Language studies abroad : Adults : Spanish : Ecuador : Quito : Academia Columbus

Spanish school in Quito: Academia Columbus

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Information 2010
Information 2011

School

Our partner school is ideally situated in modern Quito and has an environment that is particularly suited to learning, with 12 comfortable and bright classrooms. You can enjoy a magnificent view of the city from the school’s terraces. There is a kitchen where you can make yourself a coffee, and a garden for relaxing and chatting with your new friends during breaks or after classes. The school also has a WiFi zone which students can use.
Our partner school is ideally situated in modern Quito and has an environment that is particularly suited to learning, with 12 comfortable and bright classrooms. You can enjoy a magnificent view of the city from the school’s terraces. There is a kitchen where you can make yourself a coffee, and a garden for relaxing and chatting with your new friends during breaks or after classes. The school also has a WiFi zone which students can use.

Information

Courses

Standard course
Lessons: 20 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Intensive course
Lessons: 30 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 + 14:00-16:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Combined course 20+10
Lessons: 30 of 60 minutes
(20 general + 10 one-to-one)
Course duration: 2 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-10:30 + 14:00-16:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Private Tuition (20)
Lessons: 20 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 2 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 1 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Standard course
Lessons: 20 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Intensive course
Lessons: 30 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 + 14:00-16:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Combined course 20+10
Lessons: 30 of 60 minutes
(20 general + 10 one-to-one)
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 5 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-10:30 + 14:00-16:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Private Tuition (20)
Lessons: 20 of 60 minutes
Course duration: 1 - 48 week(s)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Students/class: max. 1 people
Minimum age: 18 years
Daily schedule: 08:30-13:00 (possibly afternoon during summer)

Accommodation

Host family
Living with a host family during your stay in Quito is an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the Ecuadorian culture whilst having the chance to practise your Spanish daily outside of class in informal and authentic contexts. Our partner school carefully selects local host families and they generally live around 15 minutes away from the school. You will stay in a single room and have the choice between having half board or full board provided.

Shared apartment
Our partner school also proposes accommodation in a shared apartment, around 15 minutes' walking distance away from the language school building. Staying in a single room, you will share the common facilities with your flatmates, including a large equipped kitchen, a large living room, a terrace, 2 bathrooms and a washing machine. This option represents a very good opportunity to meet international students and to shaer the experience of a language study stay in Ecuador with them.




Host family
Living with a host family during your stay in Quito is an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the Ecuadorian culture whilst having the chance to practise your Spanish daily outside of class in informal and authentic contexts. Our partner school carefully selects local host families and they generally live around 15 minutes away from the school. You will stay in a single room and have the choice between having half board or full board provided.

Shared apartment
Our partner school also proposes accommodation in a shared apartment, around 15 minutes' walking distance away from the language school building. Staying in a single room, you will share the common facilities with your flatmates, including a large equipped kitchen, a large living room, a terrace, 2 bathrooms and a washing machine. This option represents a very good opportunity to meet international students and to shaer the experience of a language study stay in Ecuador with them.




Leisure

The school offers a wide choice of social and cultural activities. A visit to Quito will give you the opportunity to discover the Ecuadorian culture, through the sensuality and rhythm of the dances, the rich cuisine or the debates and conferences on the Latin-American world. You can also go to Otavalo on the Pan-American, which is famous for its market; ride horses in Baños, in the Valley of the Andes; or even take yourself to the middle of the world, with the equator only 22 km north of Quito! Not to mention the well-conserved remains  of pre-Columbian civilisations, the national park of Cotopaxi or the thermal spas of Papallacta.
The school offers a wide choice of social and cultural activities. A visit to Quito will give you the opportunity to discover the Ecuadorian culture, through the sensuality and rhythm of the dances, the rich cuisine or the debates and conferences on the Latin-American world. You can also go to Otavalo on the Pan-American, which is famous for its market; ride horses in Baños, in the Valley of the Andes; or even take yourself to the middle of the world, with the equator only 22 km north of Quito! Not to mention the well-conserved remains  of pre-Columbian civilisations, the national park of Cotopaxi or the thermal spas of Papallacta.

At a glance

/ in summary...

