Education Internships in Seville

J'ai eu une expérience exceptionnelle chez Spanish Institute. Les professeurs sont non seulement très compétents, mais ils sont aussi passionnés par leur métier et savent rendre l'apprentissage ludique et engageant. L'ambiance à l'école est chaleureuse, les cours sont bien structurés et adaptés à tous les niveaux, les sorties sont très interessantes et bien gérées. Je recommande vivement cette école !!!! Merci a Gloria, Maria-Jose, Belen et Gloria !!! Merci tout le monde !! I had an exceptional experience at the Spanish Institute. The teachers are not only very competent, but they are also passionate about their work and know how to make learning fun and engaging. The atmosphere at the school is warm, the classes are well-structured and suitable for all levels, and the excursions are very interesting and well organized. I highly recommend this school!!!! Thanks to Gloria, Maria-Jose, Belen, and Gloria!!! Thanks to everyone!!

Buenísimo. Todas las personas, maestros, familias anfitrionas y personas de practicas fueron muy amable y símpatico. He hecho una practica por 8 semanas y me encantó mucho. Recomiendo que hagas una experiencia sevillana aquí Excellent. Everyone—the teachers, host families, and people at my internship—were very kind and friendly. I did an 8-week internship and loved it very much. I highly recommend having a Sevillian experience here!

I have attended the one month service-learning program in the field of education. So far this was one of the best experiences in my life. Living in seville was amazing. Seeding Lurdes big hugs, she was the woman who hosted me in her house, she is the best! At first I had a bit of a hard time because I wasn’t understanding everything in Spanish, but after a couple of days it has improved significantly. Having Spanish classes and having to use Spanish to communicate with everyone around me made me acquire the language much faster. Also the Team of the Spanish institute - Paula, Macarena, Maria Jose, Gloria and Rocio were all amazing and sweet and had so much patience with us the students. Living alone in a new country with a new language for a month at the age of 18 was such a positive experience, I learned lots of things in this journey and I enjoyed it so much! For those attending I really recommend two main things: 1. Asking the Spanish institute when they are receiving students and how many, and to start the program with them. Because in this way it will be easier to make friends and have people to know and spend time with during your stay. I was so lucky to meet the American students there who came to seville for a study abroad program, and other girls from Europe and my roommate who was from brazil, they were all amazing. Therefore I recommend starting the program when the institute receives a new group of students. 2. Having a background in the Spanish language. I feel like this is very important, it would have been very hard for me if i attended there without knowing a little bit of spanish before, I think it’s very important and would make things easier. You don't have to be fluent or anything, but just knowing basic things in the language. I am really grateful I decided to attend this program, and I miss seville so much!

I first heard of Seville in my high school Spanish class and it never left my mind! That is why I was beyond excited (to say the least) when I found out that API offers an experience in Seville. This program led to a once in a lifetime experience that I will cherish every moment and memory from. Originally, I had only planned to go abroad for the spring semester of my junior year but then I discovered that not only does API offer a program in Seville - they offer one for the academic year and this is what I found myself doing! I will say it was an intimidating experience because not only was I leaving my life at home for a long time, I was one of the few year long students! But in the fall when I first arrived, API made sure that I got to experience the orientation just like all the other students. Orientation was really exciting because we got to fly into Madrid and spend a few days there! This gave me the opportunity to meet the other students on the program, including my future roommate. I have a fond memory of the whole group going together to explore the city and finding this awesome food market! API immediately had activities planned for us to orient to the abroad experience and get to know each other. These included a guided tour of a palace in Madrid and a group dinner. The special activities did not just end at orientation, they were extensive for the rest of my whole year-long experience! Some of my favorite memories from abroad come from the excursions we took like making homemade bread in a small village outside the city, staying the night in a monastery, flying to Barcelona, going on a walking tour in Cádiz, and so much more! Not only were these excursions a great way to explore Spain and the culture, they gave me a chance to become even closer friends with the students on my program. The friends I got to meet abroad are still some of my best friends today and even though we live in different parts of the country, we still stay in touch! I even got to meet up with one of then in Boston! Overall, choosing to study in Seville for a year was the best decision I have ever made in my life and I am already planning to take a return trip! API created an inclusive environment where it was easy to meet other students and the program leaders were always available to answer any questions. I appreciated their knowledge of the city and suggestions for restaurants and places to visit. The office has open hours where students can come in for support and email responses are fast. The program offered many housing options ranging from host families to apartments. I am so happy with the apartment I stayed in because I had my own room, a shared kitchen and living room, and the location was fabulous. (the rooftop pool was also a plus!) If you are deciding where to go, I highly suggest checking out the Seville program offered by Academics Program International because you will have the best time of your life and never want to leave the beautiful city!

We were hesitant about sending our daughter so far away to "reset" herself. High school wasn't a successful four years and we desperately something for her to believe in her abilities again. Wow....did this program do that! The closeness of the group and support from the organization turned our daughter around. She loved the adventure and thrived both personally and professionally. The communication from the team was super. I reached out whenever I needed anything, and they were quick to respond. Who won't regret this adventure for your child or yourself.

I participated in Spanish Gap Year's Future Leaders program in the fall of 2024 and I had the most amazing experience. We started out in Madrid for the first 4 weeks and stayed with a host family. While in Madrid we took Spanish classes at Tandem. Tandem is so amazing and I had the absolute best time there. For the last 8 weeks we stayed in Barcelona and had internships. Barcelona is so beautiful and fun to explore so there was never a dull moment. If I could, I would do this program all over again.

