Description

Participants (ages 18+) live with host families while studying Spanish and participating in cultural activities. Classes include 20 lessons per week (about 4 hours a day) and focus on conversational skills. The language school offers a 'certificate upon completion' at the end of the program. Activities and excursions may include visiting Chordeleg craft villages, the Ingapirca ruins or museums of Indian culture and history.

Highlights

Cultural emersion through host family experience.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Languages

• Spanish

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Subject Areas

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

1,500 - 2,000 USD

Program Fees Include:

Accommodations with a host family (2 meals per day), language classes, activities, support of Greenheart Travel National office and language school staff, transfer assistance from airport or train station to host family's home, medical insurance.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Greenheart Travel's Mission Statement

Greenheart Travel is a division of the Center for Cultural Interchange. Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Greenheart is CCI's way of promoting the health and welfare of the earth and its people through cultural exchange, ethical travel, responsible consumerism, and community service.

Year Founded

1985