High School
The Experiment: Spain: Spanish Language & Culture
The Experiment: Spain: Spanish Language & Culture
Location
- Spain
- Madrid
- Granada
- Toledo
Length
2 - 4 weeks
Need-based funding, General grants/scholarships
Health & Safety
Oct 22, 2025
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About Program
Strengthen your Spanish skills while discovering the vibrant culture and history of Madrid and Andalucía. Explore Madrid’s lively neighborhoods, world-class museums, and famous cuisine before traveling to Granada for intensive language classes at the Centro de Lenguas y Educación Intercultural. Through music, film, sports, and community workshops, you’ll experience Spanish culture beyond the classroom. Live with a local family during a weeklong homestay, gaining firsthand insight into daily life and social traditions. With over 25 hours of immersive language practice, you’ll return to Madrid with greater fluency, confidence, and a deeper connection to Spain’s people and culture.
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Diversity & Inclusion 💙
BIPOC Support
Diverse identities and experiences are essential to intercultural exchange. We are committed to recruiting and supporting participants of the broadest socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of any high school exchange program in the world.
LGBTQIA+ Support
Diverse identities and experiences are essential to intercultural exchange. We are committed to recruiting and supporting participants of the broadest socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of any high school exchange program in the world.
Impact 🌎
Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is a key component of all programs. Participants minimize their environmental footprint by using public transit, eating local food, and participating in community service projects in collaboration with, and according to, the needs of local communities.
Ethical Impact
Social and environmental responsibility is more critical now than ever. We are committed to delivering programs that support and are respectful of the diverse communities and ecosystems that host our programs.
Our programs are developed in close consultation with local and international partners and with a critical understanding of the communities and regions we visit.
Our programs are developed in close consultation with local and international partners and with a critical understanding of the communities and regions we visit.
Program Highlights
- Live with a host family in Granada for a week, experiencing authentic Andalusian culture and building lasting connections.
- Live with a host family in Granada for a week, experiencing authentic Andalusian culture and building lasting connections.
- Explore Madrid, Spain’s vibrant capital, through visits to historic neighborhoods, world-class museums, and traditional tapas cafés.
- Learn through interactive activities, such as music, film, scavenger hunts, and sports with local students.
- Reflect on your growth in Toledo at the program’s conclusion, strengthening your Spanish skills and cultural understanding.
