Learn Spanish in Salamanca
SUMMER JUNIOR SPANISH PROGRAM
Salamanca is called "La Dorada," the Golden City, because its buildings are
made of a golden sandstone. Approaching Salamanca from Madrid, you will at once feel and
see its rich historical legacy, and you will find it a most enchanting city. Alfonso IX of
Castille and Leon is responsible for the city's worldwide fame: he founded the first
university in Spain in Salamanca. Salamanca possesses the advantages of a big city and yet
is small enough to offer the intimacy of a village and everything is within walking
distance: beautiful churches, narrow streets with years of history and much more. Its main
square, Plaza Mayor, is the perfect meeting point with its bars, shops and restaurants.
Spaniards and foreigners gather there to go to pubs or just to enjoy the sights from one
of its many cafes. Segovia, Burgos, Santiago de Compostela, Leon and Madrid are all within
easy reach. The climate is continental with chilly winters and sunny summers.
Estudio Internacional Sampere
Estudio Sampere, founded in Madrid in 1956, is a well-known and highly respected
institution in the field of teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. All teachers
possess university degrees with specialization in teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
Their Spanish Summer Junior Program is designed for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16
who want to learn Spanish and experience the culture of Spain. Participants study
Spanish during the morning from Monday to Friday, while the afternoons are devoted to
cultural or sporting activities, excursions and field trips. The Spanish
Junior program in Salamanca is one of the most popular Spanish Language
programs we offer for teenagers, with a former student return rate of over
60%.
Estudio Sampere Salamanca is located in a pedestrian area in the center of town just 3
minutes away from Plaza Mayor (Main Square). The premises, occupying the first floor
of the building, are air-conditioned and adapted to language learning in small groups. The
school has 12 classrooms and a library/video room. It is a small school offering an
intimate and supportive family-like atmosphere.
  
(N.B.: Estudio Sampere Salamanca was last inspected by Lingua Service Worldwide
in May 2006).
JUNIOR SPANISH SUMMER PROGRAM 2008 - Program Description
Ages: 13 to 16 Years of Age.
Arrival in Salamanca: Salamanca is located 200 Kilometers (125 Miles)
from Madrid. Students are individually met by Estudio Sampere Madrid personnel at
the Barajas International Airport in Madrid the Sunday before the start of the course and
taken by private coach to Salamanca. Participants should arrive
at Madrid-Barajas airport before 6 o'clock on Sunday. A private bus takes
students from the Madrid airport to Salamanca. The bus makes one trip in the
late morning and another in the late afternoon. The journey to Salamanca
takes less than three hours. Participants who arrive on Saturday (instead of
Sunday) will be personally escorted to the bus terminal to take public
transportation to Salamanca. Estudio Sampere
personnel will be waiting for the buses' arrival in Salamanca to accompany
the students to their accommodation. Prior to departure each student
receives a list of 24 hour emergency phone numbers both in Madrid and
Salamanca to assure that transfers go smoothly. The process is repeated in
reverse at the end of the course. Transportation Madrid-Salamanca-Madrid is
included in the price of the course for students arriving and departing on
scheduled program dates: Additional fees will apply for arrivals and departures
outside of the start and end dates of the program! . IMPORTANT: flights must depart Madrid after 1:00 PM on the
Saturday after the end of the course in order to allow enough time for the airport
transfer back from Salamanca.
The course: The Spanish course is the most important part of the
Junior Program. 3 different levels are offered: Elementary, Intermediate and High
Intermediate. Students receive 4 Spanish lessons a day from Monday to Friday in small
groups of 8 students or less, arranged according to their language level. Only Spanish is
spoken in the classroom and homework is assigned on a daily basis. Spanish grammar and
composition as well as vocabulary and conversation are covered during the lessons.
Students successfully meeting course objectives receive a Diploma at the end of the
course.
  
Accommodations: Students are accommodated with local Spanish families.
These families have been carefully selected by Estudio Sampere, and they are regularly
visited and inspected. Students are placed in double room accommodations, as the center
feels that interaction with other students of the same age is very important during the
program. The families are located within easy walking distance from the school (10
to 20 minutes on foot). Some of them do have children of their own, some of them do
not, but all expect students to take part in the normal family life. The three main
meals of the day are provided by the host families, who strive to provide a healthy and
balanced diet, it is therefore extremely important that you notify us in advance of any
special dietary needs. Students receive a "bag lunch" consisting of sandwiches
and fruit on excursion or pool days. One load of laundry per week is included in the
program price.
Activities: Junior Program students are expected to participate on the
supervised activity program organized by the school. During the afternoons, visits to
museums and monuments, cultural activities and sports are organized daily. Teachers and
Team Monitors organize and supervise all visits and activities. Visits to the local
Swimming Pool are scheduled at least once a week, so do not forget to bring your bathing
suit!. Dancing lessons, bicycle rides, arts and crafts and games are planned on a weekly
basis. Get togethers, dinners and visits to the local "disco" are arranged
during the evenings. Saturdays are devoted to excursions to local places of interest
(ceramic factory, Candelario Falls, Sierra de Francia, etc.). Sundays are free days
spent with your host family.
Rules: Alcohol and drug use will not be tolerated at any time and it
is grounds for immediate dismissal from the program. Students must also abide by
host family curfews. Families are required to notify infringement of curfews to the school
Director immediately who will take appropriate action. Each student will receive a
printout of the rules during the first day's orientation session.
Insurance: All students participating in the Spanish Junior
Program are covered by an insurance policy issued by Europ Assistance Insurance
Company. Each student will be issued an insurance card upon arrival which is valid
for the duration of the program. The policy covers accidents and illness, as well as
repatriation.
Starting Dates 2008:
The program runs from the last week in June until the first week in August (last day of
course is 4 August) and is available for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Students must arrive in
Madrid on the Sunday prior to the start of the course and depart Madrid on the Saturday
after the end of the course. IMPORTANT: Additional fees will apply for
arrivals and departures outside of the start and end dates of the program!
4 Week courses start on: 16 JUNE, 23 JUNE, 30 JUNE, and
7 JULY
3 Week courses start on: 16 JUNE, 23 JUNE, 30 JUNE,
7 JULY and 14 JULY
1 and 2 Week courses start on: 16 JUNE, 23 JUNE, 30
JUNE, 7 JULY, 14 JULY and 21 JULY
Prices Year 2008:
(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua
Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application
Procedures.)
Prices include: Round-trip airport transfers from Madrid to Salamanca, 20
Spanish lessons per week, all books and study materials, host family accommodations in
double room, all meals, medical insurance, plus all activities including field-trips,
sports and excursions planned by the school during the length of the program.
1 week: USD 865 2
weeks: USD 1,622 3 weeks: USD 2,318 4
weeks: USD 2,936
A Single room supplement of USD 50 per week is available for those students that do not
wish to share a room with another participant.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices are subject to change due to
fluctuating foreign currency rates.
What former participants have said about this program:
" I felt that the program in Spain was a great learning experience with lots of
fun and the same time. I am going to return next summer and I am bringing friends!".
Justin K. - 15
" It helped me perfect my Spanish and opened my mind to another culture".
Justin K. - 16, after his second year in this program
" I learned more Spanish in three weeks in Salamanca than I had learned in three
years of Spanish class at school...". Nicholas Gleichman - 16
"Unforgettable! I will remember this experience for the rest of my life...
the friendships I made will last a lifetime! I love Salamanca, it's beautiful and
adorable... in some senses medieval - it's not too big and not too small." Anna
R. - 16, after her second year in this program
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