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Barcelona Spanish School (Budget-Friendly)
Barcelona, Spain
- School Type: Budget-Friendly
- Language Taught: Spanish
- Spanish Program Quality:
Excellent
- Homestay Interaction:
Some Interaction
- Homestay Comforts:
Good
- School Organized Activities:
Some
Spanish School Facilities:
Newly renovated building with 54 classrooms, various terraces, cafeteria, 25 computers for students to use, library and video room. The building is wheelchair accessible and equipped with air-conditioning.
The school is very centrally located; close to the University (Universitat), only a 10 minute walk from the Plaza de Catalunya. It is 25 minute bus ride to a swimming beach, and 1.5 hours to the ski slope La Molina. Capacity is 500 students/day.
What We Like:
- Diverse mix of students
- School organizes activities & culture lessons
- Laundry service
- Choice of homestay, dorm, or apartment
- Cosmopolitan city with much to offer
- Close to beaches and ski areas
- High standard of living (little culture shock)
- Academic credit available
What We Don't Like:
- Shared room (private room is extra)
- More than one student per family
- There are two official languages spoken, Castilian (regular Spanish) and Catalan (nothing like regular Spanish)
Participants:
Mostly form Europe, US and Japan. Wide age range.
Accreditation Memberships:
Member of FIYTO, BELTA, NAFSA, ALTO, UNION LATINA, AEEM, AMACFE & AECAE. Qualified by the CEELE (Certificate of teaching of Spanish as a foreign language). Accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the Swedish CSN and the German BILDUNGSURLAUB. Approved for academic credit by several US Institutions including Brookhaven College.
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