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CHILE – Spanish Course in Santiago de Chile Project: Spanish Course
Country: Chile
Location: Santiago de Chile
Minimum Stay: 2 weeks
Start dates: All year round
Price: 1 week, from 180 USD

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School

The Spanish school in Santiago de Chile is located in the nice neighborhood of Providencia, the most popular area for foreigners in Santiago. It is the ideal location for your Spanish immersion, close to many restaurants, bars, cafes, attractive parks, museums, cinemas and shops. Providencia is an upper-middle class neighborhood and is safe at all hours. The school is a large, comfortable, colonial-style buiding with a spacious patio. There are 18 classrooms available, which have a total capacity of about 80 students. Students have access to several common areas, inside and outside, to enjoy breaks together. Furthermore the school provides free Internet access to the students. The school is centrally located, just a few minutes away from the subway station and several bus lines.

The Spanish school is among the best throughout South America and has a track record of many years successfully teaching Spanish to foreigners and guarantees international standard and high quality. The atmosphere is very friendly and pleasant. Students come from all over the world and are between 18 and 60+ years old.

The school was the first one to be authorized to offer the DELE exam (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) in Chile. Therefore it can provide you with long-time experience in preparing and organizing the exam properly.

Course

As the Spanish language has become more and more important over the years, the language school in Santiago offers special programs which promote speaking as well as listening comprehension. All teachers have a university degree and a lot of experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. The lessons are divided into twelve different levels (respectively four different beginners, intermediate and advanced levels) to ensure similar language skills in each class. On the first day of class, a placement test will determine your individual Spanish skills. Classes focus on three different topics: studying new grammar and deepening the application of the newly studied grammar with different exercises as well as conversation training.

The friendly and motivated teachers, who are, of course, all native speakers, will teach you Spanish in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It is completely up to you which Spanish course you book with us. You can choose among three different kinds. All courses are available for any Spanish level. Classes take place from Monday to Friday and start always on Mondays.

Group course: If you like to get to know other international students and study Spanish together with them, then the group course will be the best fit for you. The class has a maximum of six students to ensure personalized instruction and a convenient study environment. The standard group course consists of 20 classes per week.

Intensive course: The intensive course is the combination of the group course and additional private lessons. This assures you a more personalized attention and allows you to fix language difficulties or to repeat certain topics with your private teacher parallel to your group course. You set the time schedule for the individual lessons and you can alocate the 10 additional private lessons flexibly during the afternoons.

Private course: Some students however book private lessons with a professor for a 100% individualized attention. Classes are tailored to your specific needs and they are an excellent idea for professionals who seek a vocabulary for specific situations. The private course consists of 20 hours per week.


Remember that the Spanish school in Santiago offers extra language tutorial lessons in the afternoon in order to help students repeating important topics or strengthening weaknesses. Every day one teacher is available to assist students in specific topics they need extra attention, reading suggestions, questions related to homework, etc. This is an extra value service, not comparable to private instruction but definitely beneficial to provide all the students maximum support.

Non-academic activities:
In order to be able to familiarize with the Chilean culture and to get to know the country, the school regularly organizes spare time activities. Especially popular are the trips to Valparaíso or Viña del Mar at the Pacific coast, the excursion to Pablo Neruda's house in Isla Negra as well as rafting or skiing trips or wine tasting. You also can enjoy a wide range of workshops or activities during the week at the afternoon. Just a few examples are cooking lessons, dancing, barbecues, city walks, movies and so on. You won't have time to get bored!

Accommodation

To make you feel at home as much as possible while staying in Chile we will do everything we can to find the perfect housing option for you. If you want to meet other international students or young professionals, we will be glad to organize a room in a shared apartment for you. You will have your single room, while bathroom and kitchen are shared with your flat mates. Meals are not provided but you have access to the kitchen where you can store and prepare your food.

If you even want to immerse deeper into Chilean culture and want to experience Chilean life style you should get part of a host family. Our families are carefully chosen host families and provide you with a single room and a cozy home. Living with a Chilean host family is an excellent way to get to know the pure Chilean culture!

We always make our best effort to place you close to the school, next to a metro station or bus stop so that you can reach your Spanish classes easily.

Volunteering

If you would like to learn Spanish through a unique human experience, volunteer work will give you an opportunity that lies beyond the ordinary traveler’s reach. Getting to know other realities within Chile! Anyone who wishes to gain personal experience while getting to know people and new cultures from different social backgrounds is kindly invited to volunteer. Over the years, students, professionals and pensioners have all been able to obtain the confirmation of the uniquely enriching experience of volunteer work.

Additionally to our Spanish courses in Santiago de Chile we provide volunteer work positions. You can either combine your Spanish course with the volunteer work and do half-day volunteering or you schedule the volunteer experience after the Spanish course is completed.

Volunteering, alongside with helping people in need, allows you to practice your Spanish in real life situations and you can train your newly acquired skills.

