Contact Page - Spanish School in Quito, Ecuador

Yanapuma Spanish School, Quito:
Yanapuma Spanish School is a unique, not-for-profit, cooperatively managed Spanish school offering professional Spanish language instruction in Quito, Ecuador at reasonable prices. The Spanish School is oriented towards socially and ecologically aware students, backpackers, and professionals motivated to learn Spanish and to experience Ecuador in the fullest way possible.

Yanapuma Foundation: Our highly qualified and experienced Spanish teachers are actively involved in the development and management of both our School and Yanapuma Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit organization whose aims are to facilitate sustainable practices in urban and rural communities throughout Ecuador, and to encourage intercultural exchange that fosters mutual benefit and learning in our globalizing world.

Quito, located high in the Ecuadorian Andes, is the capital city of Ecuador, and one of the most beautiful, richest, and oldest cities in South America. Quito is often described as "The City of Eternal Spring.", due to its climate. It is situated 35 km (22 miles) from the Equator. Fought over by the Incas and conquered by the Spanish in 1534, the downtown historical district has been declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Today, Quito, with a population is 1.4 million, offers a great variety of cultural activities and night life for the inquisitive and fun-loving tourist.

Programs:
- Basic Spanish Program: 20 hours per week, 4 hours per day, of one-to-one Spanish instruction.

- Quito Cultural Package: This is a set 2-week program, with 4 hours per day, 20 hours per week of Spanish study and four excursions each week in or around Quito.

- Homestay Program: Staying with an Ecuadorian family in Quito gives you the chance to practice Spanish and to interact with a local family, learning more about daily life in Ecuador.

- Intensive Spanish Course - Quito Volunteer Package: Combines four hours of classroom study with three hours per day of volunteer work, giving you an opportunity to practice your Spanish while helping others.

- Intensive Spanish Study in Ecuadorian Communities: We offer options to study Spanish outside of Quito in small communities at the coast, in the Sierra, and in the Amazon.

- Volunteer Opportunities in Ecuador: Study Spanish and Volunteer through Yanapuma Foundation in Ecuadorian communities in the Andes, in the Amazon rainforests and cloud forests, and at the coast. Projects include; teaching English, computing, and other subjects to children and adults in small communities, basic health, nutrition, hygiene education and other specific skills. Short-term group projects include; reforestation, construction, agricultural/ land development projects.

- Courses in Kichua, Shuar and Tsa’fiki for students wishing to learn those and other languages.