Academia Uruguay: Spanish Immersion Programs

  Uruguay

Montevideo

Dates: all year-round, every monday

Description: Academia Uruguay is located in Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, and offers exclusively Spanish courses for foreign students. The academy runs individual and group courses for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced and also organizes courses for Spanish teachers. The school is located in the center of the historic district of Montevideo, on central Plaza Matriz, right next to the main sights and attractions of the city and with excellent public transport to all other parts of town. It occupies the top floor of a completely refurbished historic building, with access to a rooftop terrace with great views over the old part of town.

Academia Uruguay and Academia Buenos Aires are partner schools under the same management and offer you the possibility to continue your courses on the other side of the Rio de la Plata. The course levels and materials are the same and so is the cost. Simply switch from one to the other every monday.

Highlights: Academic excellence at Academia Uruguay is guaranteed through several factors, but especially by its teaching staff and the study materials used.

Professional service is a second important principle of Academia Uruguay. Students are guided and helped through their entire stay in Uruguay and indeed beyond that: from the very beginning of a contact with you until your departure and beyond. Staff is multilingual (Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese) and makes sure that you feel comfortable. In order to ensure this, we insist on promptness, kindness, seriousness and reliability in all interactions with students. You are welcome to speak with management at any time should you have complaints, which we hope will not be the case.

Complete immersion is the third basic principle the academia embraces. The founders of the academia believe that Spanish classes alone are not as productive as Spanish classes given in a context of permanent cultural immersion. There are three facets to this principle:

1. Classroom introduction to Hispanic, Latin American and national culture through printed documents, classroom interaction, sound and video documents.
2. Extracurricular programs which are not compulsory for the students, but recommended, and free of charge.
3. The possibility to live with a host family or in a shared apartment with other students (of which at least one is a local). The host family approach has worked extremely well and is an excellent opportunity for the students to apply the learned material in a real life setting.

Cost in US$: 190 per week, 20 hours in groups of max. 5 students; one-on-one classes 18 USD an hour

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Uruguay Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 4

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Academia Uruguay: Spanish Immersion Programs's Mission Statement: Academia Uruguay is the leading Spanish school in Uruguay, focused on academic excellence, professional service and a complete cultural immersion of its students. It is located in the historic part of Montevideo, on central Plaza Matriz (Constitucion), amidst all tourist attractions. The academy cooperates with its sister school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and offers combined programs.

Year Founded: 2007