Next Session
March 2nd - April 10th
Student Trip: Museo Interactivo de la Pirotecnia Artesanal y Cava de Ron San Miguel
Additional Details:
Join us for a unique cultural experience for learners who enjoy history, culture, and meaningful travel. First Stop: MIPA (Museo Interactivo de la Pirotécnia Artesanal) Located just 42 km (1 hour) from Cuenca. • 6 Interactive Rooms: Discover the history and art behind traditional fireworks. • Tradition & Meaning: Learn the significance of pyrotechnics in Ecuador’s biggest festivals. • 360° Views: Take in breathtaking panoramic views of the Gualaceo valley. Second Stop: Ron San Miguel Distillery • Step back in time at the country’s first liquor industry with a 2-hour guided experience. • The Art of Aging: Explore galleries of oak barrels and learn secrets passed down for half a century. • Innovation & History: See how art and science combine to create world-class rum. • The Tasting: Finish with a professional tasting of 3 premium rums. Fee includes: Round-trip transportation, professional guides, all guided visits described, lunch What to bring: Photo camera, walking shoes, water, sunscreen, raincoat
Cultural Trip: Ruta del Carnaval de Antaño Carnival of Yesteryear
Additional Details:
Join us on a guided route through traditional and iconic places, where history, culture, gastronomy, and traditional games come together to bring the old Carnival traditions back to life. •Historic sites and popular landmarks •Traditional food and local flavors •Stories, customs, and Carnival games from the past Places we will visit: • San Fransico Square • August 10th Market • El Vado Square • The banks of the Tomebamba river The Experience Includes: • A traditional carnival snack • the presence of a typical Carnival character • Stories, memories, and joyful interactions connected to these festive days Come and celebrate Carnival the way it used to be! Our guide will be an actor representing one of the characters from this important celebration.
Class Information
• Session's run for 6 weeks. We meet twice a week for 1 1/2 hours each class.• In the first week of class you will receive a novel and class packet.• One Saturday each session we will have a day of activities, conversations, and games.• The cost of the session is $110 for 6 weeks of classes.• Click on the triangle for more detailed information about classes in that level.
Beginner Classes
Story learning is a process that is based on how human beings naturally learn their native language. It uses the power of story to teach you Spanish from the very beginning.
In Beginner 1 we build our foundation with the alphabet, numbers, adjectives, and regular verbs. We will also practice phonetics, pronunciation, basic grammar structure, and vocabulary for daily use.
Moving onto Beginner 2 we will develop more grammar concepts such as present tense irregular verbs, the immediate future, interrogative words, possessive adjectives and pronouns, the progressive form, impersonal sentences and finally comparatives and superlatives. It sounds like a lot, but I promise it will be very easy.
Graduating to Beginner 3 we will cover a few more grammar concepts like reflexive pronouns, indefinite adjectives and pronouns, the diminutive and the argumentative, and the regular past tense. From there we will dive into some Spanish concepts like por vs. para, imperative, and verbs like gustar.
Intermediate Classes
Intermediate ranks helps engage in authentic meaningful conversations that go beyond simple phrases. Lots of exposure to real, natural Spanish to help you reach fluency.
In Intermediate 1 we work on putting together the concepts from our beginner classes and work on further our Spanish foundations. In this level we will introduce the preterit (+ verbs with specials meanings in the preterit), tenses for regular and irregular verbs, and do and io pronouns, as well as working on our expression of certain situations (a completed action or a series of completed actions and a condition that is no longer in effect).
When you reach Intermediate 2 we begin to study the imperfect (past tense for descriptions), further study into the preterit (past tense for events), and prepositions. We will compare and see when to use each tense as well as explore the different uses of Se.
We start to finish off our tense work in Intermediate 3 with the present perfect, the past perfect, the future, and the conditional. We will also work on improving our conversational skills by learning about and using connectors in our speech.
You made it to Intermediate 4 congratulations! In this class we prepare yo to transition to the advanced level. We will focus on pronunciation and improving our vocabulary to sound more natural. This is a great class to shore up any weak points you may have before moving onto the advanced levels.
Advanced Classes
Becoming advanced in Spanish requires you to learn vocabulary and phrases. Conversational connectors and Spanish idioms will help you not only keep the conversation going, but sound more natural while you do it.
Welcome to the Advanced classes. In this first level we will review and reinforce what you have learned so far. We will work on our conversations and introduce the subjunctive.
This level of Advanced classes is to continue conversational practice. In this level we will converse about Latin American topics based on podcasts and journalistic articles. And as always we will continue to review vocabulary and advanced grammar.
Online Classes
I offer online classes so that you can learn Spanish from anywhere in the world. I offer 1:1 and group sessions. Please Contact me for more information on these types of classes.
Online classes can be tailored in many ways to find the learning experience that works best for you. We can review topics you feel need additional reinforcement, or we can dive into new areas to help you improve your Spanish.