Spanish Lessons in Leon Nicaragua

Learning Spanish lessons at the Nicaragua Spanish school in Leon
You can learn Spanish as a cool, balmy breeze tousles your hair – and your classroom will be in the second-oldest colonial city in Latin America! Leon Spanish Language School is calling you, and with its fascinating architecture, diverse beaches, and warm, open people you couldn't ask for a more stimulating classroom in which to learn Spanish.

Leon Spanish Language School will teach you to speak fluent, conversational Spanish in an environment that takes you far beyond what any traditional classroom can give you. With Leon Spanish Language School, you will be able to live among your teachers, in a classroom nestled near the Pacific coast and its stunning beaches. But the learning is far from limited to a static classroom environment. You will live in a city where your Spanish speaking skills will be honed by using new language to the fullest, as you interact with locals.

And you learn Spanish in a hands-on fashion, with options that include staying with a host family as you learn, volunteering for local community service, and memorable excursions to unblemished beaches, coffee and sugar plantations, and hikes along Nicaragua's volcanic mountain range.

A brief program description
This beautiful city will be your classroom and your teacher, as well as your friendly host and entertainer. Learning Spanish is built around 20 hours of class time per week, supplemented by practical all-Spanish activities each afternoon for another two to four hours. Classes are personal – no more than one or two students per instructor at Leon Spanish Language School. Your experience outside the classroom will also be a valuable instructional tool, as you participate in cultural activities and – of equal importance to your learning – life-changing volunteering.
Each student at Leon Spanish Language School will experience an accelerated platform for learning – the curriculum is exclusively Spanish-speaking with real hands-on learning opportunities and personal instruction. No instructor has more than one or two students, and no group is larger than three or four persons. Each student is afforded all course materials, plus wireless Internet access and a personal-use cellphone. But that's just barely scratching the surface.
You'll also engage in fascinating “Mini-Cursos” at Leon Spanish Language School which will fire the imagination. These “Mini-Cursos” are hosted by Leon Spanish Language School's staff and other visiting instructors from the community and local universities, and are designed to enhance your learning Spanish as you discuss a variety of topics both historical and political. And you will visit markets and museums, historical sites and exploratory hikes – all of which are designed to further your ability for learning Spanish. And there are so many opportunities to volunteer with local service organizations, businesses and cooperatives through Leon Spanish Language School, plus weekend trips to hike volcanoes and visit cities and pueblos in northern Nicaragua.
How does the cultural immersion program work in Nicaragua?
Your learning begins the moment you make an important choice – by either rooming with a host family, or by taking your room and board at Leon Spanish Language School. There are wonderful opportunities to enhance your knowledge of the Spanish language with either choice you make. As a live-in student at Leon Spanish Language School, you will have your own private room with bath and three meals a day. When you choose the option of staying with a host family, you experience local culture and hospitality first-hand. AND you'll make some dear friends for life.
Leon Spanish Language School offers you exciting opportunities to visit such sites as Ruinas de Leon Viejo, the 16th century historic colonial capitol for the region that was buried in molten lava. You will tour El Realejo, which was a historical port for Colonial America. You'll swim in the waters surrounding Isla Juan Venado, a natural preserve island of stunning beauty. You may be studying Spanish, but your studies won't be limited to mere book and classroom experience. All of these activities are opportunities to learn that you won't get in any traditional classroom
Then there is the opportunity for volunteering that is another foundation for learning through Leon Spanish Language School. Imagine being able to get real hands-on experience teaching others, or by performing health care work. You may find yourself helping build a school or spending time with children. Or you may gain greater insight into the local environment through volunteering to plant trees or work on a cooperative. There are many opportunities and very few limits to what you can experience at Leon Spanish Language School.