Our Travel & Study program is a unique experience where Spanish classes go beyond the classroom. It’s a real opportunity for travel lovers to come together and exchange knowledge while learning a common language that allows them to communicate and have fun. During the first week, students will be in the classroom with the teachers and other international students. They will get to know the city and live with a host family, who will also show them part of the culture of the country, especially the traditions and gastronomy. During the second week, students will travel throughout the region and the classrooms will be replaced with monuments, museums, playgrounds, places of heritage interest, beaches, mountains and lots of nature.
This is a 2-week program combining Spanish classes and travelling in Andalucía. The first week
offers an intensive 20 Spanish course at Estudio Sampere Alicante, Madrid or Salamanca.
In every School you will find different cultural and leisure activities to discover the magic of every
city. Alicante has its international and warm atmosphere, Madrid offers well-known museums
combined with a cosmopolitan life and Salamanca stands out with its UNESCO World Heritage
Sites and monuments. You will learn Spanish with our communicative Sampere method and
friendly atmosphere.
The second week involves a combination of classes and travelling with your teacher to the South of Spain, visiting Consuegra, Córdoba, Sevilla, Málaga and Granada. During this week, you will get first-hand knowledge of the Spanish culture and traditions always escorted by our Sampere staff. This experience is the perfect opportunity to put all your Spanish into practice and discover all the corners of the South of Spain while having fun.
The program includes the intensive course in Alicante, Madrid or Salamanca along with an individual half-board family accommodation; private transportation to the mentioned destinations, individual half-board accommodation in hotels during the travelling part of the course as well as visits and entrance fees to activities.
The teachers were good in general but the organisation is ridiculous and I didn´t get the hours that I paid for. I had every day, one week from 09:00-10:45 and then from 11:00-12:15 courses - this equals to 3 hours a day - 15 hours a week and I paid for 20! First of all this and second, the evaluation test was done Monday Morning which took another 1h45 from my paid lessons. In other schools those tests are done online before coming and the oral test via phone before arriving or if not possible before the course starts. So in fact I only had 13h15 of course and It makes me very upset. I want to be reimbursed for the missing hours because this is ridiculous.
Regarding the activities and housing I can not comment as I didn´t participe in that program. The location of the school is good as the subway and many restaurants/shops are close to buy something during the break. As mentioned, the teachers are good but they can only make something out of what they are allowed to and if you limit them with hours and missing material - it´s hard to perform well.
Victoria López, Marketing & Sales Executive at Estudio Sampere: Madrid responded to this review. 25 June 2019
Dear Elisabeth,
We feel very sorry that your experience was not as fruitful and delighted as you expected :(
We normally send the confirmation of the course, invoice and online level test to every student but maybe it could directly go to your spam or junk email.
Our lessons lasts 45 minutes and we always describe our courses as such but if you feel you need more time to practice your Spanish, we are very glad to give you 2-Skype lessons of 1 hour each as added value for free. As private tuition, you can focus them on the lessons you missed that day or any other specific subject such as grammar, literature, history, current cultural topics…
Good, comfortable, welcoming accommodation makes all the difference to your Spanish studies in Spain, Ecuador, or in Cuba. We understand this and work hard to give you the best choice of accommodation in all destinations.
Homestay is the most popular choice in all Sampere destinations. You live with a host family, sharing meals and facilities and practising your Spanish in a traditional and friendly environment. The locations are varied, ranging from houses at a walking distance from the city-center and the school to houses located in other interesting neighbourhoods about 40 minutes away from the school by public transport. However, most of our families are located not far from the school. Walking distance is usually 20-25 minutes. Public transport (subway or bus) normally takes about 15 minutes. In Madrid, a journey of 30-40 minutes on public transport is possible.
Most students book a single room. Students under 25 years can book double rooms. Two people travelling together may request a double room.
Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to マドリード based on your budget, schedule and preferences.