I spent the summer in Barcelona shadowing psychologists at an assisted living residence. My coworkers were kind and helpful, and the patients were charming and sweet. The local program advisor was very helpful to me and my friends in the program anytime we needed anything. I also completed 2 weeks of Spanish classes prior to my internship. My Spanish improved tremendously, as did my professional skills. I feel that this program exceeded my expectations and helped to prepare me for a career in psychology. In addition to this, Barcelona was just an incredible city with so much life and character--I never ran out of things to do or places to see.

The Spanish classes alone provided a ton of hands on learning. However, the entrepreneurship and internship portions are what provided a level of experience that has changed my life. With the internship portion you are given the opportunity to explore a field of your interests while making connections within the field and learning real business and work skills. The entrepreneurial portion provided invaluable experience where one can create and chase their ideas while working with mentors who have real credible experience. The skills of forming, creating, and pitching an idea as a real world entrepreneur is invaluable. You will learn public speaking, networking, how to ask for help, what works and what doesn’t with business, and a million other practical real world skills.

The Spanish Gap Year staff is incredibly diligent, knowledgeable and caring, and this combination fosters an incredible environment to explore future career opportunities alongside a group of peers while immersing yourself in a new country. The program balances busy days that bring together Spanish language, entrepreneurship and individualized internships with plenty of independence to explore the cities you live in as well as the rest of Spain and even other parts of Europe if you choose! The support from program leaders in helping me fulfill my individual goals for the experience was truly one of a kind and I learned so much during 3 months, both in the classroom and in terms of maturity and independence from living in foreign cities. I would 100% recommend this program to anyone who has ambitious future goals, wants to expand their worldview, and is looking for a tight-knit group of peers to explore with!

I had an incredible experience with Adelante Abroad in Barcelona. I did a gap year after high school and had the time of my life. The team gave me lots of support leading up to my departure. Someone came and picked me up from the airport and toke me to my accommodation which was in a very central, safe area! The Spanish school was great and I made lots of friends which I stayed close to for my whole time in Barcelona. My internship itself was better than I could have ever asked for. The office was incredible and I loved the team I worked with. I learned new skills and I met people that will become lifelong friends. Overall, I truly had the experience of a lifetime. Barcelona has become a second home to me and I could not be more grateful for my time there! 10/10 experience and highly recommend.

I did a legal internship in Oaxaca for three months with Adelante and it exceeded my expectations. I met the best people and lived in a great location with a kind host family and the best internship placement. My spanish has definitely improved thanks to the spanish lessons at the beginning as well as all the other people I met including those at my internship who were very patient and taught me a lot of legal and complex terms. If you are independent and enjoy exploring the city and having great opportunities for cultural immersion and meeting new people this is definitely a great program and excellent value for money. It really helped with my university application and I will definitely be returning to Oaxaca!

I could not have asked for a better internship placement. It is exactly in the industry that I want and gave me really valuable insight into non-profit work. The staff I worked under were incredibly kind and patient. They had no problem helping me navigate through my tasks and cultural misunderstandings. I learned so much more than technical skills. My on-site staff at CEA (my coordinator Caro and professor Kevin) were so helpful and helped me keep going even when the semester got really hard.

CEA responded to this reviewDecember 12, 2019

This is music to our ears, Catherine! We are so glad you had a wonderful time interning abroad with CEA in Seville, and we are proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing how this internship abroad has influenced your career path. Be sure to stop by and say hello the next time you find yourself in Seville, and we wish you all the best!

My experience at Spanish Institute has been very enriching. The three months of my internship have passed very fast, I have lived many experiences, known new places and work alongside with people that anyone would like to have at their placement. Within the company, they welcome you, teach you and make you grow as a worker as well as a person. If you have the opportunity to do an internship in Spanish Institute, take advantage of it and go for it. Apart from learning both English and Spanish, they train you for work opportunities and give you their support whenever you need it.

I have done an internship and studied Spanish at SIGE. It is my second time with SIGE. The experience is amazing as usual. They are very friendly and welcoming. The accommodation was excellent ( Safe and clean ) and It was not far from SIGE. As well as that, It was also not far from the city center. The Spanish classes with Sandra were great and I learned & improved a lot. My internship, on the other hand, was super cool. I was more than happy to practice my skills in photo editing and video editing, as well as participating in developing marketing & advertising strategies. I had an amazing time and it is sad to leave. However, I am looking forward to coming back again next summer.

CEA Seville is an amazing program with great staff that are very kind, helpful and courteous of your situation. When it comes to issues, I had a course at one of their local universities, EUSA. The class itself was not greatly administered and I felt lost, but that is definitely not CEA’s fault in the matter. As for the city itself, the city itself is beautiful with the old meeting the new. it’s history, landscape and nightlife make it a great place to strive and learn. Seville is very affordable compared to other major cities and is just the right size. I loved my time here. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

CEA responded to this reviewMay 20, 2019

Rachel, thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time in Seville with CEA. We always appreciate the feedback and work to incorporate students’ suggestions to improve our offerings, so please email [email protected] if you would like to send any feedback on this course. We are so glad you had a wonderful experience in Seville, and “I wouldn’t trade it for the world” is music to our ears!