Montevideo is the youngest city of South America, and known for the high levels of education and lifestyle. In 2006, Montevideo was ranked as the city in Latin America with the highest quality of life. Montevideo stands out from other cities for the cosmopolitan style that permeates the city in the middle of a relaxed atmosphere. Art performances, ranging from music, dance, and theatre are continually updated and renewed. A wide variety of pubs, restaurants and bars are disclosed around the main square, and discos are set, mostly, in the outskirts.
Because of its strategic geographical position, Montevideo has grown as an important seaport-city, from where all international commerce, as well as close cultural links with its neighbouring countries, are developed. The city takes the lead among its South American neighbours in its levels of environmental quality, with hundreds of parks scattered throughout the city, and dense vegetation surrounding all streets and avenues.
Centro de Enseñanza de español La Herradura
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The Montevideo Spanish School is an old house ideally located in the residential area of Parque Rodo, where you can find bars, restaurants, scenic areas and many shops. The area is also home to the National Library and the College of Architecture.
From the Spanish school you can reach the main beach and the city center by foot in only 5 minutes. It is also near a sport center where students can exercise and play various sports.
Among its facilities, it has 4 well-illuminated classrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a common area with a TV, a library, a terrace and a yard where students can spend their free time.
In their free time, students can also participate in different activities organized by the Spanish school such as jeep excursions, boat trips, coast explorations, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, rock climbing, canoeing, and cooking lessons, along with many other activities. Every Friday, students can enjoy barbecues or paellas in the Spanish school.
Airport Transfer Service: Available from Montevideo International Airport at an extra cost.
School Capacity: 30 students per day.
Spanish school in Montevideo
Students at the school
Day at the beach of Montevideo
Courses Available in Montevideo
Super Intensive (30 lessons/wk)
The Super Intensive course is designed for students wishing to deepen their learning experience and to accomplish a higher level of proficiency in Spanish in a shorter time. This course includes 30 group lessons aimed at reinforcing the class content, working on weak points and broadening areas of the students’ own interest. All areas of language are worked: reading, writing, speaking, listening and contextualized grammar.
Minimum week requirement: 1 week.
Maximum number of students per class: Maximum of 6 students per class.
The Private Spanish course is designed to meet the student’s individual needs and expectations. During the course, students will be exposed to a wide variety of topics according to their own interests and pace. This course is available at all levels, from Beginner to Advanced, and students can choose the number of hours they want to take. Classes are organized according to the students’ schedule, depending on the availability of classrooms and teachers. This course is ideal for students planning to take a specific Spanish exam, to gain work experience or who are preparing to go to a local university.
The Intensive Spanish course is made up of 20 group weekly lessons. Classes aim at developing the communicative competence in Spanish in the four main skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing. They also provide contextualized grammar and expose the students to the local culture.
