Academia de Español Continental (Continental Spanish Academy)

About

Academia de Español Continental is a dynamic and young Spanish language school. It was founded by a group of professional and experienced Spanish language teachers in order to provide quality language courses for a reasonable price. Our school is located in a beautiful, centrally-located, colonial building on 3a Calle Poniente in Antigua Guatemala, two blocks from Central Park and two blocks from the local market.

At Academia de Español Continental, we offer One-on-One lessons to learn Spanish. You can come to study with us for just an hour or for months if you like! Besides these one-on-one lessons, we also offer several fun and instructive study programs where you can for example study Spanish with somebody or travel through Guatemala while studying. We also offer academic programs. Here below we give you an overview of our programs.

• Partner Study – study Spanish together with you travel companion!
• Parent and Child – study Spanish together with your child!
• Total Immersion – for two weeks, five days a week, eight hours a day, give it your all!
• Fun and Study – morning lessons, afternoon excursions and weekend travel!
• All-inclusive – create your own Fun and Study program by choosing where to go!
• Group Lessons for volunteers – helpful lessons for a minimum of three volunteers!
• Learn and Help – study Spanish combined with part-time volunteering!
• Ready to Help – study Spanish for two weeks to then be ready to volunteer full-time!
• Academic Semester – Fifteen weeks of in total 300 hours of Spanish, academic credits available!
• Academic Summer – the Academic Semester, but for eight weeks in total!
• Teach and Learn – Receive extra Spanish lessons if you teach our teachers English!
• Skype Lessons – You go back home, but are not done studying Spanish with your favorite teacher!
• DELE Exam Preparation – We help you in your preparation in your DELE exam, based on the level you want to apply.

Our teachers work with dedication and excitement to make the best of the student´s experience. All teachers have the necessary teaching diplomas aside from at least five years of Spanish teaching experience. This is a requirement so that the teacher can swiftly and creatively adapt the lessons to each student´s learning ability. Our teachers can teach all levels of Spanish, from the very newest beginner to the most advanced. Furthermore we have teachers that are specifically trained to teach Spanish to children. Therefore we happily even offer lessons to children that cannot read or write yet. Our teachers are also excited to teach in a parent-child combination, giving both the parent and the child the required Spanish skills.

To make your stay with us as comfortable as possible, we offer two different kinds of accommodation to you. We have private rooms on the premises of our school or you can have a home-stay with a Guatemalan family. Also, to make your learning experience even more enjoyable, we organize lots of activities that you can participate in, such as walking tours through Antigua with your teacher, visits to museums and historic churches, salsa classes, climbing a volcano, trips to other beautiful sites in Guatemala and even the opportunity to volunteer in the many social projects in and around Antigua.

Prices

Spanish Lessons

The prices per person for one-on-one lessons for all levels are as follows:

NOTE: Lessons requested after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays or during the weekend have a surcharge of 30%. For prices of custom-made lessons, please contact us directly.

Program: Partner Study

The prices per person for the Partner Study are as follows:

NOTE: Lessons requested after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays or during the weekend have a surcharge of 30%. For prices of custom-made lessons, please contact us directly.

Program: Parent and Child

The prices for the program Parent and Child per week are as follows:

NOTE: This price includes five days of four-hour lessons per day and three cultural activities on the afternoon of your choice during the same week.

Program: Total Immersion

The prices for the program Total Immersion are as follows:

NOTE: This price includes eight-hour lessons per day for two weeks, five days per week

Program: Fun and Study

The price for the program Fun and Study is as follows:

NOTE: This price includes three-hour lessons and one activity per day, five days per week and a trip outside Antigua on Saturday. All possible entrances fees and transportation on Saturday is also included.

Program: All-inclusive

The prices for the program All-inclusive are as follows:

NOTE: This price includes all: airport transportation on arrival and at departure, the morning lessons and the afternoon activities, both five days per week, accommodation with a Guatemalan family including meals (except on Sunday), a trip outside Antigua on the weekend, including transportation.

Program: Learn and Help

The price for the program Learn and Help is as follows:

NOTE: This price includes four-hour lessons per day for two weeks (five days a week) two weeks of accommodation including meals (except for Sundays) and coordination with the chosen volunteer project.

Program: Ready to Help

The price for the program Ready to Help is as follows:

NOTE: This price includes eight-hour lessons per day for the first two weeks (five days a week), four weeks of accommodation including meals (except for Sundays) and coordination with the chosen volunteer project.

Program: Academic Semester

The price for the program Academic Semester is as follows:

NOTE: This price includes four-hours of lessons per day (five days a week) for a total of fifteen weeks (one semester)

Program: Academic Summer

The price for the program Academic Summer is as follows:

NOTE: This price includes four-hours of lessons per day (five days a week) for a total of eight weeks in the summer.

Skype lessons

The price to continue studying Spanish via Skype is as follows:

NOTE: Lessons requested after 6:00 p.m. Guatemalan time on weekdays or during the weekend have a surcharge of 30%. Due to possible different time zones between the teacher and the student, we ask for your comprehension and flexibility in requesting Skype lessons at a convenient moment of the day for both you and your teacher.