Spanish is spoken by almost half a billion people! With more schools including Spanish as part of their Modern Foreign Languages offering, we spoke to Inge Hol, Director of Spark Spanish, about Spark Spanish’s school trips to Spain.
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¡Hola!
Me llamo Chiara y tengo 15 años. Soy de Alemania de Saarbruecken. Mis hobbies son bailar y actuar.
Pasé dos semanas en Cádiz en El Puerto de Santa María. Estuvo estupendo y las personas aquí son muy sympaticas.
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Throughout my two weeks here, I want to learn the language and find out my personal level.
I could decide where I would like to go. I had the countries Spain and England to choose from. I chose Spain because I love the language and I learn it at school. Also, many people have said that the people in Spain are more open that the people in England. I´m 15 years old and I have the feeling that Spain is the right country. I have not let others influence me. I chose this for me.
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Throughout my six month work placement here at Spark, I want to achieve many things that are on a professional and academic level but also on a personal level. Some of the things that I will work to accomplish are as follows –
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Organizing any residential school activity off site away from the “safe zone” of the controlled school environment is a challenge. A great way of off-setting both a lot of workload and filling the experience gap is to work with a skilled and experienced tour company. However like any competitive field of work, there are those companies who are good at tours and should be trusted and those who aren’t so good.
Read MoreEn mis 4 semanas aquí en España, en El Puerto de Santa Maria, me quedé con una familia de acogida muy amigable que me recibió muy bien.
Todos los días de la semana por las tardes tenía clases de español con María José, que me ayudaba mucho, especialmente a hablar. Siempre era muy divertido.
If you want to take a day trip to Jerez de la Frontera, here are 4 beautiful and interesting places to visit that are not far away from each other.
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You are thinking of traveling to Spain to learn Spanish or improve your skills? Here are some reasons and tips why it is a great experience studying Spanish directly in Spain:
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If you plan to travel to Cadiz, Spain and want some excitement and party, traveling in time of these fiestas are perfect for you and your trip.
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In the first days, when you have not quite started your Spanish Classes at Spark, communicating can be a little hard. During my Work- and Study- Experience, I have gathered 15 amazing phrases to help you out in basic conversations with your host family.
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In my four weeks doing the work and study programme , learning work skills and practising Spanish language, I will become confident in speaking Spanish and having accomplished a good job.
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The challenges of first organizing and then taking a primary or prep school on a school trip abroad can at first seem overpowering. The prep work is time-consuming and arduous, the difficulty of taking kids through the airport is real and the worry that accommodation or activities might not fit required safety standards is constantly in the back of the mind of any trip leader. However it is not all doom and gloom, and most challenges can be planned for and overcome by working with quality language trip providers, and there are even more positive reasons than challenges that more than justify the workload. Here are 10 TOP reasons why it is worth it:
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