Guate Spanish Language School's Small School Initiative

Problems of Large Schools
What can you expect from Guate Spanish?
Is Guate Spanish right for me?

Looking for a large school with groups of 50+ students so that you can do classes and hang out with other Westerners to talk about the "fallacies of US foreign policy" instead of participating in a variety of cultural activities?
If your answer is YES, we are NOT the right school for you. If you come, you WILL regret it!

We are the only school in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala with the Small School Initiative that guarantees each one of our students more rigorous, personalized immersion experience.

Because Guate Spanish is small, you will NOT be
1) Lost among 50+ other students to share a crowded patio.
2) Packed in a host family of 4 with FIVE other English-speaking students.
3) Waiting in a line to ask a simple question to our coordinators.

Because we keep our normal student enrollment within 10 at a time, you can expect
1) Higher achievement level in linguistic and cultural competencies to make positive impacts in your life
2) Greater engagement in various hands-on cultural activities and weekend excursions to gain deeper cultural insight
3) Increased participation in volunteer activities with motivated students and staffs to support local communities
4) Stronger partnership and trust between students, instructors, host families and coordinators to reach out and form a life-long friendship
5) Improved collaboration and commitment among school associates in key policy decisions such as curriculum selection and amenity improvements for better services

We are NOT right for you if you have the characteristics of "Ugly Americans / Westerners."
Check from here if you behave like them or not. (We hope not!)

Guate Spanish is for you, ONLY IF you are looking for the
1) Small, family-like learning environment with personalized attention
2) Partnerships to support our instructors, host families and community-based efforts
3) Achievements in linguistic and cultural competencies