Enforex - Learn Spanish in Barcelona

I recently enrolled my 11-year-old son in the Enforex Camp at Barcelona Beach for three weeks, hoping for an immersive Spanish learning experience. I paid a total of 2800 euros, expecting high-quality service and an enriching environment. Unfortunately, our experience was anything but satisfactory.

From the very start, communication from the camp was non-existent. Despite paying a significant amount, I never received any information on arrival times, what to bring, or general camp details. This lack of communication set the tone for what turned out to be a highly disorganized experience.

One of the primary reasons I chose this camp was for the advertised 20% Spanish-speaking students, which was supposed to enhance my son's language immersion. To my surprise and dismay, when we arrived for drop-off, there were virtually no Spanish-speaking students. Over 70% of the attendees were of Asian descent, and most were there to learn English, not Spanish. This completely defeated the purpose of immersion, as the campers predominantly communicated in English, and not particularly well at that.

Every day, we had to ask the staff what my son needed to bring, and they were consistently clueless. My son also reported that the food was terrible—pasta was served every day, either half-cooked or mushy. This kind of monotony and poor quality is unacceptable, especially when paying such a high fee.

After witnessing the chaos and lack of organization during the day camp week, my son and I decided he would not attend the sleep-away portion of the camp. The environment was far from what was promised, and I felt it would not be a beneficial experience for him.

I expressed my concerns in an email to the camp on the Tuesday of the first week and they acknowledged the lack of Spanish-speaking students. I also reached out to the president of the company twice, and have yet to receive any acknowledgment or reply.

In conclusion, this camp was a complete waste of money and time. It did not deliver on its promises, and the lack of communication and organization was appalling. I would strongly advise other parents to steer clear of Enforex Camp. It is, in my opinion, a scam.

I am writing this review as a parent
I want to begin with the only positive feedback which is program manager Jamie , he was responsible and available and helpful
My biggest concern is conditions such as poor quality of meals and false advertisement ( on the website it says breakfast includes eggs and bacon which is not reality) only donuts and cereal for half of the day
No fruits except watermelon for dinner
That’s during the summer
Program advertising says 4 meals a day and only has 3 meals
My son would text me that he is hungry
But the most serious issue is lack of water for kids during extreme heat months
They were not allowed to bring plastic bottles with water into their rooms but only fill bottles at one station which was often empty
But instead kids were allowed to purchase sodas from vending machines
My son was quite often thirsty
When I picked him up he was sleeping excessively 10-12 hours for a week and was extremely tired
Absolutely unacceptable conditions
My son brought a note book per camp instructions for Spanish. It’s was empty when I picked him up
He said they did crafts in English and he was told teachers don’t get paid enough
He had not learned any Spanish
I wrote my concerns to a camp administration in Madrid 3 days ago
Never heard back a word.

Barcelona Beach Enforex camp was the most upsetting experience for my children who have been to many camps before. Instruction was very poor, there was no level division (my older daughter who is taking AP Spanish, was placed with my younger at the same level), no immersion (counselors for some reason spoke English vs Spanish), couple of unsafe situations that have not been acknowledged. There was one when kids went to the beach and their water bottles were locked for several hours and counselors could not open those lockers. When I reached out to one of the head counselor, she was trying to blame it on children! Safety issues! Waste of money.