Address: Altos de Betania, North Street, El Dorado, Panama City

Our Spanish school is located about 20 minutes from downtown and 10 minutes from Parque Natural Metropolitano in a district called Altos de Betania.

Our school is housed in a quaint house and is family run with a beautiful garden with hammocks. The surrounding area offers many internet cafes & restaurants.

Other school facilities include:
> 3 large classrooms with AC
> Private garden - clases can take place outside > Social rooms
> Free internet access in computer lab
> Kitchen for cooking lessons
> TV's with DVD player for audio-visual exercises

ACCREDITED / MEMBER DETAILS
Undergraduate Credit Through Brookhaven College

HOMESTAY:
:: Most families include meals (see price page for options)
:: In most cases you will be expected to share the bathroom with the family
:: Families are within 5 - 30 minutes by public transport
:: Each student will be given a key to their accommodation
:: Please bring towels
:: Laundry service include
:: Bed linens and pillows will be provided

For more detailed information / options please refer to price page
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Class Schedule
Classes take place between Monday and Friday

The morning classes start at 08.30am and finish at 12:30pm, the afternoon classes start at 2:00pm and finish at 6:00pm

We only have small teaching groups at specific teaching levels. The maximum number of students per class is four, changes can then be made depending on each student's progress and learning needs.

The teachers are Panamanian, qualified with university degrees and all have experience in teaching Spanish as a second language. In addition, all teachers receive further training from our Academic Director. The teachers also join the students on the extra curricular activities.

You should bring a dictionary, notebooks and colored pens. It is useful to have 2 notebooks, one for new vocabulary, and one for the exercises in class. Textbooks and other teaching materials are provided, but it is advisable to have a good system of keeping your notes together.

Activities & Excursions
There is so much to do in Panama.

Panama City, because of its geographical location, is full of cultural and ethnic contrasts. Panama offers the student an attractive diversity, from the colonial city to a modern city of skyscrapers; from the densest jungle in the world to the archipelago with one of the purest indigenous cultures left in the hemisphere- the Kunas. And Panama is much more than this. It is the robust salsa danced by its people, the human warmth of the Panamanian who confronts his difficulties with the rhythm of his happy "tamborito", a folk rhythm. Inside of this tropical happiness, we also find a world of international commerce and finance where you can find merchandise from all parts of the world at bargain prices year round. Panama City can be divided into three different areas: OLD PANAMA: Old Panama was the center for Spanish exploration and expansion in the direction of Central and South America as well as the center of commercial transactions between the Spanish colonies of the Pacific and the Spain and the Caribbean. The ruins of the Cathedral of Piedra, the Monasteries, the custom houses and stone bridges are found in Old Panama.

COLONIAL PANAMA:Colonial Panama was constructed with a fortress wall to prevent the attacks of pirates during the colonial era. Some of the houses have been converted into restaurant, and have retained the charm of the Spanish colonial epoch. Other sites of interest include museums, a restored cathedral and the "Arco Chato"- a marvel of architectural technology of the time.

MODERN PANAMA: Modern Panama is composed of modern buildings and a International Banking Center. In this area, we can include the Panama Canal, one of the most outstanding architectural feats of the contemporary world and a point of strategic importance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Panama is also folklore, customs and traditions, which are faithfully represented by the central provinces of the country. Notable in Panamanian folklore are the dances, the music of the accordion and of the violin.

Panama is also a shopper's paradise. Most stores open from 9 a.m to 6 p.m seven days a week, though some close on Sundays. Many drugstores and supermarkets with multiple outlets are open 24 hours a day, and there are shopping centers grouping various stores with restaurants, banks, car rental, theaters, casinos,and other services.

Since the population of Panama is cosmopolitan, there are restaurants to cater to everyone - Spanish, Argentine, Italian, Peruvian, Korea, Indian, Mexican, Arabian, Kosher and many more specializing in the national styles of preparing meat, poultry, pasta, sea foods, vegetables and desserts. Panama's own cuisine is rich with condiments, specializing in soups, dishes cooked in oil, and vegetables dishes. The national dish is "Sancocho".

In Panama there are many historical culture museum. The most important is the Museum of the Panamanian Man, the Historical Museum, the Colonial Religious Art Museum, the Natural Science Museum, the Afro- Antillian Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the in-house Museum of the National Bank of Panama.

SAN BLAS ISLANDS: The home of the Kuna Indians who preserve their traditions and legends, their beliefs and myths, their Gods. Their language is rich and extensive. They practice monogamy and adultery is a crime. They engage in fishing and agriculture, they grow corn, rice, cocoa, yucca and coconut which is their main food.

The San Blas Archipelago has approximately 100 unnamed Keys, 113 with names and nearly 30 islands almost all coralliferous. It may take a whole year to tour one of his formations.

The San Blas adventure may be a sorjourn in an inhabited island to enjoy fishing, diving, its crystal like waters, getting sun-burned, or simply stretch out in a hammac rocked by breeze.

METROPOLITANO NATIONAL PARK & AMADOR BEACH: Natural Metropolitan Park is one the few dry parks within the metropolitan area of Latin America. Has an interpretative trail called The Mono Titi (TiTi Monkey). Its very convenient for birds observation. It is possible also to observe Titi monkey, the armadillo, the green iguana, the deer and the three-fingered sloth.

Amador Beach is a one and one half mile long man-made causeway. On Culebra Island there is a scientifical research institute and marine biological canter. This site also offers different opportunities to run, do bicycle riding, skate, stroll, swimming, exercise and fishing.

BEACHES PANAMA: The Pacific beaches. Choice of glistening white sand or sparkling black sand. Vast acrees of it. For swimming from, surfing from, running or jogging on.(Focus Panamá).

Contadora Island -About 37 miles in the Bay of Panama and called "heaven" by many people, because its a place where one can really get away from it all. (Turisguía).

Playa Coronado- An attractive beach resort with condominiums, supermarket, golf course, restaurant and other facilities.

SOBERANIA NATIONAL PARK: Has an interpretative trail called the Gamboa Pond, also the road to the pipeline, very convenient for birds observation. Fauna: The "Gato Solo", peccary, the White Tail Deer, among the most representatives.

TABOGA ISLAND: An exotic colonial landmark and picturesque resort, dated from the days of the "conquistadores". Also know as "The Island of Flowers" where you can fin cool and blue waters inviting to swimming, water skiing, fishing and diving.

BOCAS DEL TORO: In a land already rich in colorful cultural and biological diversity, one isolated area stands out. On the remote northwest coast of Panama the archipelago of Bocas del Toro features an uniquely Panamanian melange of the old and the new, exotic people and terrain that can be encapsulated in one word - charming. The magic that is "Bocas" is not missed. (Focus Panamá).

EL VALLE: An excellent mountain resort in the province of Cocle and about 62 miles away from Panama City, with sites worth visiting. This paradisiacal place raises 600 meters over the sea level, with a cool and pleasant climate. Here the famous golden frogs and the squared trees can be seen, unique in the world.

Booking this vacation is easy and we accept most major credit cards. We require a deposit of $300 and a completed booking form. After checking availability we normally confirm a booking within 24 hours.
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