Spanish school Antigua is the most popular - though not the cheapest - place to learn Spanish in Guatemala. Prices and hours vary, and can change depending on the season. Also note that home-stay opportunities are available as a cheaper and more culturally enriching living situation than a hotel; the average home-stay with a Guatemalan family costs Q585 for 7 nights in your own room with shared bath and 2-3 meals per day (except Sunday). It is well worth it to pay a little extra for your own bathroom or shower, and search for a family who takes in only one or a few students (and local Guatemalan boarders) for more immersion of the local culture. Families often visit each other on Sundays, and not available to provide meals. If you are the only student in the home, you are often invited for family get togethers, and it is quite a cultural experience. Informal conversational class can be had with the many shoe shiners in the central park, if you chose not to have your shoe shined and pay them a few bucks instead. Their education and vocabulary can be very limited, as Spanish is often their second language, and Mayan is their first.
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Ixchel Spanish School, 7a Calle Poniente #15 (two blocks south and half a block west of the Central Park), ☎ (+502) 7832-0364 (), . Management and staff here provide excellent service are very responsive to requests. Instructors are friendly and knowledgeable. Instruction offered at all levels with an established curriculum, flexible one-on-one instruction, optional tours and activities daily, various options for accommodations including great all-inclusive homestays with hospitable local families. �
Escuela Tecun Uman Run by Mario Castellanos, one of the most experienced teachers in the City, the school has a good reputation with foreigners.
Escuela Jimenez This school offers one-on-one instruction, customized to the student based upon an initial interview to determine the student's current knowledge of Spanish. Located near the main market street, the school is a family-operated business headed by Miguel Morales-Jiménez.
Spanish school Don Pedro de Alvarado One student, two teachers.Our school suggests a 6 hours a day course.We find that the most successful students, the ones who achieve the most fluency and accuracy in the language, are the students who study for six hours each day.The student studies with one teacher each morning with the primary focus being on grammar and usage. In the afternoon, the student will study with another teacher who will concentrate on improvements in conversational skills.
Proyecto Lingüistico Francisco Marroquín This is the oldest Spanish school in Antigua, founded in 1969, which has expanded to include courses in a number of Mayan languages, including Kaqchikel, K'iche and Mam. Their "complete immersion program" includes the option of accommodations with a Guatemalan family.
Spanish Academy Sevilla, 1st Avenida Sur # 17C, ☎ +502 7832-5101 (fax: +502 7832-5101), . Offers private Spanish lessons. Also offers choice of Student houses or Family stays accommodation, each with 3 meals/day 6 days/week, and private bathroom on request. Daily activities such as cultural exploration are frequently arranged by the school. �
Guate Linda Center Among the languages offered for teaching are: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, and a Mayan language named Kakchickel. Accommodation on school grounds is readily available. Education is done on a single teacher per student basis(one on one), with an average study time of 20-35 hr a week.
Academia de Español Ya!, (5 blocks from the Parque Central), (), . University-educated teachers. All materials included. One-to-one or group lessons. Garden area for studying. Will help you find afternoon activities and host family accommodations.Q750 for 4 hr/day, 5 days/week. �
Escuela de Español ¨Spanish Traveling¨, 4a Calle Poniente No. 17 (Two blocks from Central Park.), ☎ +502 7832-8005 (), . focuses on learning Spanish while visiting the most popular tourist destinations of Guatemala,Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Quetzaltenango, Río Dulce and Livingston. Classes may take place on a coffee farm, in a museum, park, lake shore, or in the classroom in Antigua. �
Escuela de Espanol Cooperacion(7 Av Norte, 15B). A highly recommended school run as a cooperative, ensuring teachers get paid fairly. The school has a nice garden area for studying. Q750/week for 20 hr of one-on-one lessons. Homestays with Guatemalan families are available. Email <[email protected]> for more information.
Escuela de Español Ixquic, 7a Av. Norte No. 74A, (), . Spanish school in operation since 1993. �
La Union Spanish School, 1a. Avenida Sur #21, La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala., ☎ +502-7832-7337 (), . Learn Spanish in Antigua Guatemala in a serious and exciting way at "La Unión" language, cultural and Travel Center. �
Cooking School
La Mesa | Antigua, (A 15 minute walk from Parque Central in the Jacarandas de Antigua gated community), ☎ +502 4117-2894 (), . The cooking classes at La Mesa teach you the tools and techniques to prepare authentic Guatemalan cuisine. They offer both lunch and dinner time classes to suit every schedule. Their experienced and approachable instructors create an entertaining learning environment and their small class sizes provide a very interactive and hands on experience. �
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