In co-operation with different social institutions and non-profit organizations we offer various voluntary work projects in Chile. You will meet people in special situations who will be very thankful for your help, and will also enjoy your company and learning about your home country.

This learning and cultural experience will be unforgettable!



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Prices

in USD

Group Course

(20 hrs/week)

 Intensive Course

(30 hrs/week)

Private Course

(20 hrs/week)

 Homestay 

 Shared apartment 
1 week 178.-    318.-    370.- 100.- 100.-
2 weeks 356.-    636.-    740.- 200.- 200.-
3 weeks 534.-    954.- 1,110.- 300.- 300.-
4 weeks 712.- 1,272.- 1,480.- 400.- 400.-
Additional week
170.-    305.-    350.- 100.- 100.-

Enrolment fee 75 USD.

 

   Additional service    in USD
   Airport pick-up        25.-    
   Volunteer Placement   
     150.-


What’s included:
  • Accommodation
  • Orientation kit
  • Local support
  • 24h-Emergency Number
  • Free internet access at school
  • Airport Pick-up
  • Quality Spanish Course
  • Teaching material
  • Evaluation test
  • Free tutorial lessons
  • Refreshments, coffee and tea at school
  • Lunch once a week at school
  • Activity calendar
  • Language Certificate
  • Quality Language Course

What’s not included:
  • Flight
  • Medical Insurance
  • Visa (if necesary)
  • Personal expenses

Location

Located in the centre of the country, the Chilean capital Santiago is one of the most developed and safest cities in Latin America. This is reflected on modern buildings, clean and fast subway and big green areas. Visitors also find huge shopping malls, unbelievable architecture and outstanding infrastructure. Santiago is the country’s economic and political center and at the same time the biggest city of Chile with almost 6 million inhabitants. Santiago has all star hotels, exquisite restaurants, fancy clubs, discos, museums, many universities, theaters, and a whole lot more.

The Museo de Bellas Artes with its exhibitions of international artists, La Moneda, the government palace and Plaza de Armas, the main square right in the center of the city, are definitely worth a visit, too. We also recommend taking the funicular railway up Cerro San Cristobal, the hill in the heart of Santiago, from where you can enjoy an amazing view of the entire city and the beautiful Andes mountain range. It is especially the majestic Andes range that gives Santiago one of the most spectacular settings of any city in the world.

And, the mountains are not only nice to admire rather than offer plenty of activities within easy reach of the urban sprawl. Trekking, climbing, horseback riding, skiing, kayaking, rafting or expeditions to glaciers, waterfalls and hot springs. If you are lucky you will even see the Condor.

Only a bit more than an hour away is the Pacific coast, for those of you who want to combine metropolitan life with beach fun.


ChileChile is truly a country like no other in South America. This country embraces the long and narrow Pacific Ocean coastal region to the east, embedded between the Andes Mountains and Argentina to the west, while bordering Bolivia and Peru to the northwest. Chile takes great pride in being the longest country in the world with a width of 115 miles and an incredible length of 2,700 miles. Due to the country’s vast length, a wide range of climatic zones and weather conditions exist with a daily average of thirty-eight degrees difference between northern Arica and southern Patagonia.

While the country’s total population adds up to about 16 million, almost 6 million (40%), Chileans live in the country capital of Santiago. About 85% of the country's population lives in urban areas, while an incredible 15% of the population are responsible for agricultural productions of oranges, avocado, flowers, melons and much more. Moreover, the relatively small central valley around Santiago dominates the country in terms of agricultural resources.

If your Chilean travels take you outside the economic and cultural side of Chile, you will find landscape variety in forests, grazing lands, spectacular volcanoes, rocky/sand coasts and shimmering lakes. With a little extra local knowledge, you might be lucky to discover the labyrinth fjords, beautiful inlets, remote islands and historic glaciers.

Chile’s most known attractions for adventurers and culture seekers alike are Easter Island, Robinson Crusoe Island, the southern region of Patagonia and famous Altiplano in the north. Further, within a two-hour radius from Santiago are spectacular beaches, glacial hiking, climbing, biking, surfing, wine tours and much more. From the world’s driest desert in the north, endless coastline in the west, majestic Andes in the east, smoking volcanoes, virgin forests, lakes, fjords, rivers and glaciers in the south, there is something for everybody in Chile.

The best time to travel to Chile depends greatly on what you hope to see and do. If your mission is to play hard in the southern region, the most accessible months to the backcountry of Patagonia are December through March. The months of November through February are fantastic for long days, hot, dry weather and empty city streets in central Chile. For skiers, along with rain in the city, snow begins to fill the mountains again from July through September. In northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is easily accessible all year. March is a general all around ideal month to explore Chile from north to south because this is the transition time between the winter cold and rainy seasons.

We believe you’ll find Chileans are generally quiet but welcoming people. They are very proud of their amazing country and love to talk about its endless variety. The Chileans are very kind, helpful and will soon consider you to be their amigo so you will never feel lonely. Don’t forget the mention to a Chilean about their National soccer (futbol) team going to the 2010 World Cup!

 

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