Expanish - Do Something Different! Summer Spanish Language Programs in Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Summer 
Dates: Starting dates in May-August

Description: Expanish provides a unique cultural immersion program for Spanish language studies during the summer months of the northern hemisphere. Students attend the Universidad de Belgrano, a prominent private university in Buenos Aires, located in the illustrious and safe neighborhood of Belgrano.

Students can study for 4, 8, or 12 weeks during their summer, and take Spanish language courses with students from around the world at the following levels (please check our website for class syllabi):

* Beginner
* Intermediate I
* Intermediate II
* Advanced

In addition to courses, students attend weekly cultural activities, workshops with locals, weekend excursions to Iguazú Falls and Colonia, Uruguay, and the option of living with a local family or local students. Students can also have an "intercambio" to act as their language exchange partner. Participants also have the option of a volunteer placement with one of our partner non-profit organizations or internship placement, to supplement their classes.

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Highlights: Expanish offers university students an unconventional approach to studying abroad in South America! We expand the student experience beyond just the classroom by providing local cultural integration through volunteering, internships, fun workshops, weekend excursions, homestays, and daily activities with native South Americans outside of the traditional collegiate setting. Expanish offers a variety of programs for university students wishing to study for a few weeks up through a full year abroad.

Check out some of our Summer Spanish Program offerings:

* Internship placements available on all programs of 8 weeks or more.

* Volunteer Placements available on all programs of 8 weeks or more.

* Weekend Excursions from Buenos Aires
   - Day trip to Colonia, Uruguay
   - Weekend trip to Iguazú Falls, Argentina
   - Optional weekend trip to Mendoza, Argentina

* Weekly Expanish Activities
   - Weekly staff and student dinners
   - Weekly soccer games
   - Excursions to Tigre
   - Local band concerts
   - Day at an estancia (traditional Argentine ranch)
   - Asados (traditional Argentine barbecue)
   - Tango show and classes
   - Museum & exhibit visits
   - Kayaking
   - Debates
   - Ice Skating

* Supplemental Student Workshops
   - Trapeze                        
   - Tango                           
   - Wine Tasting
   - Indoor Climbing            
   - Cooking
   - Fileteado Painting            
   - Photography                                 
   - Drumming
   - Scuba Diving
   - Polo

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. -  Award Name: Expanish Summer & Short-Term Financial Need Awards Application Procedure: Please check our website for details.

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Expanish's Mission Statement: Expanish is one of the most innovative Spanish immersion programs in Latin America: students do not just take classes, they actually live and breathe the South American culture. Our base in metropolitan Buenos Aires and our strong contacts all over South America provide a unique experience for visiting students and our unconventional approach to studying abroad combines Spanish language and university-accredited courses with exceptional cultural experiences and local accommodation resulting in a well-rounded educational program tailored to each student's strengths. Expanish offers an extracurricular component to every course of study consisting of skill workshops from photography to rock-climbing, local homestays and shared student apartments, weekend excursions, and daily activities with local inhabitants that take the experience of learning Spanish and studying abroad into a new dimension.

Year Founded: 2006