AmeriSpan’s Spanish school in Flamingo Beach is a beautiful location, flanked by natural beauty and friendly locals. The school facilities are just a five minute walk to the beach and features a pool and shuttle service to homestay locations – it doesn’t get any better than that!

While in Flamingo Beach, one can explore the flawless natural white and black sand beaches, observe the unique wildlife and plantlife, practice their new Spanish with any of the well-educated nearby residents, and more!

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Flamingo Beach Spanish School

Watch this video of our Spanish school in Granada, Spain, one of our Spain Fever locations. For more information on our Spanish program in Granada, visit our Granada Spanish school. 

The school director met me at the airport and drove me to the school when I arrived in the morning. It was about 30 or so minutes from the airport to the school. On our way we drove through Alajuela town. The school in not really located in Alajuela, but in Carillos about 10 or 15 minutes from Alajuela. Alajuela town looked nice and students could get everything they needed there. Buses run from town to the school often and there is a bus stop at the school.

School
The school is located of the main road, about a 10-minute walk uphill. The school’s gardener waits along the walk up to the main entrance of the school every morning while the students are arriving. He is there to make sure everyone gets to school safely. The school is on a huge piece of land with lots of hills, gardens, flowers, and an herb garden. There are small classrooms located around the land and they are planning to add more buildings soon. The classrooms look like small little huts and each is named after a flower or plant. There is a large open pavilion that they use for orientations, activities, and large classes. The school also has a small building for the staff and a library that students can use. There are reference books here on language, history, and lots of other topics. There is also a snack stand here where student can purchase all kinds of snacks, sandwiches, pastries, cookies, fruit, and drinks. Everything is inexpensive and convenient for the students to grab a snack during break or before/after class. I sampled a few things that were quite tasty. 

Click for more information about our Spanish school in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

School
We went
from the airport to the school and arrived a little after 4 pm. I was surprised
how many students were just hanging out at the school. There are two computers
with internet for student use. The school stays open until about 6 and students
are welcome to stay until they close up for the night. 

I took my placement test before I could get a tour of the school. There were 45
multiple-choice questions ranging from really easy (pronoun noun agreement) to
some complicated verb tenses.

The school is set up very nice. There is a security guard outside who greets
you every time you enter or walk by the school. He is really friendly and
remembers everyone’s name. On the bottom floor is the travel desk and a
bulletin board with all kinds of events and happenings around town. Up 1 flight
of stairs is the lounge area and the computers. The staff rooms are also here.
There is an open courtyard here with a few indoor classrooms around it. Most of
the classes are on the top floor. They have about 15 ‘classrooms’ set up
upstairs. It is really a rooftop deck with small tables, chairs, and dry erase
boards setup.  Most of the students
prefer studying here because it has a great view of the volcanoes and is much cooler
than indoor classrooms. 

Classes
I spent 2 hours studying with a mid intermediate class. They were learning past
perfect verbs and how to discuss things they have already done. A lot of class was spent with the teacher
asking questions and the students answering using the correct verb tense.

I was
there on a Friday so I got to see the Graduation ceremony that takes place each
week during the break. Each student who was leaving received a certificate and
had to give a short speech in Spanish. Most spoke of how much they learned and
how much they loved their teachers and would miss them.
Click for more information on AmeriSpan’s Spanish program in Antigua,
Guatemala.