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ONLINE CLASSES

Ideal comes to you!

Learn Spanish online with teachers from Ideal from your own home, office, school, or anywhere that has WideBand internet access. Learn using the same program and materials that Ideal School for Spanish has developed through 35 years of experience teaching students from all over the globe.

Why take classes online with Ideal?

• You won´t talk with a machine, but with a native Spanish-speaker live online.
• You won´t need to travel because you can take your class right where you are, while still enjoying a Spanish cultural journey.
• Your classes are personalized (student-teacher)
• You´ll receive all of the materials you need for each class.
• Our academic program is backed by 35 years of experience as a Spanish school.
• We emphasize verbal communication.
• We also offer Grammar and Pronunciation classes.
• You can choose whichever time is best for you (7am-10pm Central Standard Time, Mexico).
• We touch on topics such as culture, tourism, politics and society.
• The first class is always free and includes an evaluation of your Spanish level, so that we can get to know you better.
• You will be in direct contact with your teacher through e-mail.

Special deals of the month

• First class free.
• 2x1 taking the class at the same time. Usually our classes are 1-1, but if you want to take your class with a friend, you only pay for one person!

What will I need?

• A computer, earphones, microphone, and a webcam.
• WideBand Internet access.

How much do classes cost?

1 hour: $20 USD
10 hours: $190 USD
20 hours: $350 USD
30 hours: $450 USD
60 hours: $840 USD

What are my payment options?

• PayPal
• Money deposit through Bank of America

How do I sign up?

1. First of all, please feel free to contact us with any questions.
2. Write to us at spanishonline@ideal-school.com including your: Name, Email, the class hours that you prefer, and your approximate level of Spanish.
3. Shortly after, you will receive a confirmation of your online classes by e-mail and we will send you information about your payment.
4. We will schedule your class time (very important).
5. You will receive instructions on how to begin your online classes together with the material for your first class, as well as recommendations for how classes are run and how you can best take advantage of them.
6. Before we begin, you will be evaluated on your level of Spanish.
7. And now...Let´s get started!

If you have any questions, ask us!

spanishonline@ideal-school.com


Combo programs

Besides the programs we already offer all year round you can also register for one of the Combo Programs at Ideal Escuela de Español and obtain all the services you desire for your experience in Mexico to be complete and rewarding in one package! Our Combo Programs are packages that include Spanish classes, lodging with host families, workbooks and extra cultural activities; all at a cost that is very convenient for you. The Scheduled Programs at Ideal begin on predetermined dates and you can attend for 2 or 4 weeks. Ask for our next predetermined starting dates!

Combo Programs include:
2 Week Program
$975 USD:
• Registration
• Tuition fees for 2 weeks of classes in the Intensive Program (25 hours per week in groups of no more than 5 students).
• Lodging in shared bedrooms with a host family for 2 weeks (14 nights). You can change to a private room for $84 USD extra.
• 1 Ideal Escuela de Español workbook.
• Tour of downtown Cuernavaca.
• 1 dance class.
• 1 cooking class.
• All the free optional activities of the Regular Program at Ideal Escuela de Español (For certain activities such as the “Coffee Social” the students each pay their own expenses).
• Excursion to the water park “Las Estacas.”
• Excursion to the “Guadalupe Basilica and the Pyramids of Teotihuacán.”
• Excursion to the “Historical Site of Mexico City.”
• You can choose private transportation from Mexico City’s Airport for $90 extra (one way).

4 Week Program
$1,805 USD:
• Registration
• Tuition fees for 4 weeks of classes in the Intensive Program (25 hours per week in groups of no more than 5 students).
• Lodging in shared bedrooms with a host family for 4 weeks (28 nights). You can change to a private room for $168 USD extra.
• 2 Ideal Escuela de Español workbooks.
• Tour of downtown Cuernavaca.
• 1 dance class.
• 1 cooking class.
• All the free optional activities of the Regular Program at Ideal Escuela de Español (For certain activities such as the “Coffee Social” the students each pay their own expenses).
• Excursion to the water park “Las Estacas.”
• Excursion to the “Guadalupe Basilica and the Pyramids of Teotihuacán.”
• Excursion to the “Historical Site of Mexico City.”
• Excursion to the “Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco.”
• Excursion to the “Frida Kahlo Museum and Xochimilco.”
You can choose private transportation from Mexico City’s Airport for $90 extra (one way).

