Category Archives: Santiago

Miss Knox: 3 week Standard Spanish course

Learn Spanish in ChileI expected that I would be thrown in at the deep end as it was a Spanish immersion course and I know no Spanish at all. I thought that the other people on the course were likely to be young people travelling in South America.

The course was brilliant and met all my expectations. The staff and teachers at the school were all very welcoming and helpful. I found it more daunting than I thought I would as many people didn’t speak any English and I had naively thought everyone would do. Read More »

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Mr Roberts: 16 week Standard Course

“I expected a more intensive course (in the style of a regular school in England) and for the accommodation to be smaller, but with more Spanish speakers.

The accommodation met my expectations. The lessons were well planned and presented, with a good mix of textbook learning and oral practice.

The school was very pleasant. The staff were very helpful if I had a problem, and the teachers were brilliant.

The best part of the course was being asked to translate for a waiter to a tourist in a café in the central playa! Read More »

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