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The CANARIAS CULTURAL - International Spanish School specialises in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. But, our school also wants to offer the quality of life of a wonderful city, a quiet, family atmosphere, in which direct contact makes it much easier to communicate, learn the language and get to know our customs.

We are a medium sized school (between 50 and 60 students). There is a close and direct relationship between students, teachers and the management, enabling students to learn and speak Spanish from the very first moment. We also have everything we need (a wide range of didactic materials) for teaching and learning the language.

Our teachers, philologists who have specialised in teaching Spanish to foreigners, continue to experiment with the best teaching methods, with a view to making the task of learning Spanish an enjoyable and effective one, combining teaching methods and adapting them to the specific needs of each group. Right from the first day, the classes are in Spanish. These classes offer a happy and dynamic atmosphere, as well as teaching the language. An agreeable working atmosphere is sometimes just as important as a good grammar book.

The aim of our service is not only to learn Spanish, but also to enable you to understand Spanish and Latin American society in all is facets, using methods such as reading newspapers, showing films, listening to lectures and talks, excursions, visits to different areas of the city, etc.

In Santa Cruz, a city that is not on the normal tourist routes, you can learn and enjoy your stay walking its streets and boulevards and, what is even more important, meeting and getting to know the city's inhabitants, who are always hospitable and friendly to visitors.

To maintain our high teaching standards, classes are small groups that vary between a minimum of three and a maximum of ten students, giving all of them plenty of chance to participate.

Our school, located in one of the most attractive areas of the city, is just 50 m off the main boulevard of Santa Cruz, next to Parque Garcia Sanabria, and a 3-minute walk from the centre of the city. Apart from classrooms, we also have a multimedia room: television, video, music, computers with free access to the Internet, etc. available to school students.

We also encourage the "exchange", which puts our students in contact with Spanish students interested in foreign languages. This way, our students get to know each other and get together to talk in greater depth about the things they are interested in, each in his own language. This way, our students are quickly integrated in the city's social life as they start making Spanish friends.