About La Unión Spanish School in Antigua Guatemala

La Union Spanish School is a group of experienced Guatemalan Spanish teachers inAntigua Guatemala who earned our stripes in Santa Lucia Milpas Altas preparing Peace Corps Volunteers in the Spanish language for fieldwork in a Spanish-speaking country such as Guatemala. We decided to “unite” moving to Antigua Guatemala where we felt we could best share our skills with others whose goal is the acquisition of the Spanish language and Guatemala’s culture. Our Spanish language learning strategies are state of the art, and have successfully prepared hundreds of volunteers and students for development work. We can do the same for you given all of our knowledge about the Spanish language.

We believe in the idea of “re-union” as well. We require our Spanish teachers to meet periodically in order to refresh their Spanish knowledge of key grammatical structures and Spanish teaching methodology. The basis for some of these “reunions” is the material presented in ¿Qué Onda Vos? / What’s Up Dude?, Puro Subjuntivo / Pure Subjunctive andEspañol en Latinoamerica”/ Spanish in Latinamerica texts written and published by La Unión Spanish School’s director, Juan Carlos Martínez, which are part of our Spanish Courses.

Our focus is intensive and individualized instruction. This ensures that you receive the attention and practice required to truly learn Spanish.

Flexibility is our strength. We can accommodate the beginning student who has no experience speaking Spanish language, as well as the more advanced speaker who seeks mastery and a better Spanish immersion.

We offer effective Spanish study plans for those who desire them, while we also allow students to design their own Spanish language programs. Typically, half of a Spanish lesson time is devoted to Spanish vocabulary building and intensive Spanish grammar review and the other half to activities in Antigua Guatemala and surrounding areas geared towards the application of newly learned material. Regardless of your Spanish language level, your teacher will tailor the program to meet your specific needs and/or interests.

Students at La Unión Spanish School, who are in Antigua Guatemala for an extended period of time can obtain positions as assistants or as English teachers in local schools. Those in Antigua Guatemala for a shorter time can visit hospital patients, spend time with elderly people in local rest homes, or play with children in nearby orphanages and public schools, always while practicing the Spanish language.

According to your institution’s regulations La Unión Spanish School is allowed to give your academic credits for your Spanish courses that are approved by The Rural University of Guatemala and authorized by the Republic of Guatemala and the Ministry of External Relations.

La Unión Spanish School in Antigua Guatemala is located at just 5 minutes’ walk from Antigua Guatemala’s Central Park and is located near the San Francisco Church. Its colonial building is set in a beautiful and relaxing garden. Check out our map of Antigua Guatemala.