Spanish Immersion School

Tuve un tiempo maravilloso en la escuela de inmersión en español en Oaxaca y en Puerto Escondido. Mis profesores Yara y Jacob en Oaxaca fueron excelentes, al igual que Anna y Sophia en Puerto Escondido. Aprendí muchísimo y gracias a ellos pude llevar mi español al siguiente nivel. Recomiendo mucho esta escuela. ¡Muchas gracias!

Language school and student resident. Some people only stay there, another take only classes there, and another does both. Students are mostly from the US, mostly retired people or something close. Although the classes are one-to-one style, I was able to make friends with other students. While I was there, no activities for students. I stayed with the host family via the school. The family was nice and also the teacher. No complaints. I was able to improve my Spanish even though my level was relatively high enough to have a good conversation with locals already.

I just left a 10 day trip to Oaxaca where I stayed and studied at this school and I couldn’t be happier with my experience. They were flexible and worked with me to make everything work well for the time I had. I had two different teachers who both were great. I stayed at the school but they also have home stays and can recommend other accommodations. They are available for questions and recommendations and even cook you breakfast! I’m hoping to return in the future and bring my family.

I spent a week taking classes and couldn’t be more satisfied with the experience. Everyone was friendly and helpful, and the location is perfectly set up for one-on-one or small group instruction. Being close to the city center made it easy to explore, experience the local culture, and connect with the wonderful people who live here. I’d also like to especially mention my teacher, and now friend, Miguel, who did an outstanding job identifying exactly how to help me advance my Spanish learning.

I spent two weeks last year at a different language school in Oaxaca. I decided to try something different this year and went to Spanish immersion school, but after the first day I had to leave. There are no classrooms, and there are many students getting instructions in one large courtyard with many small tables. For me and my style of learning, the distractions proved to be overwhelming. Between the many conversations as well as the visual movement all around me and not having a blackboard or some reference for writing I could not learn.. the two instructors I had were very nice, although I did not get much in the way of real instruction. We just spoke, for 2 1/2 hours with each one. I am a level B1 Spanish speaker and was looking for much more structure. In the way the language is taught. I returned to my previous language school for the rest of my stay here and the contrast was striking. Obviously, from all the five star reviews, there are many happy students, but it did not work at all for me.

This is a very good Spanish immersion school that delivers consistently good and taylored instruction by consistently good instructors. There’s plenty of flexibility to modify your curriculum. This school is good for all levels of aptitude and experience. It’s located in a very safe neighborhood close to all of the best cultural experiences that Oaxaca has to offer. I could not recommend it more highly.

I committed to 5 weeks here starting with an intermediate level in Spanish (probably high B1). I was a bit worried at first because this school had received so many good reviews online that I didn't know if I could trust them. My worries were all quickly dispelled. The school is professional and clearly maintains high standards for its teachers. My teacher Jacob had many years of experience and we had a lot of fun conversations fully in Spanish. My other teacher Ivan pushed me hard on my grammar and we had fun chats about culture and stereotypes of different countries. The homestay with Marina's family were all kind and helpful, giving useful recommendations of things to do, and filling breakfasts every morning (no shortage of food!). I highly recommend Spanish Immersion School from anywhere from a short 1 week tourist Spanish boost to something like a month long stay that I did. The cafe inside the school has good prices and delicious food, a great option for lunch if you don't want to leave. I probably left middle of B2. If I had one small note it would be that I wish I didn't have to pay in cash.