School Spanish Language Study Trip to Salamanca

Home to the ‘purest’ form of spoken Spanish, a school trip to Salamanca is fantastic for improving your students’ overall level!

Salamanca is very easy to navigate on foot and we offer accommodation within walking distance of our partner language school, either in the school’s residence, or with a carefully selected host family who have a Certificado de Antecedentes Penales – a clean police record. Other accommodation options are also available.

Our partner language school in Salamanca offers immersive lessons tailored to meet your requirements. Your students will also enjoy an extensive cultural activities programme including salsa lessons, seminars on Spanish art and literature, guided walking tours and museum visits.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight to Madrid

Afternoon

Meet coach and transfer to Salamanca Meet host families and transfer to accommodation

Evening

Evening meal with host family

Day 2

Morning

Spanish lessons at language school

Afternoon

Lunch with host family Guided walking tour of the city

Evening

Group to arrange own evening meal

Day 3

Morning

Spanish lessons at language school

Afternoon

Lunch with host family Photo rally activity around the city, followed by a dance lesson

Evening

Group to arrange own evening meal

Day 4

Morning

Spanish lessons at language school

Afternoon

Lunch with host family Visit to cathedral towers, followed by a cooking lesson

Evening

Eat the meals you prepared during your cooking lesson!

Day 5

Morning

Spanish lessons at language school

Afternoon

Lunch with host family Meet coach and transfer to Madrid

Evening

Return flight to UK

4 nights' host family accommodation on half-board basis
12 hours of language lessons in closed groups
Access to the Vamoos app to download all tour-related travel documents
Airport tax and passenger duty at current rates
ATOL protected return flights from the UK
Coach transfers in-resort
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
Detailed information pack
Use of school materials/resources and end-of-course certificates
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

A Level

Theme-based vocabulary - chosen by teacher
Practising reading, writing and speaking skills
Communication strategies
Understanding rubrics and instructions
Grammar revision
Asking questions and giving opinions
Social conventions
Understanding culture and identity of Spanish-speaking countries
Literary text and films

GCSE

Theme-based vocabulary - chosen by teacher
Practising reading, writing and speaking skills
Grammar revision
Communication strategies
Understanding rubrics and instructions
Asking questions and giving opinions
Social conventions
Understanding Spanish culture and identity

Key Stage 3

Theme-based vocabulary chosen by teacher
Suggestions:
Exploring the town
Hobbies and pastimes
Food and drink
Eating out
Introducing yourself
Describing others
Likes and dislikes
Plants and animals
Cultural traditions

Accommodation

Spanish host families

Host family accommodation offers your students the opportunity to take the Spanish learnt during their lessons and put it into practice with friendly native speakers. Their hosts will welcome them into their home and will encourage them to converse with them in Spanish only throughout their stay. This is an unforgettable, totally immersive experience that will not only help your students to improve their Spanish skills but will also help them to build their confidence. All our host families are carefully selected and well known to the dedicated Accommodations Officer at the language school. They also all hold a*Certificado de Antecedentes Penales*- proof of a clean police record. Please note that other accommodation options are available if you would prefer not to stay with host families on your Spanish school trip.

Educational Activities

Guided Walking Tour of Salamanca

On your first day of school you will be shownaround your new city, to help you feel at home straight

Language Lessons

Spanish lessons are taught by native-speaking, university-qualified tutors in closed groups with the lessons designed to meet with your curriculum.

Cultural Activities

Guided Tour of Salamanca Cathedral

Students will have the opportunity to visit both of Salamanca's cathedrals - the old and the new! In addition, a

Salsa and Sevillanas lessons

As part of your Spanish cultural programme enjoy an introduction to Salsa and Sevillanas dance with an experienced teacher at

Spanish movie show

Spanish is very much á la mode in world culture, a fact reflected by the enormous number of Hispanic films

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.

Let's chat!

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Your trip will be fully financially protected

Your group's safety will be prioritised

Your trip will be a quality educational experience

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School Spanish Language Study Trip to Salamanca