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COURSES:
Courses level I & II:
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Beginners:
Syllabus: basic grammar, vocabulary, conversational fluency.
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Courses level III & IV:
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Intermediate:
Syllabus: grammar, conversation, written style, theme specific vocabulary.
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Course V:
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Advanced:
Syllabus, advanced grammar, use of subjunctive, conversation, idiomatic expressions, text analysis and appreciation, literature, history, art , business correspondence.
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Immersion Course:
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Beginners, Elementary and Advanced Levels:
This course is offered throughout the year.
Duration: 2 weeks, 6 hour lessons/day (morning and afternoon). Courses start 1st and 3rd week of every month.
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Preparation Course
for D.E.L.E.
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Intermediate and Advanced Levels:
Study program is organized in accordance with the Instituto Cervantes examinations: March, April, May September and October. Duration: 1 or 2 months.
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Weekend Courses:
Click on above link for detailed information.
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Intensive weekend course (8 hours Fri-Sun):
Improve your Spanish or if you are a complete beginner enjoy a Taster Spanish Course at our Weekend Course in the Heart of Castilla y León (Medina de Rioseco).
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PRICES for 2004
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COURSE
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LANGUAGE CLASSES
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ACCOMMODATION
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2 Weeks
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£ 335,--
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£ 107,--
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3 Weeks
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£ 446,--
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£ 161,--
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4 Weeks
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£ 528,--
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£ 214,--
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8 Weeks
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£ 946,--
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£ 429,--
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12 Weeks
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£ 1.296,--
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£ 643,--
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Immersion
Course
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£ 474,--
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£ 107,--
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D.E.L.E. 4 Weeks
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£ 567,--
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£ 214,--
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8 Weeks
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£ 996,--
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£ 429,--
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 20 hours lessons per week (9 a.m. - 13.10 p.m.)
 Immersion course, 10 additional lessons per week in the afternoon
 Single room accommodation, living in a family
 Breakfast and lunch, form Monday to Friday
 Exercise book to use during the course
 10 extra curricular activities* in the afternoon (museum entrance fees, all activities accompanied by a teacher)
 2 excursions* each month outside Valladolid (transport, museum entrance fees, day trips are accompanied by a teacher).
 Attendance Certificate
 Audiovisual aids (tapes, videos.), library and internet..
 Diploma
Special Price Discount for groups form 5 students. Please request price for other accommodation possibilities or shorter courses (i.e. 1 week, 3 days, one-to-one, etc.)
*Sightseeing tour of Valladolid: getting to know the city. Video program on the history, culture and scenery of Castilla-Leon. Evening outing to “tascas and “mesones” typical eating and drinking places. Morning at the flea market(Sunday). Study-visit of the National Museum of Sculpture. Visit to the Oriental Museum of the Capuchin Fathers (the entire Far East at your fingertips. Visit to the Cathedral. Visit to the Convent Museum of San Joaquin and Santa Ana. Visit to the house of the romantic poet Jose Zorrilla, honored citizen of Valladolid. Visit of the house of Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote”. Visit to the house of Christopher Columbus. Cinema, Theatre, Concerts. Lectures and discussions at the School with leading figures form the worlds of culture, economic and politics. Visit to the most renowned wine “bodegas” in the region , with the opportunity to sample their wines.
** Excursions:
Salamanca: Roman Aqueduct, Cathedral, Fortress and a panoramic view of the old Castillian city.
Leon: There we can admire the “Sixtine Chapel” of Romanic art (San Isidoro), the purest example of Spanish gothic cathedrals, with its magnificent windows.
Madrid: A sightseeing tour of Spain's capital city. Visit the Prado Museum, Plaza Mayor, Retiro Park, a.m.m. Return journey via the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Romanic Trail: One of the best-preserved provincial collections of Romanic art in the Castille-Leon region
Route of Isabel of Castile (white wine trail, 150km): Simancas, Tordesillas, Rueda, Medina de Campo, La Seca and Serrada.
Route of Don Juan of Austria (rose wine trail, 115km): Fuensaldana, Cigales, Medina de Rioseco, Uruena, S.Cebrian de Mazote, Wamba.
Route of Infante Don Juan Manuel (red wine trail, 112km): Esgueva Valley, Monastery of Valbuena de Duero, Penafiel and Vega-Sicilia.
Route of the Castle: taking in the most representative of Castilian castles: Fuensaldana, Simancas, Torrelobaton., Montealegre, Villafuerte, Todehumos. Alaejos.
Santander: day trip at the beach plus visit to Menendez Pelayo International University (summer only).
Picnic: there are three options to have a picnic amidst the beautiful countryside of Castile: Sierra de Guaderrama, Lago de Sanabria and Ribera del Adaja.
To book your place please contact:
Castilla y Leon - a different holiday in Spain
Tel: 0207 341 3660, Mobile 07980 686471
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