Learn Spanish in San Sebastian at our partner language school, Academia Lacunza. Academia Lacunza has over 60 years of experience in teaching Spanish, which makes it one of the oldest language schools in all of Spain. The school premises are located in the city centre, at just a 10 minute walk to "La Concha" beach. The neighborhood features a number of bars, cafes, shops and other facilities.
The school building offers 12 classrooms, all with airconditioning. There also is a shared kitchen for students to use, a terrace and a small library.
Social Programme
The city of San Sebastian makes a great base point for a wide range of activities. The school offers you the opportunity to practice your Spanish through the social, cultural, gastronomic and sports activities. Example activities are: sports (such as yoga and surfing), cooking classes, city tours, nature hikes at the mountains and the sea, wine tastings, pinxtos tours, school barbecues and excursions to other places in the area such as Bilbao or Zarautz.
The intensive Spanish course consists of 20 or 30 lessons per week, focused on the practical use of language. The 20 lessons are held in groups of max. 12 students, and if you book the course with 30 lessons per week, you'll additionally have 10 mini-group (max. 8 students per class) afternoon lessons to your Intensive 20 course, in which you are used to work on conversation, language skills, Spanish culture and additional topics.
Minimum age is 17 years.
The Combined language course in San Sebastian is an excellent way of complementing your intensive course with daily private lessons. You will have 20 hours per week in a group and a 1 hour one-to-one class per day.
Minimum age is 17 years.
In the duo course you will have lessons together with one other person. The duo course programme will be based on your linguistic skills and will be adapted to your personal and/or professional needs. The duo course can only be booked by two people travelling together during the same period and who have the same level of Spanish.
Minimum age is 17 years.
The one-to-one course offers you the opportunity to learn at your own pace according to your own needs. The one-to-one course consists of between 20 and 25 lessons a week. On request, we can organise lessons on Saturdays and Sundays, including lunch with your teacher. You can also form a private group if you come with friends who are at the same Spanish level as you.
Minimum age is 17 years.
The D.E.L.E-course is a 4 week exam preparation course that consists of the intensive course with 20 lessons + 5 individual exam preparation lessons per week. You can take the A2, B1, B2 and C1 exams at the school.
Please note that exam fees are not included in the course price.
Minimum age is 17 years.
This course includes an intensive course with 20 lessons per week plus one surf class per day Monday through Friday with a maximum of 8 students per instructor. All materials are provided (board, wetsuit, insurance and a hot shower in the winter). If there are not enough people to form a group, the number of hours per week will be reduced accordingly. Held at Zurriola Beach.
It is also possible to combine this course with another language course than intensive. The surfing course can be booked for a shorter period than the language course. Prices on request. The course is available all year.
Minimum age is 17 years.
Get a taste of the local cuisine and traditions with a hands-on course in one of the local gastronomic societies. Run by a professional chef with a hands-on element in the preparation and elaboration of the 4-course menu. At the end of the class, you eat dinner with the rest of your classmates.
This course includes an intensive course with 20 lessons per week plus the cooking course (1 session per week of approximately 4 hours). It is also possible to combine this course with another language course than intensive. Prices on request.
Minimum age is 17 years.
The language school in San Sebastián has developed a special course for students aged 50 and over. The course includes 20 lessons per week in a mixed-age group and 10 additional lessons per week in a dedicated 50+ group. These 10 extra lessons are taught in a 50+ group with mixed language levels.
A daily activity programme is also included on weekdays. The activities vary according to the weekly theme, for example:
Spanish & Basque Culture: city tours, museum visits, local cider tasting, Basque cooking workshop, and excursions in the surrounding area, such as:
French Basque Country, Bilbao & the Guggenheim Museum, Getaria, The Three Temples: Santuario de Loiola, Zumarraga, and Aranzazu
Spanish & Gastronomy: tastings, visit to a cider museum, pintxo tour, museum visits, Basque cooking workshop, visit to a local market, etc.
Spanish & Film / Theatre: San Sebastián film city tour, dinner in a local restaurant, film festival screening, boat trip to the island and the Hondalea art installation, excursion to Tolosa and visit to the local market, museum visits, etc.
Minimum age is 50 years.
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