Intensive Spanish Courses for Teenagers

OPEN Schools of languages offers 20 hours of classtime per week with an additional 10 hours of cultural and leisure activities.

LEVELS
Although we offer six levels of Spanish: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced, for our TY and 5th year students the focus is on A2 (Elementary) and B1 (Intermediate) content.

PROGRAMME & OBJECTIVES
Classes are usually programmed in the mornings from 10 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday. This schedule may vary in the summer months depending on the heat as we may schedule a visit early in the morning and programme classes in our air-conditioned classrooms later on in the day. Our reduced group sizes allow the teacher to engage the students in lively interaction.

Even at beginner level, only Spanish is spoken in class. In fact, our Spanish teachers do not necessarily speak much English. Students learn to use grammar and vocabulary in an entertaining and practical way, with an emphasis on oral communication and listening comprehension.

For Irish TY or 5th year students, the content is adapted with the leaving certificate syllabus in mind and, in particular, has special emphasis on the oral and listening comprehension exam formats. Our small group size gives the students ample opportunity to express themselves in Spanish and have any individual difficulties addressed.

The cultural and leisure activities usually take place after lunch and are programmed from Monday to Thursday. The exact schedule depends on the activity and what is available at the time of the course. The students are accompanied at all times by a Spanish teacher.

Activities may include:

• Sightseeing tour of Seville
• Visit to Cathedral and Giralda
• Visit to Seville Football Club or Betis Real Balompié stadiums
• Escape Room
• Bike tour around Parque María Luisa
• Visit to the famous Setas market (pictured below)
• A tour of the local shops
• Visit to La Maestranza bullfighting ring

Other activities such as horse-riding, rowing, Flamenco dancing, or keeping fit can be organised at an additional cost. We do our best to get the best deals for our students.

HOST FAMILIES
For the learning experience to be as productive and enjoyable as possible, students live with a carefully selected host family. Students fit in as another member of the family, sharing mealtimes and leisure and weekend activities. Students can be accommodated in a single room or sharing a room (2 single beds).

Host families provide sheets, towels and laundry. Some of the accommodation is located within the vicinity of the school, other accommodation may be a 20-minute walk from the school. Other families are a 10-minute tram/undergroundride away. We keep our students located in clusters so that they come and go in small groups – no one is isolated.

Students are expected to be home by 11 pm from Sunday to Thursday and by 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights. It is important to respect that the hosts always worry about the students and usually either stay up or stay awake until they hear the students are home.

WEEKENDS
Students can partake of any host family plans or can have some time for themselves. Experience tells us that they tend to go to the beach for a day at least once. Both Cádiz and Huelva have fabulous beaches and have regular trains on Saturdays and Sundays.

On occasions, students have chosen to go to Córdoba on a day trip. It’s an hour and a half by train from Seville.

Students should not stay overnight away from their host families unless authorized in advance by their parents. In this case, OPEN should be given the address and contact number of where the students are staying.

OPEN gives all travel details for optional weekend activities during the first day of class.

Our aim is for students to improve their Spanish while having fun and getting to
know Spanish culture and people.

• Starting dates: March, April, May, June, July.
• Duration: Minimum 2 weeks.
• Registration fee: €60.

 

COURSE PRICES:

	Single room
2 weeks	€1.124*
3 weeks	€1.584*
4 weeks	€1.927*
Additional night	€60*

*Prices include classes, materials, entrance into museums and full-board accommodation.

Extra charges

Airport pick-up: €65

Special diet: €55/week

2 football training sessions: €50

 

New! Online Individual Spanish courses

If you want to practise your spoken Spanish with a native teacher in a dynamic environment from wherever you are in the world, then our online course is what you need.

OPEN will send you a link to a platform (ZOOM or TEAMS) where you can connect from your computer, tablet or mobile device. Just like face2face classes, the teacher engages in lively classes sharing material with you and correcting you in the chat. As the classes are individual, the teacher will help you with any special challenge you might have with the Spanish language. This will be particularly helpful towards the Leaving Cert oral exam.

All our teachers are native Spanish speakers with many years’ experience teaching Spanish to students from different levels, ages and backgrounds. They are also familiar with the Leaving Cert syllabus.

Class duration	55 minutes
5 sessions	€187,50
10 sessions	€337,50
Flexible schedule. All year round