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Spanish courses

Prices

(Please add a one-time registration fee of $20.)

Prices for Spanish classes and Spanish programs at Montanita Spanish School:

Spanish Mini Group (20 hours per week)*
$140 per week
*If you are the only one at your level this may be replaced by 15 hours private lessons

Spanish One on One Private (20 hours per week)
$195 per week: Additional hours at $9 per hour

Medical Spanish
In Montañita, volunteering at the hospital is free.
Please add your private Medical Spanish ($195 for 20 hours per week) and accommodation.
For other programs please view the Medical Spanish page.

Prices for surfing:

Spanish & Surf
(please add your Spanish course price) and $75 per week for 5 x 1.5 hour surf lessons, including board.

Surf Board Hire
Surf board is included in your surf instruction. If you don’t want lessons, and aren’t bringing your own board, you can hire a surf board off us at very reasonable rate. There is a variety of boards available.
$60 per week (up to 7 days)
$90 for two weeks
$120 per month

Spanish & Salsa
(please add your Spanish course price)
$60 per week

Spanish & Yoga
(please add your Spanish course price)
$60 per week

Prices for diving near Montanita:

Spanish & Dive
(please add your Spanish course price)
Open Water Diver (OWD): $450
Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD): $350
Emergency First Response (EFR): $200
Rescue Diver: $380

Spanish and become PADI Divemaster 4,5,7 and 8 weeks
(2010 dates and prices)

Course SDM4: Start dates: 24 January, 7 March, 30 May, 25 July, 24 October

Divemaster 4 weeks. You are already a PADI Rescue Diver and you have at least 35 logged dives. Includes Padi Divemaster & the course material, 40 hours Spanish, administration fee, shared accommodation, up to 25 dives and interning experience at the Dive Center, airport pickup and transfer to and from Guayaquil.

Total: $ 1414,- *Add $ 200,- if you need EFR

Course SDM5: Start dates: 17 January, 28 February, 23 May, 18 July, 17 October

Rescue Diver Course and Divemaster 5 weeks. You are already a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and you have at least 17 logged dives. Includes PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster Course & course material, 40 hours Spanish, administration fee, shared accommodation, up to 43 dives and interning experience at the Dive Center, airport pickup and transfer to and from Guayaquil.

Total: $ 2122,- *Add $ 200,- if you need EFR

Course SDM7: Start dates: 4 January, 14 February, 9 May, 4 July, 3 October

Advanced Open Water Course to Divemaster 7 weeks. You are already a PADI Open Water Diver and you have at least 10 logged dives. Includes PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster Course & course material, 60 hours Spanish, administration fee, shared accommodation, up to 50 dives and interning experience at the Dive Center, airport pickup and transfer to and from Guayaquil.

Total: $ 2616,- *Add $ 200,- if you need EFR

Course SDM8: Start dates: 28 December, 7 February, 2 May, 27 June, 26 September

Open Water Course to Divemaster 8 weeks. You don´t have any qualifications yet. Includes PADI Open Water, PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster Course & course material, 80 hours Spanish, administration fee, shared accommodation, up to 60 dives and interning experience at the Dive Center, airport pickup and transfer to and from Guayaquil.

Total: $ 3248,- *Add $ 200,- if you need EFR

NOTE: All the courses do not include the annual Divemaster fee!

Emergency First Response (First Aid) Course including CPR is necessary to obtain the Divemaster license. Our diving school can offer EFR courses if the students don´t already have this certification.

Students on Course SMD8 have to bring a medical certification from the doctor. Any students with health problems should notify us before enrolling.

Spanish & Volunteer (minimum 4 weeks)
Volunteering is free in Montanita. Please add only the price of accommodation and classes.

Explore Ecuador Travelling Classroom (this includes accommodation. Spanish lessons, all travel and activities)
Four weeks weeks $1725
Option Favorite location one week add on $350
Option Galapagos week add on $1400

Prices for Montanita Cabanas and Hotel:
(Please see accommodation page for more options). Please note that these are student prices. Please refer to our accommodation page for non Montañita Spanish school student prices.

Cabanas or private room with ensuite
$105 one person per week, if second person $70 per week.

La Casita. This is a beautiful small house located in front of the swimming pool. It comes with a full kitchen and is perfect for a family.
$210 per week.

Shared dorm
$56 per week

Homestay
$108 per week (in 2010 the price is $119)

House near beach
$280 per week (minimum stay 1 week)

National holidays:

Please note that the school is not open on National holidays. Normal weekly prices apply. If two days of national holidays occur in one week, we will endeavor to teach on the next Saturday to help compensate.

Fixed National Holidays: Jan 1, Feb 15 and 16, May 1, April 2, July 24, August 10, Oct 9, Nov 2, 3, Dec 25, 31 and January 1.

Variable National Holidays: Carnival normally one day first week Feb & March, Easter Good Thursday & Friday.

Mini Group Spanish

(20 lessons per week)

Montañita Spanish School provides small mini-group Spanish. We pride ourselves on the quality of these courses. There are 4 lessons per day, 5 days per week. With 6 different ability groups you will be with others also keen to learn at the same level. By having others in your class it is an excellent way to stay motivated, practice what you are learning and to meet other students.

