Españolé International House Valencia — summer school in Spain
Intensive 20 + Spanish cooking

Program description and what is included

Spanish gastronomy, with its tapas, its unique dishes such as paella, its desserts and with products as spectacular as ham, is one of the most representative of Mediterranean cuisine: fresh, healthy, delicious, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and of course, with olive oil as the protagonist

If you are happy in the kitchen, you take advantage of your moments of relaxation to make a cake and you love to enjoy preparing dishes for your friends or family, with the Spanish and cooking programme you have the opportunity to learn Spanish while having a great time knowing and tasting the Spanish Cuisine.

With your cooking classes you will delve into the fundamentals of Spanish cuisine, its ingredients, its techniques, you will learn how to prepare a complete “Spanish” menu. You will get to know traditional Spanish cuisine but you will also have the opportunity to take your steps in the most contemporary cuisine.

The programme combines 6 weekly cooking classes, with 20 Spanish classes. Both courses have a practical and entertaining approach, because learning, like cooking, can be a pleasure.

The cooking course has classes two days per week, from 10:00 to 13:00 or from 15:30 to 18:30. The schedule of the Spanish course will depend on the type of intensive course you have chosen.

The Spanish course lasts between 1 and 48 weeks. The cooking course, between 1 and 4 weeks.

Description

Españolé International House Valencia has a complete programme designed to help you achieve your goal: to communicate effectively in Spanish. The school has modern facilities that are perfectly located in
the city centre and offers a wide range of courses given by exceptionally dedicated and experienced teachers. We take care of all accommodation arrangements and encourage our students to participate in the cultural activities we organise every week to give them the full immersive experience.

Our beautiful school is located in the historical Palacio de los Fernández de Córdova building deep in the heart of Valencia’s Old Town. We have carefully renovated the stunning 153-year-old property to our own vision of a 21st century language school that compliments history with modernism. The school is surrounded by history and culture and you don’t have to look far to discover world famous sights such as Plaza de la Virgen which houses one of Valencia’s most emblematic buildings – La Catedral de Santa Maria.

After lessons children can relax in the cafeteria or on the spacious terrace. There is a patio, sun loungers, barbecue area and sun loungers on site. You can play volleyball on the beach or learn how to make paella. Sports facilities include tennis courts, playgrounds, aerobics and step aerobics rooms. During the week children will sample local products at the Central Market and visit the Cultural Centre which offers a combination planetarium, botanical gardens, cinema and science centre. For an additional fee schoolchildren will visit the museum of papier-mâché Falhas. There you can fins monuments of all the satirical figures and events of the year. The weekends are spent at the Albufera Nature Reserve.

Children are accommodated in the residence or host families. The way from the residence to the centre takes 15 minutes on foot, while families are accommodated within 30-40 minutes by metro or bus.

Why choose this school

• Friendly atmosphere and personalized attention to our students
• Wide range of courses and academic excellence
• Years of experience
• A stunning historical building in the old town
• Central location
• 11^th century Arabic wall and a tower running through the school building
• Exclusive student-use areas: terrace, patio, roof garden with showers and sun loungers
• BBQ parties and Spanish cuisine workshops in the school kitchen, and other activities
• Widely accredited including a certificate for being an environmentally friendly school with a reduced CO2 footprint 

School infrastructure

• 28 classrooms with interactive whiteboards, natural light, air-conditioning and fully equipped for Spanish language lessons.
• Students' cafe 
• A breath-taking roof terrace with sun loungers and fruit trees 
• The computer and reading areas
• Barbecue kichen
• Access to free WiFi throughout the school campus

Sport infrastructure

• Tennis
• Basketball
• Football
• Squash
• Aerobics
• Fitness training
• Step classes

Hobbies and clubs

• Dancing lessons
• Film club
• Sports competitions
• Shopping
• Cultural visits
• Beach afternoons.

Recommended arrival cities

• Valencia

Nearest airports

• Valencia Airport - 30 minutes

Location

Calle de Caballeros, 36, Valencia, España