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Excursion Spanish Immersion Program

In addition to our traditional Spanish lessons, we offer an alternative program designed specifically for college students. The goal of this Spanish Immersion Program is to complement traditional Spanish language study and learn Spanish through field trips that bring students into direct       
contact with different aspects of Guatemalan life, such as the history, customs and traditions that have been preserved from our past and that continue to shape our present (see example activities and schedule below).
The Excursion Spanish Immersion Program provides:
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3 Weeks of Spanish language study through field trips
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One-to-One Spanish Tuition
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Homestay in Xela with a Guatemalan family in a private room with three meals a day, safe drinking water and a hot shower
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Contacts
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Bilingual guides services at sites of interest
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Public transportation
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Airfare: Guatemala City-Flores; Flores-Guatemala City
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Translation services during lectures and other activities

    Price excludes :
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Cost of meals on the various trips
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Cost of hotels (except for the Fuentes Georginas)
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Admission costs at the parks: TIKAL or ABAJ TAKALIK
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Airfare to Guatemala

 Note: The Excursion, Medical, and Social programs include all that the Immersion Program consists of in addition to the unique focus that each of these specialized programs offer their participants.

The following is an example schedule of a past excursion program for you to see the details and activities that comprise this special three-week program.
Excursion Spanish Immersion
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Maya Temple Tikal
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Week 1
Monday
 8:00 am Introduction of teachers, students, and weekly calendar
 8:30    One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30  Break (Gp 1)
 11:00  Class resumes (Gp 1)
          Film presentation (Gp 2)
 1:00 pm End of class (Gp 1)
 2:00   One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 3:00   Film presentation (Gp 1)
 4:30   Break (Gp 2)
 5:00   Class resumes (Gp 2)
 7:00   End of class (Gp 2)
Tuesday
 8:00 am Community Project:
             Latrine construction (Gp 2)
             One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30 Break (Gp 1)
 11:00 Class resumes (Gp 1)
 12:30 pm End of project (Gp 2)
 1:00   End of class (Gp 1)
 2:00   One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 3:00   Dance / Regional cooking class
5:00   End of optional cooking class
 7:00   End of class (Gp 2)
Wednesday
 8:00 am Visit to Archeological site                "ABAJ TAKALIK"
 2:00 pm Return
 5:00   Lecture: "El POP WUJ"
          (Quiche-Maya Book of Time)
 7:00   End of activities.
Thursday
 8:00 am  One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30     Break (Gp 1)
 11:00     Class resumes (Gp 1)
 1:00 pm  End of class (Gp 1)
 2:00       One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 4:30       Break (Gp 2)
 5:00       Class resumes (Gp 2)
 7:00       End of class (Gp 2 )
Friday
 8:00 am Community Project:
          Stove construction (Gp 2)
          One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30  Break (Gp 1)
 11:00  Class resumes (Gp 1)
 12:30  End of project (Gp 2)
 1:00 pm End of class (Gp 1)
 2:00   One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 4:30   Break (Gp 2)
 5:00   Class resumes (Gp 2)
 7:00   End of class (Gp 2)
          Dinner Party
 10:00  End of activities
Saturday and Sunday are
Free Days
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Let's get started
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Old Latrine
Excursion Spanish Immersion - The Book of Time "Popol Vuh"
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Elotes Fiesta Chirijkiak
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Stove Construction
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Week 2
Monday
 8:00 am Weekly Calendar
          One-to-One Tuition
 10:30  Break (Gp 1)
 1:00    Class resumes (Gp 1)
          Film presentation (Gp 2)
 1:00 pm End of classes (Gp 1)
 2:00   One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 3:00   Film presentation (Gp 1)
 4:30   Class resumes (Gp 2)
 7:00   End of class (Gp 2)
Tuesday
 8:00 am Community project:
      Latrine Construction (Gps 1 & 2)
 1:00 pm End of project and
        return to School
 2:00 Visit to "ZUNIL"
        (Presentation, history, etc.)
        Visit to the house of San Simón
        (venerated cult figure)
        Visit to women's textile
        cooperative
        Visit to Catholic Church
        Visit to General Cemetery
        Visit to "Fuentes Georginas"
        Sulfur Springs
        Spend the evening at "Fuentes  
         Georginas"
Wednesday
 1:00 pm Return from ZUNIL
 5:00 Lecture "National Current Events"
Thursday
 8:00 am One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30  Break (Gp 1)
 11:00  Class resumes (Gp 1)
 1:00 pm End of classes (Gp 1)
 2:00   One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 4:30   Break (Gp 2)
 5:00   Class resumes (Gp 2)
 7:00   End of class (Gp 2)
Friday - Trip to NATIONAL PARK OF TIKAL
 8:00 am Departure for Antigua Guatemala
             Afternoon and evening (free time)
Saturday
 4:00 am Departure for La Aurora Airport,
             Guatemala City
 6:30  Departure for Santa Elena and
        Flores, EL PETÉN
 7:15  Arrival in Santa Elena and Flores
 9:00  Visit to NATIONAL PARK OF TIKAL
Sunday is a Free Day
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Indigenous Kids
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Fuentes Georginas (Hot Springs)
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Chicken Bus
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Market in Xela
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Sunset Tikal
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Week 3
Monday
 8:00 am Departure for Guatemala City
 12:00 Return to Quetzaltenango
         (free afternoon)
Tuesday
 8:00 am One-to-One Tuition (Gp 1)
 10:30  Break (Gp 1)
 11:00  Class resumes (Gp 1)
 12:30 pm End of project (Gp 2)
 1:00    End of class (Gp 1)
 2:00    One-to-One Tuition (Gp 2)
 4:30    Break (Gp 2)
 7:00    End of class (Gp 2)
Wednesday
 8:00 am Community project
     Latrine construction (Gps 1 & 2)
 1:00 pm End of project and
             return to School
 4:00 Lecture
        "National Current Events"
 7:00 End of activities.
Thursday
 6:00 am Trip to CHICHICASTENANGO
        Visit to market
        Visit to Mayan Ceremonial Site
         "PASCUAL ABAJ"
 1:00 pm Departure for Panajachel and          Lake Atitlán
 3:00  Arrival in Panajachel
         (free afternoon and evening)
Friday
 8:00 am Visits to sites of historical
         and cultural interest surrounding
         Lake Atitlán.
 1:00 pm  Return to Panajachel
              Return to Quetzaltenango
 7:00   Dinner
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Chicken Bus Antigua
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Chick
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Community Project
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Market Chichicastenango
Excursion Spanish Immersion - Lake Atitlán

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Excursion Spanish Immersion Program - Summary
    Includes:
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3 Weeks of Spanish language study through field trips
○
One-to-One Spanish Tuition
○
Homestay in Xela with a Guatemalan family in a private room with three meals a day, safe drinking water and a hot shower
○
Contacts
○
Bilingual guides services at sites of interest
○
Public transportation
○
Airfare: Guatemala City-Flores; Flores-Guatemala City
○
Translation services during lectures and other activities

    Price excludes :
○
The cost of meals on the various trips
○
The cost of hotels (except for the Fuentes Georginas)
○
Admission costs at the parks: TIKAL or ABAJ TAKALIK
○
Airfare to Guatemala

    Price:
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1000,- USD per person (minimum of 10 participants) Currency Converter ?