Notes:
• This program requires a minimum of 5 students enrolled. Please ask for the number of students enrolled.
• The lodging plan is based on one week of lodging from Sunday to Sunday, whichever amount of week is needed. Additional nights may be added prior to or after the program mentioned herein.
• It is possible to choose a private room with an additional fee.
• No refunds are available for unused activities, services or nights of lodging included in the package.
• You may also choose within these Combo Programs any other Ideal Program such as the Basic Program (4 lessons per day), or the Basic Program + Private Lessons (4 group lessons and 1 private lesson, amongst other options). Just ask us!
• No previous discounts apply in Scheduled Programs.

Next Scheduled Programs:
June 2010: From June 6 to July 4, 2010 (Deadline for enrollment: May 21)
July 2010: From July 4 to August 1, 2010 (Deadline for enrollment: June 25)
August 2010: From August 1 to 29, 2010 (Deadline for enrollment: July 23)


Cultural Events Happening in August!


Music

• Gala de Mariachis de Tetelcingo: August 1, 12:00
Teatro Ocampo, Cuernavaca

Exhibitions

• Exposición: La Hoja
Taller de Grafíca de Tepoztlán
Centro Cultural, Jardin Borda
July 11-August 1

•La Lucha de Las Mujeres en México
En la sala José María Velasco, Centro Cultural, Jardin Borda
July 20-July 30
July 20, 12:30: Opening, La Conferencia Magistral "La Lucha de Las Mujeres" impartida por la doctora Patricia Galeana.

Places To Visit in Cuernavaca

•Jardin Borda Garden
• Robert Brady Museum
• Palacio de Cortes (includes a collection of Diego Rivera murals), Museo Regional Cuauhnáhuac
• Catedral de la Asunción de María (Cuernavaca Cathedral)
• Plaza de la Constitucion
• Plaza de Armas
• Ruins of Xochicalco
• El Castillito (Photographic Museum of Cuernavaca)
• Home and Studio of David Alfaro Siqueiros
• Papalote Museo del Niño
• San Anton Waterfall
• Piramide de Teopanzolco
• Las Estacas Natural Water Park

Places To Visit Near Cuernavaca

• Archaeological Monuments Zone Xochicalco
• Taxco (2 hours)
• Puebla (3 hours)
• Mexico City (About 2 hours)
• Acapulco (4 hours)
• Las Grutas (Caves of Cacahuampila)
• Tlayacapan Regional Museum
• Tequesquitengo Lake
• La Lucha por la Tierra Museum

Upcoming Events/ Important Dates for 2010-2011

• Independence Day, El Grito de Independencia: September 15

• All Saint´s Day, Día de Todos Santos: November 1

• Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos: November 2

•Miquixtli: Festividad Indigena y Popular de Muertos: October 30- November 2, 2010
Celebrate the popular Mexican Festival, Day of the Dead in Cuernavaca´s Jardin Borda. You´ll find a market with crafts, food, and artisans from Morelos, Guerrero, Michoacan, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Querètaro. The festival also includes a Catrinas Festival, a book fair, and the traditional Day of the Dead offerings.

•Festival Internacional de Danza, Central Cultural, Jardin Borda: November 5-November 15, 2010

• Three Kings Day, Día de los Santos Reyes: January 6

• Carnival: February

• Holy Week, Semana Santa: March/April

For more information on these and other cultural events, check out these websites!

News from Mexico

Cultural Institute of Morelos

Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y Las Artes






















 


We are the Associate Center of Instituto Cervantes in Cuernavaca!

Learn Spanish in Cuernavaca Mexico

Ideal School for Spanish is an Associate Center of Instituto Cervantes as of December 2006. This Network of Associate Centers is made up of organizations whose quality has been expressly recognized by Instituto Cervantes.

Instituto Cervantes is a public organization set up in Spain in 1991 to promote and teach the Spanish language, and to disseminate Spanish and Hispanic-American culture. It has offices in Madrid and Alcalá de Henares, Spain. Alcalá de Henares is the birthplace of the writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of "El Quijote de la Mancha." Instituto Cervantes has Associate Centers on four continents.

We hope that this certification will contribute to the teaching and promotion of the Spanish language all over the world. This accreditation encourages us to strive even more to promote and teach the Spanish language to students from around the globe.
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Privada Narciso Mendoza 107, Colonia Pradera
C.P. 62170, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
Ph. (52 777) 311 75 51. Fax. (52 777) 311 59 10