Don Pedro de Alvarado is a Spanish school with 25 years of experience. They work with the total immersion methodology, one-on-one teaching from 4 hours daily during 5 days a week (They open Saturday and Sunday).
Their teachers have at least 5 years of experienced, and FSI and ACTFL foreign proficiency exams that can help you obtain University credits. The lessons are held in a big beautiful garden with a quiet environment.
They can also schedule different activities like social visits, tours around Antigua and towns nearby, and every Monday afternoon you can learn how to dance salsa and merengue.
Their prices are:
4 hours daily: $95 per week
5 hours daily: $110 per week
6 hours daily: $120 per week
7 hours daily: $125 per week
Private room and 3 meals daily: $70 per week
They are located in 6a Avenida Norte No39, La Antigua Guatemala.
Comment by anne at Jul 28th, 2007 6:04 pm ↑
The best spanish school, without a doubt, is Don Pedro de Alvarado Spanish School. Please see their website at http://www.donpedrospanishschool.com and feel free to write to me to ask any questions about the school. I was a student there earlier this year. I could not have asked for a more excellent experience! The teachers were superb, the homestay clean and comfortable, and everyone was really, really friendly. I will go back again when I get a chance!
Anne
annegroombridge@hotmail.com
http://www.donpedrospanishschool.com
Comment by Therese Carter at Oct 3rd, 2007 7:59 pm ↑
Could you please send me more information about your school and let me know if you have any availability for the last two weeks of June 2008 and the first two weeks of July 2008?
I’ll need 4 hours of instruction/day plus private room and 3 meals/day.
Thanks much
Comment by Robert Jones at Nov 19th, 2007 7:06 pm ↑
Please send me more information about your program. I’m very interested for me an my family.
thanks,
rcj
Comment by Nancy Payne at Feb 24th, 2008 1:04 pm ↑
I am a primary school teacher; I came to Antigua to study spanish so that I can better help my young immigrant students in the United States. Don Pedro Spanish School was recommended to me by a friend. I´m glad I took her advice as it turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Gaby, Ruben and Diego have been wonderful to work with. All three have been great about correcting my mistakes. They are very patient and have made learning Spanish very enjoyable. We spoke about many subjects including Guatemala politics, culture and about the civil war which ended in 1996. I became quite comfortable with speaking during my lessons, and I used my new skills in Antigua in the market, restaurants and shops, and with my homestay family. I lived very happily with the Carney family for three weeks.
I would gladly recommend this school to anyone wanting to study Spanish in a very beautiful and welcoming environment.
Nancy Payne ,USA nancy_payne3@hotmail.com
Comment by Catherine Le Clerc at May 11th, 2008 1:39 pm ↑
I greatly enjoyed my time at Don Pedro Spanish School. My teacher, Caty, was wonderful. I did not know any Spanish before coming to Antigua, but after one week I learned sufficient Spanish to be able to describe myself, ask for directions, shop in the mercado, and much more. The salsa classes with Herman were also great fun! Thank you all so much. I had a great time and I plan to come back next year.
Catherine le Clerc, du Quebec, Canada (cleclerc12@yahoo.com)