Spanish Learning Program 2006-07
All Ages and Nationalities
Our learning programs are for all ages ant they offer a integration experience as well as real contact with a mayan town. Guatemala has international reputation and offer the best schools. The Spanish that is spoken in Guatemala is the closest one in all Latin America to the real Spanish from Spain.
Who are we
We have a well known reputation among the European Community as well
as the Canadian community and we are a legal enterprise in Guatemala
authorized as tour operator with the name of Aventures Tropicales
S. A., franchise or Voyages Aventures Tropicales from Canada and Developpement
CADI International. We are recognized by the Guatemalan Institute
of Tourism INGUAT and we provide to the French speaking community
the receptive services and we offer our Young Volunteers program.
Schools
Our schools are approved by the Board of Education of Guatemala and
are visited by numerous universities and international agencies. Our
rate of satisfaction is 100%. The teachers are selected, qualified
and recognized by Guatemalan Universities. Each and every one of them
have received a special training for foreign students to ensure a
fast and effective learning experience.
An intensive program custom made plus one teacher, one student assure
you a warm and human approach that makes learning a second language
easy. The building is colonial style and has many rooms that are used
as classes. Sometimes, the student prefers the garden or the library
to receive the classes. We have courses of 20, 25, or 30 hours per
week.
School and College Groups
We have the option of one student per one teacher or four students
per one teacher and the school is able to take groups of up to 70
students, though the school used for big groups is located in the
town of Jocotenango which is very close to Antigua. We can organize
cultural, sport or turistical activities in perfect combination with
the learning program.
The sleeping arrangements are in the same town and it is allowed up to two students per family but only if they are from the same group and the group is big enough. We are also able to provide an cultural exchange between schools from different countries or the integration of your group into a Guatemalan establishment where the foreign student adapts to the local school.
Our programs are custom made for different, public or private organizations.
Accommodations
There are three places to choose from that are very near from where
you will study, two of them are little townships ant the other one
is the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala.
1) Antigua : 
Antigua Guatemala
The city is located in the highlands of Guatemala and is 1500 meters
above the sea level. Its colonial decors and its unpaved streets will
take you back in time.
It has over 30 000 inhabitants between ladinos and foreigners. You
can discover freely the city and admire its architecture and take
a walk trough the stores and markets.
2) San Juan de Obispo
The colorful township is located at 4 kilometers from Antigua Guatemala
on the mountainside of the Volcan de Agua. Its altitude is 1600 meters
above the sea level and has close to 2300 inhabitants. It offers a
relaxed environment and a unique landscape.
Jocotenango
Small township of 15000 inhabitants on the outsides of Antigua Guatemala,
the families that take students inn live very close to the school.
Lodging:
1. Cultural integration with a local family: A learning program in Guatemala is a very humane and cultural experience due to the fact that you will be living among the complete community. The adapting skills of the student is a key point in enjoying the visit. He will live a completely different live from the one back home an he will be enriched with new knowledge from a different town. The families are chosen according to very strict rules to ensure the well being of the students. The rooms are for the students only and is not allowed to smoke. At any time is a student taken in with another person unless is from the same group. The drinking and cooking water is purified and the families offer different types of food but is mostly regional food.
Level
Upon your arrival a test will be passed to the students to determine
the level of Spanish. According to the test results, they will be
places in beginners, intermediate or advanced level.
Activities
The activities are organized after class or on weekends
Group activities
• Latin dance lessons salsa and merengue
• Tour in Antigua
• Educational videos in Spanish
• Sports
• Hike to the cerro de la Cruz
• Spanish conversation
• Trips to small towns*
• Visits to mayan towns*
• Hike to the Volcan de Pacaya*
• Visit to communitarian projects*
* It’s offered for programs that last more than 3 weeks
Complementary activities $$
• Trip to Playa Monterrico
in the pacific shore
• Trip to Lago de Atitlan
• Trip to the archaeological site Tikal
• Trip to Chichicastenango
• Trip to a coffee farm
FOR ALL - UNIVERSITY - STUDENT GROUP
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For reservation:
Weeks |
1 week |
2
weeks |
3
weeks |
4
weeks |
5
weeks |
Price |
$ 275 |
$ 399 |
$ 599 |
$ 725 |
$ 899 |
| Price
2006-07 |
20hs/week |
20hs/week |
20hs/week |
20hs/week |
20hs/week |
AVENTURES TROPICALES S.A. ®
Tour
Operator (legal
trademark),
4-81A, 6e ave, Zona 10, Guatemala City, GUATEMALA, CA
Tel / Fax: (502) 23.60.24.78 info@aventurestropicales.com
Licence:7242003D
# 32, Rg: 5, Frampton, CANADA PQ, GOM 1RO, Tel / Fax: (502) 23.60.24.78 info@canadavoyage.ca
