ECELA, Español y Cultura en LatinoAmerica

School description

The ECELA experience is designed to be a total immersion experience, not only in the classroom but also during our activities and in our family home-stays. In our classes, we teach our students using the communicative method and by using our ECELA designed class material. Why do we do this? Because each student learns Spanish more quickly than by learning with traditional teaching methods. Plus, given the small class sizes and students from all over the world, the classes are quite dynamic with varied conversational topics. Students not only learn about the local culture but about the cultures of their fellow students. Our schools are located in the most attractive and safest neighborhoods. We choose ideal locations for Spanish immersion programs; close by are many restaurants, bars, cafes, attractive parks, museums, movie theaters and shops. All neighborhoods are upper-middle class neighborhood and safe at all hours. We also want to ensure that students will have an experience of a lifetime. To help gain new perspectives of Latin America and to best understand the local culture, we take on the responsibility of coordinating optional social and cultural events. Such as, cooking clases, wine tasting, tango, salsa and conversation clubs.

Year opened	2000
Number of classrooms	17

Accreditations

  

Facilities

Teacher qualifications

Native Spanish speakers :	Over 50%
Teachers with Spanish teaching certification :	Over 50%
Teachers with college degrees :	Over 50%

Nationality and age mix

The nationality and age mix at ECELA, Español y Cultura en LatinoAmerica varies over different time periods, courses and levels.

ECELA teaches students from all over the world, including:

United Kingdom	6%
Switzerland	11%
Germany	12%
Brazil	18%
USA	23%
Netherlands	5%
Sweden	3%
Canada	2%
Australia	2%
France	2%
Other	16%

School schedule

ECELA does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Open dates	Year round
School holidays	None