Summer Immersion Trip to Spain

The Spain Experience

During their summer immersion trip to Spain, students reside in a 15th century fully renovated farmhouse in a small village in the Burgos Province in northern Spain.

• Students earn 1 Maret Language Credit
• Dates: TBD
• Tuition: TBD

Students participate in a combination of classes (by Maret and native faculty), cultural outings, projects, and experiential learning in the community.

Learning Through Teachers

Students work with 2 Maret teachers during morning classes. The small group instruction maximizes the local setting.

Learning by Doing

Daily activities such as cooking and pastry lessons; artisan conversations on cheese making, pottery, and olive growing; and outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, horseback riding are all conducted in Spanish.

Learning Through Culture

Field trips include Burgos and its Gothic cathedral, abbeys and monasteries such as Camino de Santiago, medieval villages, Granada and the Alhambra, and el Pico de Veleta, the highest road in Europe. Night classes are provided as an extension of the field trips.

Learning in the Community

We stay in small communities that are convivial and welcome interaction. Local knowledge of English is not widespread. This pushes students to communicate solely in Spanish.

Learning Through Immersion

Each student signs a language contract pledging to use Spanish exclusively for the duration of the trip. Depending on the level of aptitude, the contract is modified to allow students with an introductory level to succeed in the program. A 20-minute meeting is held every day in English; this is the only time we speak English as a group. Teachers may have specific interactions with students in English in one-on-one settings.