WHY STUDY LANGUAGE IN SPAIN?
Begin your Experiment in Spain’s capital, Madrid, exploring the famous sights, museums, and neighborhoods while trying authentic foods such as paella and pulpo. Take a day trip to Toledo, the “Imperial City,” known for its 2,000+ years of history, before continuing on to the province of Andalucía in southern Spain, where you will dive into intensive Spanish language classes.
Your Spanish language immersion continues with a stay in an Andalusian town, where you will enjoy home-cooked meals and visit local markets, beaches, and cafés with your friends and host family. Experience Spain’s outdoors with activities in beautiful natural landscapes.
Your group will develop your Spanish language skills through 50+ hours of exposure and practice through formal classes, experiential learning activities, host community interactions, peer-to-peer practice, and more. You will have formal language instruction in the historic city of Granada, attending exclusive small classes divided by level at the Centro de Lenguas y Educación Intercultural. In addition to formal instruction, you will learn through music, film, city scavenger hunts, field trips, and organized activities such as playing sports with local students.
Engaging with local Spanish youth is an integral part of your learning journey, fostering cultural exchange and broadening your perspective on Spanish society. Through shared activities and dialogue, you will not only gain new insights, but also share your thoughts with your Experimenter group and local Spanish students.
Return to Madrid for final reflection and language practice before departing for home.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will earn a language certificate noting the number of hours of language classes completed.
LEARN BY DOING
The Experiment’s programs are designed to build skills that will help you succeed. In Spain, you will learn:
Technical Skills
- Spanish language
Interpersonal Skills
- Intercultural communication
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Relationship-building
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- Outdoor activities include hiking and water activities such as swimming.
- Temperatures and humidity can be very high in Spain during the summer.
- Students will explore urban life on foot (lots of walking!) and learn to navigate the public transit system.
- During this program, you will stay with a host family during the weekends and at a student dormitory (residencia) during the week.
- Cities in Spain are increasingly vegetarian/vegan-friendly and gluten-free options are not difficult to find.
- Access to the internet is limited and internet speeds and connectivity vary.
- The diverse personal and social identities of participants may, in part, shape their experience abroad. In-country partners will discuss cultural norms and the local context during orientation. Please read our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for further information. All students will have a safe space within the program spaces and with the local staff and group leaders.
- The Experiment program structure is rooted in experiential learning and cohort-based learning. The participant group experience is a major source of learning for Experimenters and is facilitated by trained Experiment group leaders.
