Location
  • El Salvador
    • San Salvador
Language
Spanish

Program Details

Housing
Host Family
Mar 15, 2016
Mar 02, 2016
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About Program

Come to the CIS and learn Spanish while discussing Salvadoran history, culture and social justice. We offer homestays, group morning classes, private classes in the afternoon, field trips with a bilingual guide and online classes. You can also volunteer and teach English in the evening if you can commit to a complete English cycle.

The school focuses on the ability to communicate and encourages students to participate verbally and helps them practice listening and understanding.

We can organize everything for you. We are a Salvadoran Solidarity organization which has programs to provide access to clean water to Salvadorans, Scholarships and youth formation, Small businesses for women, a fair trade craft store, and many other projects.

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Program Reviews

5.00 Rating
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  • Instruction 5
  • Support 5
  • Fun 4.5
  • Housing 4.75
  • Value 5
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Dulany
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I learned so much!

I loved having classes that focused on learning about what's happening here today. Having current events be the core of language instruction was terrific: I could take my questions about El Salvador to class, and I could take what I learned in class and use it outside of school - watching TV, in the news, visiting other parts of the country and talking with Salvadorans.

I studied Spanish in the mornings and taught English 3 evenings a week. A couple of afternoons a week were set aside for field trips to places in or near San Salvador, led by a faculty member. Several weekends had optional excursions to more distant parts of El SAlvador, so there was a lot of opportunity to get to know El Salvador more.

What would you improve about this program?
It was great to be so immersed, but at the same time I could have used a little more free time during the week to do my own wandering. Next time, I'll leave a little space at the end of my stay to do just that.
142 people found this review helpful.
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Maria
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Experience of a lifetime

I travelled to El Salvador to study Spanish spring of 2013. It was amazing, the people will always have a place in my heart as they are the kindest I've met. The instruction is top notch and gives you such a good understanding of not only the language but the country itself. At CIS I never felt unsafe, and I made some amazing friends while in the country so I never had a moment of boredom. I would recommend the program to anyone.

What would you improve about this program?
there really isn't one thing that stands out to me that I would change. I loved the classes, the cultural program in the afternoons, and the people at CIS.
149 people found this review helpful.
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Katy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An incredible program!

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149 people found this review helpful.
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Dulany
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

a great way to learn Spanish

I loved having classes that focused on learning about what's happening here today. Having current events be the core of language instruction was terrific: I could take my questions about El Salvador to class, and I could take what I learned in class and use it outside of school - watching TV, in the news, visiting other parts of the country and talking with Salvadorans.

I studied Spanish in the mornings and taught English 3 evenings a week. A couple of afternoons a week were set aside for field trips to places in or near San Salvador, led by a faculty member. Several weekends had optional excursions to more distant parts of El Salvador, so there was a lot of opportunity to get to know El Salvador more.

What would you improve about this program?
It was great to be so immersed, but at the same time I could have used a little more free time during the week to do my own wandering. Next time, I'll leave a little space at the end of my stay to do just that.
134 people found this review helpful.

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