Classes consist of 2 hours of largely Grammar based learning. We still try to make it fun! Then there are 2 hours of more conversational or activity based Spanish, to put into practice what you have learned. We have found this approach to be extremely effective.

In the conversation/practical classes group members frequently go on trips around town, practice real world situations and even have cooking classes sometimes!

The groups are very small, normally 3-5 persons. In fact, the maximum per class is only 5! So you will get a lot of attention and your learning needs will be catered for.

Occasionally we will not meet our minimum numbers per class in your ability group. In this case your lessons may be replaced with 15 hours of private one-on-one lessons.

Spanish - One On One

(20 lessons per week)

Some people learn best with individual attention. If this is you, then we suggest our private classes. With our teacher only focused on your needs, you can guarantee that you will learn quickly and efficiently. This is often the best route to take if you are limited on time, if you have specialized Spanish to learn or just because it suits your learning style best.

The teacher will be following a well proven course syllabus but is free to concentrate on any weaknesses you have. For our private classes you are basically allowed to “set the pace.” Your professor and you will figure out the best way for you to practice whatever it is you are hoping to learn!

Our teachers are all qualified professionals and with private classes your Spanish will improve rapidly.

Medical Spanish

For many health care professionals, Medical Spanish is increasingly becoming essential.

We can provide excellent options for medical professionals and medical students. Our Medical Spanish program includes “hands on” experience. The program is perfect for medical students and professionals to get a good understanding of health care in the developing world.

This is your opportunity to provide much needed help to often poor communities and also to gain valuable practical experience.

Option 1: Medical Spanish and internship/practical at a rural hospital in Montañita/Manglaralto

Our Medical Spanish program receives great feedback from our students.

For 4 or more hours per day you will learn Medical Spanish with our professional teacher who has had years of experience teaching Medical Spanish. Five days per week you will also have a medical internship at the local hospital in Manglaralto (2 miles from our school and a 25 cent bus ride). Volunteering at this small, rural hospital is a great way to bring help to the developing world.

The hospital is very busy and deals mainly with poor people from the surrounding rural areas and small 'pueblos'. It has a very good range of facilities including an emergency room and X-ray machine. However much help is needed as it is difficult for the hospital to bring in many specialists. The hospital is extremely interested in receiving both qualified medical professionals and medical students

It has about 20 doctors (most of them young and very enthusiastic about helping you).

Importantly, the hospital needs help and will help you to become practically involved to the greatest degree possible. The feedback we have received from past interns is excellent and this program is highly recommended for medical students and professionals.

The Director of the Hospital Director Dr. Nelson Victor R, warmly welcomes both medical professionals and medical students alike. Your medical coordinator is the hospital administrator, Juan Noinivos.

Eligibility:

Health professionals or anyone studying in health related fields such as pre-med, med, doctors, nurses, dental students, nursing students, EMTS.

Level of Spanish: No specific level needed. Many volunteers study full-time Medical Spanish for a week or two before starting the volunteer work at the hospital to improve their Spanish levels. It is mandatory for complete beginners to take at least one week of Medical Spanish before beginning at the hospital. This is to assure that the volunteers will have some understanding of the Spanish language before being put into a real-world situation.

Length: Minimum length for a qualified medical professional is 2 week.

Minimum length for a medical student wishing to go on rotations is 6 weeks.

Pricing: Volunteering is free.

Medical Spanish 20 hours private per week $195 per week.

Accommodation from $56 (shared dorm) to $140 per week (private cabana by the beach). Please see accommodation page for all options.

Option 2: Medical Spanish and internship/practical at a pediatric clinic in Manta.

RENEUP (Pediatric Neurological Rehabilitation Center) is dedicated to the prevention and alleviation of infantile development disorders as well as neurological cognitive and sensory disorders.

Objectives:

1. To educate the community about the importance of providing appropriate care to children with developmental disabilities.

2. To achieve prevention or maximum reduction of the effects of neurological sensory and cognitive disabilities in children at risk of suffering from them.

3. To offer a higher quality of life for disabled children.

4. To stimulate and assist in achieving maximum potential in all areas of development, through integration into regular education units and finally into society.

5. To advise regular education units about the integration of children with special education needs, including equipment, furniture (chair and desk) modifications, and support material.

6. To organize scientific events for professionals who are interested in the area of Pediatric Neurological Rehabilitation.

7. To initiate investigations to further knowledge and understanding of disability prevention and to develop techniques that provide solutions for infants with disabilities.

8. To establish relationships with other institutions by means of “institutional agreements”, especially with foundations, regular education units, universities, professional unions, scientific institutes, and others.

For the reasons listed above, we seek volunteers from the following specialties:

Physical Therapy (minimum level of basic Spanish)

Speech Therapy (minimum level of basic Spanish)

Infant Psychology (minimum level of intermediate Spanish)

Special Education (minimum level of intermediate Spanish)

Pediatric Neurology (minimum level of basic/intermediate Spanish)

Infant Trauma (minimum level of basic/intermediate Spanish)

Social Work (minimum level of basic/intermediate Spanish)

Occupational Therapy (minimum level of basic/intermediate Spanish)

Volunteers take Spanish or Medical classes in the morning, and volunteer at the clinic in the afternoon.

RENEUP is independently financed, and 60% of the patients are poor children.

Pricing: Volunteering is free