Uruguay and Argentina: Combined Spanish Courses

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

  Uruguay

Montevideo

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: starting every monday year-round

Description: Study Spanish in Buenos Aires and continue in Montevideo, or vice versa. Add free volunteer work if you like. 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.

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 Buenos Aires has built its reputation on academic quality, professional service and a complete immersion approach. It is widely recognized as one of the leading Spanish institutes and has recently expanded to new state-of-the-art premises in the very heart of Buenos Aires, on Plaza de Mayo. The institute is member of all relevant trade associations and attends individuals, groups and corporate clients from around the world, during the entire year.

Highlights: Academic excellence at both schools 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.

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 four 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.

4. The possibility to add free volunteer work to your stay. Both schools offer you the possibility to combine Spanish courses with free volunteer work. You can work in different organizations and projects in Buenos Aires, discovering very particular problems and benefiting people in many sectors. Share your time, ideas and skills with Argentineans and Uruguayans and discover their culture in a unique way! The schools will help you find an appropriate activity according to the needs of the organization, your area of interest, your availability and your skills. You can volunteer in parallel to your Spanish classes or afterwards.

Cost in US$: Group classes, max 5 students, 20 hrs, 190 USD/week

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Written Application

Post-Program 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