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Learn Spanish on Margarita Island, Venezuela

Margarita Island, the most southerly island in the Caribbean, is a mountainous tropical paradise located about thirty minutes by airplane from the Venezuelan mainland. The island is blessed with a wonderful climate which remains almost constant throughout the year, with an average of around 320 sunny days per year and a temperature that is rarely too hot or too cool. The island stretches for 32 Kilometers from north to south and 67 Kilometers from east to west, with beautiful white sandy beaches and swaying palm trees that typify this part of the Caribbean. Margarita Islands beautiful scenery is divided into two sections, with both being linked by a 24 Kilometers and spit that separates the stunning blue waters of the ocean from the islands fascinating Restinga Lagoon National Park.

According to local legends, the island was created by the teardrop of a cherub and hence named the " Pearl of the Caribbean ". Today Margarita is home to over 300,000 people, most of who live in the eastern part of the island where you will find the the capital city of Asuncion as well as the shoppers paradise of Porlamar. The western part of Margarita Island is known as the Macanao Peninsula. This part of the island is sparsely populated and has seen little tourist development due to the limited availability of water.

The most important town on the island is Porlamar whose name has been shortened over the years from its original form of "Puerto de la Mar". The town has seen extraordinary urban and commercial growth during the last fifteen years, with the old quiet fisherman village becoming a booming town with skyscrapers, excellent hotels, night clubs, large commercial businesses and luxurious restaurants. Although Porlamar has seen large scale growth in recent years, this is a stark contrast to the majority of the island that remains both subdued and quiet with long white sand beaches that dominate the environment.

Spanish Courses on Margarita Island, Venezuela - Fees

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Our Spanish Language School on Margarita Island, Venezuela

Our Margarita Island Spanish School is located in an ex residential Home which has been converted into a six room language school. The school is situated in the middle of a quiet and safe residential area that is visited by local Venezuelans and foreigners alike, while the campus architecture lends an old world feel to the buildings with its 1950's style.

Our Spanish school in Venezuela is a modern and well equipped language institute with air conditioning throughout, with the exception of one classroom which is left in an unaltered state for those students who prefer to learn in a more natural environment. We also provide our students with access to telephones and the Internet, with our wireless network available to students who bring their own laptop and an office computer readily accessible to all others. For students attending our Spanish courses here in Venezuela, we are also happy to provide transport to your accommodation from the General Santiago Marino Airport in Porlamar, free of charge, while the return journey is usually organized by the students host family or by the student himself.

For many years our Spanish school has developed its own teaching materials and we are continually working to improve them, with our student's feedback being one of the most important factors in any of the improvements we make. During our lessons we make use of as many authentic materials possible, with local newspapers, magazines and other materials helping to make our courses as interesting and culturally relevant as possible. We also make extensive use of Spanish teaching materials from the Internet as well from many other sources.

Our Spanish Courses on Margarita Island, Venezuela

Our Margarita Island Spanish School offers a variety of Spanish courses that are designed to meet the needs of each individual student, with participants able to choose between general group classes of different sizes, intensive group classes, individual tuition or a combination of group and individual classes. All our schools classes are taught by bi-lingual teachers who have been trained to teach at different levels within a class.

Standard Group Spanish Course (10 hours)

Our Standard Group Spanish Course on Margarita Island, Venezuela consists of two hours of lessons every day from Monday to Friday, with a class size of between four and eight students depending on the time of year. This is an open group course open to individual applicants. Should you prefer to study Spanish for longer than 10hrs per week, you can combine this group course with individual lessons at $12 per hour. Alternatively, if a place on a mini group course is available, you can join that group.

Mini Group Spanish Course (15 hours)

Our Mini Group Spanish Course follows the same pattern as the Standard Group Spanish Course but has a smaller class size of between two and four students, and you will learn Spanish for three hours a day from Monday to Friday. Our Mini Group Course requires a minimum of three weeks study. The mini group Spanish course in Margarita Island is designed for groups of between 2 - 4 students signing up together. The fees quoted are per person. The minimum course duration is 3 weeks.

Individual Spanish Courses (20 hours)

Our Individual Spanish Courses consist of four hours of one to one tuition per day from Monday to Friday.

Spanish Courses Venezuela - Accommodation

At our Spanish school on Margarita Island, Venezuela we can offer, and highly recommend, the option of living with a local host family for the duration of your Spanish course. We believe that living with a host family is probably the best and most effective way to become fully immersed into the language and culture of your chosen country. All our families are chosen after a careful selection procedure and are visited regularly by the school to ensure that good living standards are maintained. As many of our host families live in the surrounding neighborhoods, the trip to school is usually not more than a short walk away.

Staying with a local family is a truly wonderful experience and many of our students make lifetime friends with their host family. However, you should also have realistic expectations and recognize that an element of flexibility is required to adjust to the local customs and way of life. Your host family may not have the same comforts as your own home but you will always be treated as a guest and feel free to come and go as you wish.

For students who do not wish to stay with a host family we can also offer a choice of alternative accommodation. At our language school we have arranged co operation with several hotels and guest houses and apartments in the area who can offer our students a reasonable discount on accommodation. Interested students should contact us in advance so we can find the right choice for your individual needs.

Please note: All prices are quoted in $US. For the equivalent in your currency, please visit www.xe.com/ucc.