Spanish Full Immersion Course

Description of the Summer Program

Overview of the program

The Spanish Full Immersion Summer Program provides with:

• Courses in three levels of learning: initial, intermediate, and advanced.
• DELE certification for each of the three levels: basic, intermediate, and advanced.
• After class activities
• Materials for courses and after class activities*
• Two snacks per day **
• Housing with 3 meals a day **
• Three guided tours in Queretaro city.***
• Guided tours on weekends to:***

- Bernal, Tequisquiapan, and Las Cavas Freixenet

- Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende

- Mexico City

*The after class activities are not mandatory. They will be programmed according to the number of participants.

**Meals and coffee breaks are plenty, well balanced and fat free. For guests staying in the Kibbutz, all the fruits, vegetables, and dairy products are organic.

***Travel destinations might change according to the season. In individual courses you can choose the destination of your trip.

Spanish Courses and DELE Certification

Spanish Courses

The students will take six hours of formal Spanish lessons Monday to Friday from

9 am to 3 pm.

Classes are designed to develop the four language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.

What is wonderful about our courses is that they provide students with a solid preparation for the DELE exam but in no way we teach to the test. Whereas we help develop the necessary skills, strategies and tools to achieve a high score in the exam, we are careful to apply an active and experiential methodology. Absolutely fun and enjoyable!

Furthermore, our students will have the opportunity to apply the contents learned in class in a more spontaneous fashion during the rest of the day and weekends, in the “real Mexican world.”

DELE Certification

Have you heard about the DELF exam to certify your French level or the First Certificate to certify English? Well, the DELE exam is the equivalent of the aforementioned tests, only for Spanish.

The above-mentioned exams are all part of the The Common European Framework of References for Languages or CEFR. CEFR, is an official guideline to assess and teach non native speakers of all languages spoken in Europe. To describe the achievements of learners, CEFR categorizes the students into the following groups:

A Basic Speaker

A1 Breakthrough or beginner

A2 Waystage or elementary

B Independent Speaker

B1 Threshold or intermediate

B2 Vantage or upper intermediate

C Proficient Speaker

C1 Effective Operational Proficiency or advanced

C2 Mastery or proficiency

According to your language level, your academic, professional and/or personal needs, we will place you in the appropriate class level and work with you to pursue the desired score.

It is important to highlight that, although the cost of the DELE certification is included in the total price, it is NOT OBLIGATORY for you to be certified by DELE. We can substitute the lessons addressed to DELE with other lessons and/or activities equally important for your Spanish language acquisition process.

After class activities

Have the most amazing evenings!!

Monday to Friday, from 5 pm to 8 pm, you can enjoy as many after class activities as you wish. These activities are included as part of the program but they are not mandatory. The after class activities will be programmed according to the number of participants.

Some of the activities are:

-Yoga class. Relax and recharge your energy with hatha yoga and meditation techniques.

- Latin dance. Salsa, cumbia, regaetton, tango and tons of fun!!

-Mexican food & history. Cook authentic Mexican food while you learn about the history of the dishes.

-Food processing workshop. Learn all about artisan dairy products, canning and fruit dehydration process.

-Agriculture Club. Work in:

*Bio-intensive garden for organic vegetable production.

*Compost

*Orchard fruit trees

*Biological control

-The Farm: Learn how to handle and take care of farm animals.

-Handcrafts:

*Repujado con estaño (embossed mexican technique)

*Pasta francesa

*Bonsicultura. The art of growing trees and plants, reducing tree size, using techniques such as transplanting, pruning wiring, pinching, as well as modeling the shape of the tree.

- Typical Mexican Fogata (bonfire night). Sing Mexican songs, wear sombreros and sarapes, enjoy traditional ghost stories, and have some tequila. An unforgettable bohemian night under the stars and moonlight.

-Social tourism: Meet, and learn about people from rural communities...would you like to make tortillas and gorditas while chattin