Intensive Spanish Courses for Teenagers

20 hours of classtime per week with an additional 10 hours of cultural and leisure activities, plus a full-day excursion at the weekend.

LEVELS

OPEN offers six levels of Spanish: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced.

PROGRAMME

Classes are programmed in the mornings from 10 am to 2 pm. A minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 8 per group allows the teacher to engage the students in lively interaction.

Even at beginner’s level, only Spanish is spoken in class. Students learn to use grammar and vocabulary in an entertaining and practical way, with an emphasis on oral communication.

For Irish transition-year students, the content can be adapted to cover the leaving certificate syllabus.

The cultural and leisure activities take place after lunch and are programmed from Monday to Thursday. The exact schedule will depend on the activity and what is available at the time of the course. A Spanish teacher accompanies the students at all times.

Activities may include:

• Sightseeing tour of Seville.
• Visit to Cathedral and Giralda.
• Visit to Seville Football Club stadium.
• Visit to a food market.
• Visit to museums and sights.
• Visit to Roman Ruins at Itálica in Santiponce.
• Visit to La Maestranza bullfighting ring.

Popular full-day excursions:

• Córdoba (Mosque and city).
• Cádiz (City and beach).
• Granada (Alhambra).
• Huelva (beaches).

Our teenage students live with a carefully selected host family. Some students will have a single room, while others will be sharing with either a family member or a student of a different nationality. Students will be given a packed lunch for their full-day excursion. Sheets, towels and laundry are provided. Most of our families are located within a 20-minute walk of the school.

If you are interested in requesting accommodation for 2 students together in the same family, please let us know.

• Starting dates: Flexible.
• Duration: Minimum 2 weeks.
• Registration fee: €45.

Course Prices:

Were a school to send more than 4 students for the same period the following discounts would be applied:

• Student 5: – €160
• Student 6: – €210
• Student 7: – €264
• Student 8: – €500

(Prices include classes, materials, entrance into museums etc., train or bus tickets for excursions, full-board accommodation).

Extra charges

Airport pick-up: €45

Special diet: €10/week