Matagalpa Spanish Language school offer an integrated program structure which assures the same high quality of service while at the same time providing two diverse physical and social environments for a totally unique experience at each program location.

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The features of our program include:

Aside from immersing yourself with how the locals live their lives on a daily basis, you will also get to have 20 hours of one-on-one classes with trained teachers from the community. Here are the benefits of choosing this type of Spanish-speaking language program:

1. You will be taught by trained teachers from the community who uses their very own teaching materials.
2. There are flexible schedules and timetables so that you can dictate your pace of learning the Spanish language.
3. You as a student can decide whether to hold the classes in a classroom, or even in a field under the tree so that the beauty of nature can be your extra motivation in being fluent at Spanish.
4. You don't have to worry about how you will get your meals because it will be provided for you by the family that you will be staying at in the village.
5. At least 20% of your weekly fees will be invested in a community project, so you will be able to give back to the locals.

Year-round program and services for Spanish students and travelers. Arrive any day of the week and start any Monday of the year.

You can to travel across Nicaragua and study consecutively in our "Learn Spanish in Matagalpa and in Granada" program at two locations (Matagalpa & Granada)for the same price!.

There is only one application to fill out and you can extend your program after you start for the discounted price if you reserve and pay one week before the end of your original program.

Each week have included homestay from Sunday through Saturday morning with 3 meals per day, Spanish classes Monday through Friday, a personal cell phone during the length of your Spanish program, transportation service between the classroom locations and the international airport. With our program you can also reserve extra homestay days and extra tutoring for before or after your program weeks to accommodate any arrival schedule. Tutoring, transportation service, excursions, and homestay services are available separately from the program for registered Matagalpa Spanish students.

Matagalpa Spanish' total immersion Spanish language acquisition program helps you rapidly make measurable gains in your Spanish speaking, conversational comprehension, writing and reading comprehension skills, as wells as comunicative expression and grammatical knowledge. Matagalpa Spanish classes takes place in an exclusively Spanish speaking atmosphere using a participatory conversational method which combines visual, auditory and kinesthetic activities to engage all your senses in the direct-learning process. Lessons curricula and content are guided by ongoing evaluation of your progress and by your expressed interests with the goal of making your classes engaging as well as instructional. Our exceptionally supportive staff, hospitable host families, and relaxed Nicaraguan culture will help you to quickly lose self-consciousness and gain natural confidence in your ability to communicate effectively en Español. See Matagalpa Spanish Program Curriculum Description.

Placement evaluation puts you in a class of your own level. Matagalpa Spanish' program has six organizational levels: beginner, advanced beginner, intermediate, advanced intermediate, advanced, and conversational which are defined by each student's ability in speaking, comprehension, reading, writing and grammatical knowledge. The placement evaluation is a varied oral and written examination administered on the first day of your classes (at each location in your "Learn Spanish in Matagalpa and in Granada" program) which investigates your language ability, cultural knowledge, and your personal interests so your teacher can structure your classes to be both instructive and interesting.
4 hours all-Spanish instruction per day, in the mornings, Monday - Friday (usually 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon) with short breaks. Instruction is in Espanol only. The Matagalpa Spanish method encourages direct learning through demonstration, experience, and practice at all levels with more in-depth explanation and demonstration of grammar and other elements at the intermediate and advanced levels.

Small class size: 1 or 2 students maximum per class (up to 3 for groups). Class size depends on the number and levels of students attending classes at the same time.
Experienced Native Nicaraguan Spanish teachers are dedicated, simpáticos, and strive to make learning Spanish a pleasant and fun experience for all our students. All Matagalpa Spanish teachers are trained in Matagalpa Spanish's second language "Functional" teaching method, participate in creating our teaching materials, and lead and participate in the complementary afternoon activities at each shool. Matagalpa Spanish takes advantage of our combined 3 years of experience by cross-sharing instructional techniques and materials between program locations.

Class materials are included in the "Learn Spanish in Matagalpa and in Granada" program price. Matagalpa Spanish materials are created by the staff and teachers at each location who draw upon second language learning texts from Latin America and Spain as well as a variety of locally produced printed and visual materials. Each student receives a basic Spanish grammar text (in Spanish) designed for Spanish language students.

Extra individual tutoring is available in the afternoon in addition to the "Learn Spanish in Matagalpa and in Granada" morning program. You can customize your program to make it extra "intensive," to begin a program in mid-week, or to design a program with less hours, with or without homestay. Reserve in advance or add on to your program once in progress and you are sure you want the extra hours (recommended).

Certificate of Completion at the end of your program at each location. You will receive documentation of each week's class and tutoring hours with comments and evaluation from your teachers and a certificate, suitable for framing, documenting your participation and completion at each Matagalpa Spanish program location you attend, signed by the director of each program location.

Transferable University Credit is available for students, teachers and professionals. Contact us and we will tell you how to make a proposal for university credit to your high school or university department and/or we will put you in touch with our allied university credit assistance program if appropriate.