ECELA Santiago
Santiago, ChileWhy choose ECELA Santiago:
One of the best locations in Santiago, with large shopping malls, countless cafés, and several universities just outside the door.
Possibility of combining courses with other ECELA schools in Chile, Argentina, and Peru.
High focus on conversational skills, with half of each class comprised of speaking activities.
The school specializes in offering tailored homestays for its students, aiming for full Spanish immersion.
Lots of in-school activities to increase socialization between students and to create more opportunities to practice their speaking!
ECELA Santiago philosophy:
We carefully designed a Spanish cultural immersion for our students’ success, incorporating a “school hop” between our schools for a multi-culture (and multi-accent) experience and spending over half of each class in micro-group conversational activities to get the most speaking practice. We encourage our students to interact as much as possible with other students, staff members, and with their hosts because we believe that lots of speaking time helps our students’ Spanish to not “just be good on paper”.
Courses offered:
Semi-Intensive 10 (10 hours a week)
Intensive 20 (20 hours a week)
Exam Preparation
Specific courses:
Business Spanish
Medical and Psychology Spanish
Latin American Literature
“I had a fantastic time during the four weeks I spent at ECELA Spanish School in Santiago, Chile. I learned more Spanish than I would have in a year in Amsterdam. It was the best vacation of my life, and I loved sharing the experience with so many special people.”
Karianne Hoenderkamp, Netherlands.
ECELA Santiago is best for
• Young professionals• Wanderlust travelers
• Ages 25-35
Features
• Students from over 25 nationalities• Max class size: 7
Main nationalities
1. USA
2. UK
3. Germany
Experiences offered for free
• In-school movie nights.
• Cooking, dance and folklore classes.
• Language meetup exchanges and tutoring sessions.
Add-ons
• Santiago city tours.
• Wine tastings in the city and weekend tours to nearby vineyards.
• Day trips to Valparaíso, Pablo Neruda’s Isla Negra, or horseback riding in the Andes.