptating to being a volunteer, local customs and culturally related problems, individual counselling and general student information
- Travel to/from the volunteer placement location on the first day
- Support of the Volunteer Co-ordinator throughout your stay
- Volunteer Work Certificate
Course start days
This course starts on
Mondays
Course Accreditations
ALTO
WYSE TC
Public Holidays
The school will be closed during the following public holidays -
2010
8, 25 December
2011
1 January
24 March
2, 21, 22 April
1, 25 May
20 June
9 July
15 August
10 October
8, 25 December
Please note that any lessons missed for holidays will not be made up. However if there are two
holidays during the same week, there will be an extra class to compensate for one of them.
Optional accommodation available
This school also offers the following accommodation options. You will be able to book accommodation as shown below during the booking process.
Click the accommodation you are interested in below for more information.
- Home Stay - Sunday to Friday - from £140 per room per week
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Choose a Home Stay with a local family to enhance your language learning experience. Your hosts may be a couple, family or a single person. All hosts are sociable, like to meet new people and can give a warm welcome to students giving you the opportunity to practice your language skills on a daily basis. You will have your own private room and will share a bathroom. Rooms are safe, clean and are all inspected and approved by the school on a regular basis. Prices run from Sunday evening before your course starts to the Saturday morning after your course has finished. Home Stay accommodation is always located within 30 minutes of the school and you are completely free to come and go as you please. If you have any special requests such as non-smoking, no pets, allergies and so on, please note these in the special requests box during the booking process. These requests will be accommodated where possible but cannot be guaranteed.
Room types and prices
* Prices are per room per week
Room
type |
Board
basis |
Price * |
Facilities |
|
Single
|
Bed and Breakfast |
£140 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
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Single
|
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast |
£186 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
|
Twin
|
Bed and Breakfast |
£208 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
|
Twin
|
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast |
£293 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
- Student Residence - Sunday to Friday - from £150 per room per week
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Residences have a youthful, international feel as you will be living with other local and foreign students. You will have your own room and will share a kitchen and bathroom. Rooms are safe and clean and all apartments are regularly inspected by the school. Prices are based on arrivals on the Sunday evening before your course starts and end on the Saturday morning after your course has finished.
Room types and prices
* Prices are per room per week
Room
type |
Board
basis |
Price * |
Facilities |
|
Single
|
Bed and Breakfast |
£172 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
| Single |
Self Catering |
£150 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
|
Twin
|
Self Catering |
£186 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|
|
Twin
|
Bed and Breakfast |
£236 |
- Shared bathroom
- Kitchenette
- Telephone
- Linen and Towels included
|