At Juan Sisay we don't just claim to be a total immersion Spanish School, we are. Our daily one-on-one instruction are held 5 hours a day, we arrange afternoon activities that will complete the student's immersion to Spanish as a second language.

We encourage our students to live with a Guatemalan family in a homestay. Students will get three meals per day with the family while interacting with in Spanish with the family members.

Schedule:

8:00 AM – planning the day, reviewing homework, grammar, conversation and reading comprehension.

10:00 AM – 30 minute coffee break to interact with other students

10:30 AM - optional 30 minute group lecture in Spanish with English translation, three times weekly

10:30 or 11:00 AM – continue with daily studying plan

1:00 PM – end of classes

2:30 PM - 7:00 PM - afternoon activities start and finish some time in this range

At Juan Sisay Spanish School, we make sure you have the opportunity to live, eat, sleep, and breathe Spanish... Now thats total immersion.

Materials:

At Juan Sisay you will find several books and materials that will adjust to your learning needs. You only need to bring a dictionary and a notebook, if you need to bring a special book recommended from your center of studies we can also adapt our learning system to those needs.

We have an extensive library with grammar and reference books, dictionaries and literary masterpieces written by Latin American authors, such as Gabriel García Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa and Miguel Angel Asturias. You can also find the translation of the “Popol Vuh” an ancient text containing the mythology of Quiché people.

If you need to use some of these materials on your lessons you can use them while you are at the school. If you want to lend some book from the school's library it is also possible with a refundable deposit of US$ 10 per book. The school offers several documentaries and films showing political and cultural aspects of Latin América