Population
 1,860,000
School size
S
Level Beginner to advanced
Minimum age
 18
Accommodation Host family / Shared apartment
Certificates --
Population
 1,860,000
School size
S
Level Beginner to advanced
Minimum age
 18
Accommodation Host family / Shared apartment
Certificates --

Location of the language school Academia Columbus

Quality marks

/ language school Academia Columbus

IALC
WiFi is free.
Disabled access at school

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Key points

  • Kvalitetsskola i ett fascinerande land
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  • Kvalitetsskola i ett fascinerande land
  • Varm och vänlig atmosfär
  • Små undervisningsgrupper

Nationality Mix

Dates and Prices

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/ Dates and prices in EUR

Arrival: Sunday prior to course start
Departure: Saturday following course end

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Starting dates: every Monday, all year round
Bank holidays: 01.01 / 15.02 / 16.02 / 02.04 / 01.05 / 24.05 / 10.08 / 09.10 / 02.11 / 03.11 / 25.12 / 26.12 .2010

Included in price

  • Language course
  • Host family or shared apartment
  • School enrolment fee & certificate
  • Documents & travel guide
  • Airport pick-up on arrival
A: Host family/single room/half board ; B: Shared apartment/single room/no meals
Standard course A B
1 week(s) 234 224
2 week(s) 444 424
3 week(s) 654 624
4 week(s) 864 824
6 week(s) 1242 1182
8 week(s) 1620 1540
12 week(s) 2376 2256
16 week(s) 3132 2972
24 week(s) 4644 4404
Extra week (24+) 189 179
Intensive course A B
1 week(s) 269 259
2 week(s) 519 499
3 week(s) 769 739
4 week(s) 1019 979
6 week(s) 1457 1397
8 week(s) 1895 1815
12 week(s) 2771 2651
16 week(s) 3647 3487
24 week(s) 5399 5159
Extra week (24+) 219 209
Combined course 20+10 A B
2 week(s) 569 549
3 week(s) 839 809
4 week(s) 1104 1064
Extra week (4+) 244 234
Private Tuition (20) A B
2 week(s) 569 549
3 week(s) 839 809
4 week(s) 1104 1064
Extra week (4+) 244 234
Options/Extras
Course materials deposit (to be paid on site) 20
Extra night with host family 15
Extra night with host family, full board 18
Apartment deposit 80
Other Types of Accommodation
Host family/single room/half board +100/w.
Shared apartment/single room/no meals -10/w.
Host family/single room/full board +20/w.
Shared apartment/double room/no meals -25/w.
Low/high season

For further information concerning the school dates and prices, please contact us.

/ Dates and prices in EUR

Arrival: Sunday prior to course start
Departure: Saturday following course end

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Starting dates Beginner: 03.01  / 17.01  / 07.02  / 21.02  / 07.03  / 21.03  / 04.04  / 18.04  / 02.05  / 16.05  / 06.06  / 20.06  / 04.07  / 18.07  / 01.08  / 15.08  / 05.09  / 19.09  / 03.10  / 17.10  / 07.11  / 21.11  / 05.12  / 19.12 .2011
Starting dates: every Monday, all year round
Bank holidays: 01.01 / 28.02 / 01.03 / 22.04 / 01.05 / 27.05 / 12.08 / 09.10 / 02.11 / 03.11 / 25.12 .2011

Included in price

  • Language course
  • Host family or shared apartment
  • School enrolment fee & certificate
  • Documents & travel guide
  • Airport pick-up on arrival
A: Host family/single room/half board ; B: Shared apartment/single room/no meals
Standard course A B
1 week(s) 234 229
2 week(s) 444 434
3 week(s) 654 639
4 week(s) 864 844
6 week(s) 1262 1232
8 week(s) 1660 1620
12 week(s) 2456 2396
16 week(s) 3252 3172
24 week(s) 4844 4724
Extra week (24+) 199 194
Intensive course A B
1 week(s) 269 264
2 week(s) 519 509
3 week(s) 769 754
4 week(s) 1019 999
6 week(s) 1487 1457
8 week(s) 1955 1915
12 week(s) 2891 2831
16 week(s) 3827 3747
24 week(s) 5699 5579
Extra week (24+) 234 229
Combined course 20+10 A B
1 week(s) 299 294
2 week(s) 569 559
3 week(s) 839 824
4 week(s) 1104 1084
6 week(s) 1622 1592
8 week(s) 2140 2100
12 week(s) 3176 3116
Extra week (12+) 259 254
Private Tuition (20) A B
1 week(s) 299 294
2 week(s) 569 559
3 week(s) 839 824
4 week(s) 1104 1084
6 week(s) 1622 1592
8 week(s) 2140 2100
12 week(s) 3176 3116
Extra week (12+) 259 254
Options/Extras
Course materials deposit (to be paid on site) 20
Extra night with host family 15
Extra night with host family 18
Extra night in a shared apartment 15
Extra night in a shared apartment 11
Apartment deposit 80
Other Types of Accommodation
Host family/single room/half board +100/w.
Shared apartment/single room/no meals -5/w.
Host family/single room/full board +20/w.
Shared apartment/double room/no meals -25/w.
Low/high season

Language schools in Quito

Language studies abroad : Adults : Spanish : Ecuador : Quito : Academia Columbus
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