Learn Spanish, Volunteer Work in Guatemala, Meet Friends!!

  Guatemala

Antigua

Dates: Throughout the year

Description: We offer you personalized language study, one-one or groups (5 students) along with an unforgettable cultural experience in beautiful colonial city Antigua, Guatemala. We take your learning seriously but also make it fun, offering you a range of activities which strengthen your language skills while introducing you to the Spanish culture all at the same time. Your satisfaction is the key to our success--we look forward to proving to you that at "Español Ya!" you will learn Spanish--"Ya!"

Highlights: In Español Ya! It's not just about studying, but you do continue learning while involved in activities outside the classroom, sharing with other students, learning about different cultures and meeting new friends all at the same time. The school organizes activities for you to introduce you to our culture so that you are involved in Total Learning. Also we arrange your accommodation in the city or a small town.

Free Activities:

* How to make typical dishes unique to Antigua and Guatemala
* Walking tour of Antigua, visiting the most important buildings and businesses
* Sports (Soccer)
* Tour of Cerro de la Cruz (panoramic view of the city)
* Tour of Social Projects around Antigua
* Religious Celebrations
* Round Table discussions in Spanish

Activities with minimum cost:

* Tour of Music museum, Coffee museum, and Cultural Museum of Sacatepéquez.
* Religious Events
* Kite Festival (1 Nov.)
* Introduction to the art of Mayan weaving/textiles
* Hiking the volcanoes--Pacaya, Agua, and Fuego
* Bike and Horseback riding

We offer many free extracurricular activities, and our principal objective is to help communities in need; should you be interested in volunteer work, we will be happy to arrange that for you. Some of the areas include:

* Teaching a foreign language to Guatemalan children
* Support and help with school homework in nurseries and homes
* Physical therapy
* Nursing
* Social Work
* Psychology
* Medicine
* Law (support)
* Coaching
* Nutritionists
* And many other areas; contact us and we will be happy to arrange something for you in your area of interest. You can make a difference in someone's life by giving your time and effort to someone in need. There are many extracurricular activities that you can take advantage of in the arts, cooking, music, and theatre.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Guatemala Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Espanol Ya!'s Mission Statement: Our mission in Espanol Ya! is to give the opportunity to children of scarce resources and their families to have a better life through the education, because our students learn Spanish in the school with native teacher, working hard with writing grammar and pronunciation, also reading and vocabulary, and then go to the small towns for do Volunteer Work and to help the children in the schools with their education and to improve its community. For that reason we invite to study in Antigua Gatemala, here at Espa?ol Ya!!.

Year Founded: 2006