Why should I go to Central America Spanish School? What makes your school different?
Why should I come to Honduras to study Spanish? What are the advantages over any other Latin American Country?
What are the immigration and visa requirements for Honduras?
What type of accommodations is available?
What type of programs do you offer and what are the costs?
How do you instruct Spanish?
What other types of activities do you offer?
How do I make a reservation?
How do I get to Honduras?
How do I get to La Ceiba?
How do I get to Copan Ruinas?
How do I get to Utila Bay Island?
How do I get to Roatan Bay Island?
How do I locate the school when I arrive in La Ceiba?
How do I locate the school when I arrive in Utila Bay Island?
How do I locate the school when I arrive in Roatan Bay Island?
Do you have any references?
Will I be able to find Internet access in La Ceiba?
What forms of payment do you accept? Do you accept credit cards?
Why should I go to Central America Spanish School? What makes your school different?
A. Our staff consists of selected "maestros" (master professors) who are graduates of Honduran universities, and many are working on advance degrees. Our Spanish programs are popular with business and medical professionals, engineers and research scientists, seeking accelerated and special vocabulary classes. Some students want a better understanding of Spanish to enable them to explore Honduras and other Latin American countries with greater independence.
Free written and oral evaluations are given to each student before he or she begins classes. These evaluations given periodically determine the student’s individualized skill level and requirements. The student is thenb matched with his personal master instructor, and a lesson plan is engineered to meet the student’s goals. Under the director’s guidance, each professor is personally responsible for the rapid progress of the instructor’s assigned student.
A family atmosphere is maintained among the students and all staff members. A new student feels an immediate camaraderie with the staff and other students. The staff is available 7 days per week to help the student.
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Why should I come to Honduras to study Spanish? What are the advantages over any other Latin American Country?
A. Honduras, mostly rural and with 3 distinct cultures and languages, shares borders with El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Pacific Ocean, and 800 km of Caribbean Coast including some of the most pristine beaches in the world. Students can travel economically and safely on the paved highway system and the prolific bus system. Central American Spanish School has three campuses in Honduras. Students can study in any or all of the campuses in Honduras.
La Ceiba
La Ceiba (pop. 80,000) is the third largest city in Honduras, located on the Caribbean coast, and is the country's most vibrant with nightly entertainment. The city is friendly with an international atmosphere and is easy to walk around in with plenty of opportunities to speak Spanish.
Copan Ruins
Just 12 kilometers west from the Guatemalan border lies the quiet town of Copán Ruinas, a pleasant, whitewashed and cobble-stoned village known for its Maya ruins.
Utila Island
Utila Island is the smallest of a string of islands known as The Bay Islands with a low cost of living and a wonderful lifestyle. Utila is world famous for its fantastic reef and as one of the most economical places to get a diving certification. The Utila Island campus is located near all forms of transportation including airport and boats from the mainland.
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What are the immigration and visa requirements for Honduras?
A. Entry and exit requirements: no visas are needed to get into Honduras for the vast majority of nationalities including Americans and EEC passport holders. Upon arrival, a 30 day visa will be granted automatically and this can be easily extended for a small fee. The school will assist you in renewing your passport.
What type of accommodations is available?
A. The student has a choice of a home stay or hotel. The school will arrange reservations in hotels for the student. The school has arrangements with several hotels so those students of the school receive a substantial discount. All hotels and home stays are within walking distance of the school. There are several places to buy food, snacks, and fruits on the route to the school. A student in the Home stay receives a private room and 3 meals a day for 7 days per week.
What type of programs do you offer and what are the costs?
A. All of our Spanish teaching programs are based on 20 hours of "one on one" class work per week. Classes are held in the mornings with the afternoons and weekends free for recreation and most importantly, time to practice Spanish, through immersion in the local culture. We emphasize conversation, reading, grammar, and the experience of real life Spanish situations. Once a week, classes are held in an "eco" environment such as a beach, a waterfall, a river or a Honduran "paraíso" (paradise). Various other activities are readily available and can be easily arranged by the staff.
· Levels offered: beginner, basic, intermediate, advanced
· Number of classes per week: 5 classes per week (one class = 4 hours)
· Length of course: Courses are custom engineered to meet the students needs and available time.
· Maximum number of students per group: private master instructor
· Starting dates: every Monday with exceptions by special request
At various times of the year we offer reduced rates. Please email us for current prices. Payment for classes can be paid for upon arrival at the school. Payment can be made in US dollars, Honduran lempiras or traveler’s checks. The school cannot accept credit cards. We suggest that you bring a combination of US dollars and traveler’s checks.
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How do you instruct Spanish?
A. The different areas of the language program are designed based on the result's of the student's initial free educational assessment. After each evaluation the student’s program is modified according to the student’s needs and potential:
· Conversation 40 %,
· Grammar 20 %,
· Pronunciation 15 %,
· Reading and writing 15%
· Compossition 10%
Weekly cultural lectures and activities are given at minimal cost for transportation and food.
What other types of activities do you offer?
A. Just like the private lessons, activities are also custom-designed to meet the students needs, interests, and available time. Teachers in the school accompany the students for field trips to the beach and/or indigenous villages, mountain hiking, waterfall bathing, etc. Students pay only for travel costs (minimal in Honduras), and food. The school also assists students in acquiring volunteer activities in the community.
The school will assist the student in signing up for activities available through outside sources including scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, visits to the Bay Islands by boat, white water rafting, botanical garden, etc.
Each week at the Copan Ruinas campus the students and the teachers take a horseback ride into the mountains. Additional activities at Copan Ruinas include archeological visits to Mayan Indian sites as well as various museums.
How do I make a reservation?
