SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
SA Madrid #2

SA Madrid #2 is a medium size Spanish language school (maximum capacity 70) located in the heart of Madrid (Spain), not far from the Retiro Park. The Spanish language school is professionally managed by dedicated Swiss owners who take advantage of their first hand experience and long tradition in foreign language acquisition to provide a well rounded top quality program. The Spanish language school ’s priority is to deliver quality teaching and practice orientation in the most up-to-date, efficient and innovative way. The school caters exclusively to adult students, through a well balanced Dual Focus Program.

The Spanish language school in Madrid has been around since 1996 and established a reputation as one of the best Spanish language schools in Spain and possibly South America. Few other language schools offer the level of quality, the vast array of cultural activities and the outstanding personalized service of this Spanish language school.

Please note that additional info (prices, activities, etc) are found to the right of this pages.

The Spanish language school in Madrid offers a variety of well-developed and flexible Spanish programs. You have the choice of enrolling in small group classes, private instruction, or a combination of private and group instruction. All tuition formats at the Spanish school benefit from the study-accelerating practice options (see below: Rainbow Immersion). Besides an excellent general Spanish language program the Spanish school offers outstanding language courses for healthcare specialists and training for Spanish teachers. Tailor made programs for professionals of other sectors are available on request.

The Spanish language school provides both quality class tuition and high quality practice options. Its Rainbow Immersion™ program offers, three times a week, all year round, an unparalleled menu of fascinating language enhancing activities for all tastes and preferences: An interview to a guest speaker, a guided excursion highlighting an institution or place of interest in Madrid and a lecture providing an overview of a particular aspect of modern Spain. Rainbow Immersion™ adds between 5 to 8 hours of Practice Focused Experience to your formal classroom program. Rainbow activities are included in your program package, you are free to attend as many as you wish. Full back up material, such as information booklets for each excursion, comprehensive lecture notes, and interview summaries are available.

To further diversify the offer of practice opportunities, the Spanish language school has compiled a number of additional options for students to pick and choose from in their free time.

In line with the philosophy of the Spanish language school, the facilities, services and staff are all tuned to encourage the spirit of enterprise and to ease access to the Spanish speaking environment. A recent innovative product of the Spanish school is cityzoom™, an orientation panel with pocket-sized, self-service guides to 60 museums in Madrid.

• Madrid is one of the liveliest cities of Europe.
• The city contains some of the finest museums not only in the country, but in all of Europe.
• The city offers a wide variety of art, a teeming night life, excellent transportation, and great restaurants.
• From Madrid, one can easily get to any other part of Spain in just a matter of hours.
• Sports fans have the opportunity to see 2 of the country's best soccer teams on a regular basis: Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid.
• Nearby are the towns of Toledo, Segovia, Avila, Cuenca, Salamanca and countless quaint villages.
• It combines the European style of life and the charm of latin people and culture.
• People are open, friendly, proud of their heritage and happy to share with those who want to know more about them and their culture what makes Madrid and Spain in general so different!

Standard Program: Group instruction 4 lessons per day, 4-7 students per class. Open to individuals of all levels. Study Spanish In Madrid

Intensive Program: Group instruction 6 lessons per day, 4-7 students per class for the first 4 lessons. The last 2 lessons of class will have a max. of 4 students. Perfect for those individuals who don't have much time or who just need a more intensive language program.

Combined PLUS 1 or 2: This is a combination of our Standard Program plus 1-2 lessons of private tutoring in the afternoon. In the afternoon classes special attention will be given to your particular needs and interests. No new grammar concepts are presented, but if you wish, old ones can be reviewed. The emphasis of the afternoon class is on improving your proficiency and expanding active vocabulary. These classes nicely complement morning classes.

Teacher Training Workshop: This one-to-one workshop offers introduction in designing a curriculum, creating didactical tools and how to cope with a variety of student necessities. Participation requires advanced intermediate level.

Other specialist needs: Tailor made programs for professionals of other sectors are available on request. They are based on private lessons, and can also be combined with general Spanish group classes. A questionnaire provides the Spanish school the profile of the learning goals, based on which the school proposes a tailored offer. Management, tourism, flight attendants, marketing, social workers, security agents.

One-to-one instruction: 4 or 6 lessons per day. This course is perfect for those who need specialized instruction or who will only be in Spain for a short period of time.

Practice opportunities and leisure options:

• Intercambio (free): A pool of over 100 Madrilenians offering Spanish conversation in exchange for talk in your native language is accessible at the Spanish school. Socialize with locals, exchange opinions and develop your language skills.

• Professional colleague meeting service (extra charge of 100 Euros): This service provides contacts with Spanish specialists for you to explore your profession in Spanish and in Spain. Lawyers, architects, teachers, physicians, social workers, publicity professionals, security agents, IT specialists. To be booked minimum 1 month in advance.

• Leisure activity courses (extra charge): The Spanish school can enroll you in a local hobby course with Spaniards. Join a course and get to know Madrilenians. The courses available are dancing (Flamenco, Sevillana, Salsa, Merengue, Tango), pottery, cooking, wine tasting, fashion design. Can only be booked in Madrid.

• Saturday-Excursion (extra charge): Every Saturday the Spanish school organizes an excursion to one of the nearby sights of Madrid. Practice your Spanish with local guides in a relaxed atmosphere without a teacher. Can only be booked in Madrid.

Start Dates: Group classes must start on dates indicated. Individual classes can start any Monday of the year.

Note for Holiday's: 50% of the called off group lessons and 100% of private lessons will be made up during the respective week. Check back for the holidays as the ones below need to be updated.

• · Private or shared room in apartment with other students, or with host family.
• 2 meals per day with host family. Apartments have kitchens so students can cook their own meals.
• Apartments have their own laundry facilities.
• Academic credit available
• The school’s own grammar book
• Rainbow Immersion activities.
• Access to Internet
• CD-ROM language training computers
• Intercambio service

• Access to phone and fax service.
• Airport pickup
• Private room option does cost more.
• Option to stay in a hotel, pension, or flat sharing arrangement if desired. Contact us for more information about these alternatives.
• Hot and cold drinks.
• International phone cards.
• Week-end excursions.