Lingua Service Worldwide - Spanish Language Program for Teenagers at Estudio Sampere in Salamanca, Spain

  Spain

• Salamanca: 
Salamanca

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Dates: 16 June 2008 through 4 August 2008

Description: Full immersion Spanish language program for Teens (13 to 17 years of age) in Salamanca, Spain. Program includes intensive language training, host family stay with full board, supervised activities daily and excursions.

The course: The Spanish course is the most important part of the Junior Program. 3 different levels are offered: Elementary, Intermediate and High Intermediate. Students receive 4 Spanish lessons a day from Monday to Friday in small groups of 8 students or less, arranged according to their language level. Only Spanish is spoken in the classroom and homework is assigned on a daily basis. Spanish grammar and composition as well as vocabulary and conversation are covered during the lessons. Students successfully meeting course objectives receive a Diploma at the end of the course.

Accommodations: Students are accommodated with local Spanish families. These families have been carefully selected by Estudio Sampere, and they are regularly visited and inspected. Students are placed in double room accommodations, as the center feels that interaction with other students of the same age is very important during the program. The families are located within easy walking distance from the school (5 to 20 minutes on foot). Some of them do have children of their own, some of them do not, but all expect students to take part in the normal family life. The three main meals of the day are provided by the host families, who strive to provide a healthy and balanced diet, it is therefore extremely important that you notify us in advance of any special dietary needs. Students receive a "bag lunch" consisting of sandwiches and fruit on excursion or pool days. One load of laundry per week is included in the program price.

Activities: Junior Program students are expected to participate on the supervised activity program organized by the school. During the afternoons, visits to museums and monuments, cultural activities and sports are organized daily. Teachers and Team Monitors organize and supervise all visits and activities. Visits to the local Swimming Pool are scheduled at least once a week, so do not forget to bring your bathing suit!. Dancing lessons, bicycle rides, arts and crafts and games are planned on a weekly basis. Get togethers, dinners and visits to the local "disco" are arranged during the evenings. Saturdays are devoted to excursions to local places of interest (ceramic factory, Candelario Falls, Sierra de Francia, etc.). Sundays are free days spent with your host family.

Highlights: Ages: 13 to 17 years of age
Program includes: Round-trip airport transfers from Madrid to Salamanca, 20 Spanish lessons per week, all books and study materials, host family accommodations in double room, all meals, medical insurance, plus all activities including field-trips, sports and excursions planned by the school during the length of the program.

Cost in US$: USD 1536 for 2 weeks

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Lingua Service Worldwide's Mission Statement: To provide high quality full immersion language traning around the world.

Year Founded: 1988