A. To register you need to send a nonrefundable Application and material fee. This fee payment will guarantee your space in Central America Spanish School. This fee payment is nonrefundable but if you do need to change your schedule we will attempt to accommodate your change of plans at no additional charge, space permitting.
Please fill out the STUDENT APPLICATION FORM with all the available information that you currently have and email to: info@ca-spanish.com . Even if you do not currently have all the information, such as flight information, please fill out as completely as possible and email to us so we can make preparations for your studies.
For register in any program with CASS you should make the follows steps:
-Submit the registration form
-After we receive this document you will receive instruction for make a deposit for complete your registration
-Then you will receive an e-mail with a voucher describing your Spanish program and your status payment.
-Finally you should send us your arrival information as follows:
a- Arrival city b- Schedule arrival c- Flight number d- Airline name
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How do I get to Honduras?
There are some airlines that have flight to Honduras, and we recommend getting a flight from your country to San Pedro Sula if you Spanish program will start in the school in La Ceiba, or Copan Ruinas, for get Roatan you can flight directly to the airport in Roatan Bay Island. But if you can’t find a flight from your country to San Pedro Sula, you could flight to Tegucigalpa. And then get a La Ceiba by bus or plane, and for come to Copan Ruinas you should do it by bus.
How do I get to La Ceiba?
A. An airplane ticket from San Pedro Sula airport to La Ceiba is only $65 (2007 prices) plus a small tax (16%). If you purchase the ticket in another country it may be more expensive. Just wait until you arrive at the San Pedro Sula airport to purchase your ticket. There are 3 airlines for get La Ceiba.
Note: the prices change every time, please ask about before to come in order to know the exactly price at the time that you will visit Honduras.
B. Also you can get La Ceiba by bus, but for this we prefer that you ask us about what bus company we recommend always.
Tip: You have to go to another window to pay the tax. We suggest getting on the plane with your entire carryon luggage. Even if you must surrender, it to the baggage portion of the plane it will be loaded last and you can deplane and grab your luggage.
How do I get to Copan Ruinas?
A. after arrive to the airport in San Pedro Sula you can get a bus from the airport to San Pedro Sula and then travel with the same company bus from San Pedro Sula to Copan Ruinas. Also we offer the airport transfer package for the price of $120 per person, more people price on request.
Note: the prices change every time, please ask about before to come in order to know the exactly price at the time that you will visit Honduras.
Tip: You have to go to another window to pay the tax. We suggest getting on the plane with your entire carryon luggage. Even if you must surrender, it to the baggage portion of the plane it will be loaded last and you can deplane and grab your luggage.
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How do I get to Utila Bay Island?
A. An airplane ticket from San Pedro Sula airport to Utila is only $125 (2007 prices) plus a small tax (16%). If you purchase the ticket in another country it may be more expensive. Just wait until you arrive at the San Pedro Sula airport to purchase your ticket. There is 1 airline for get Utila just 3 times a week. If you want to get this option please ask about the flight schedule
Note: the prices change every time, please ask about before to come in order to know the exactly price at the time that you will visit Honduras.
B. Also you can get La Ceiba by bus or flight and then get Utila by ferry the cost for the flight is $65 one way (2007 prices) plus a small tax (16%).per person, or by bus but for this we prefer that you ask us about what bus company we recommend always. The cost for the ferry is $15 one way. (Price include a small tax)
Tip: You have to go to another window to pay the tax. We suggest getting on the plane with your entire carryon luggage. Even if you must surrender, it to the baggage portion of the plane it will be loaded last and you can deplane and grab your luggage.
How do I get to Roatan Bay Island?
A. You should flight from your country to the airport in Roatan Bay Island. Or to San Pedro Sula, then you should flight from San Pedro Sula to Roatan. An airplane ticket is only $125 (2007 prices) plus a small tax (16%).
Note: the prices change every time, please ask about before to come in order to know the exactly price at the time that you will visit Honduras.
Tip: You have to go to another window to pay the tax. We suggest getting on the plane with your entire carryon luggage. Even if you must surrender, it to the baggage portion of the plane it will be loaded last and you can deplane and grab your luggage.
How do I locate the school when I arrive in La Ceiba?
If you want, you can walk out to the main road and catch a taxi to the school. Make a copy of the following phrase, which is in Spanish, and show it to any taxicab driver. The cost is being approximately 15 lempiras ($ 0.80 US, 2006-2007 prices) for a taxi.
"Por favor lleveme a la escuela de espanol, CENTRAL AMERICA SPANISH SCHOOL en la Avenida San Isidro, junto a foto estudio "TECNIFOTO"
We also offer free pick up at the La Ceiba airport or the bus station.
Mailing and physical address:
Central America Spanish School
Avenida San Isidro 12 y 13 calle
La Ceiba, Honduras
CENTRAL AMERICA
PO Box 1142
Tel: (504) 440-1742
Tel: (504) 440 -1061
Cell phone: (504) 351-9156 (will be answered in Spanish, just say the name of the student and they will find someone who speaks English)
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How do I locate the school when I arrive in Utila Bay Island?
Please check out the Utila map and you can find where the school is located.
How do I locate the school when I arrive in Roatan Bay Island?
The school is located in West End, just closed the hotel La Posada ArcoIris; you can get a taxi from the airport or the dock. We teach in the area of the hotel La Posada ArcoIris. The cost is being approximately 200 lempiras ($11 USA 2006-2007 price) for a taxi.
Do you have any references?
A. Yes. (Click here for references) and/or send us an email for recent comments.
Will I be able to find Internet access in La Ceiba?
A. There are many Internet cafes in La Ceiba and a student of CASS receives free Internet access.
What forms of payment do you accept? Do you accept credit cards?
The school accepts payment in US dollars, lempira, traveler’s checks and credit cards (Visa, American Express, Mastercard, etc).
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