Excellent!

My daughter attended the Spanish in Nature Summer camp in July 2023. She had a wonderful time and I would highly recommend the course for the following reasons.

The pre-travel information and organisation was excellent. I was able to email and speak to Esther, the director of the course. She was very helpful in answering all my questions. She also Skyped with my daughter to see her level of Spanish and it was nice to meet her in advance.

The host families are extremely carefully selected. Esther knows them all personally. They are therefore very suitable for giving the student a wonderful happy family experience. You are given information and contact details of the family well in advance, giving you time to contact and Skype them if you wish.

Esther personally picked my daughter up from the airport. We received a text, a phone call and a photo at the airport. She then let us know when my daughter had arrived at her host family. This was very reassuring as she had not flown by herself before.

This attention continued through the two weeks. My daughter was picked up and dropped off each day from her host family by Esther or other staff members.

The location of the camp is perfect. It is very convenient for Madrid and the airport. The school is situated in a National Park area. This meant my daughter was able both to enjoy the beautiful countryside and to get to know the city. As the camp is quite high, the weather was warm but not too hot.

The lessons were excellent. My daughter's Spanish improved and she gained a lot of confidence.

All the staff were very friendly. They all made a huge effort to make my daughter feel welcome and encouraged her to use her Spanish and talked to her as much as possible.
The animators were excellent at making the activities great fun.

The afternoon activities were very well thought out and varied. My daughter loved the kayaking, rope and water parks. Camping out in a beautiful national park was an amazing opportunity. She had the chance to get to know Madrid on two visits, one around the city and another to the beautiful El Retiro Park. She also liked the Manzanares el Real castle.
The lunch at the school was very good and healthy. Little touches like delicious watermelon and ice cream treats were much appreciated.

We received regular updates and photos from Esther.

Special mention to my daughter’s host mother who made every effort to make my daughter feel at home. She cooked delicious meals for her in the evening and always talked to her in Spanish finding out about her day. She had a very nice time over the weekend with her extended family and visited El Escorial on the middle Sunday.

The return journey was also excellent. Again my daughter was driven by Esther to the airport and her husband waited with Emily while she checked her bag in.

On her return our daughter was very excited to tell us about the friends she had made, how much her Spanish had improved and all the fun she had had on the activities.

I am so pleased I found Spanish in Nature. It was a huge success.