Contact Page - Teen Summer Study Abroad Programs in Spain

Edu-Culture International:
Based in Berkeley, California, Edu-Culture International works in conjunction with AGI, a non-profit educational travel organization. With additional offices in Europe & Costa Rica, we are dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding between young people throughout the world.

ECI’s staff and volunteers are highly trained professionals with a background in education who have successfully organized educational travel programs in Spain, France, Costa Rica & the US since 1998. 

Our summer study abroad and exchange programs in Spain for high school students include intensive Spanish classes, daily activities and up to a week of travel within Spain. The teen study trips are based in Salamanca, San Sebastian, Granada or Nerja (on the Mediterranean coast). ECI's pre-college Spanish language programs provide unique opportunities for teenagers to study Spanish in Spain during the summer and offer the choice of staying with host families or in university-style dormitories. Travel destinations during these trips include Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba, Seville, Bilbao, and more.

Spanish Immersion Programs:
Spanish Immersion Summer Camps - We offer you the opportunity to change your life in a few short weeks! Experience local culture and make friends you’ll never forget. Earn university credit (3 semester units of Spanish through an accredited US university). Build your future college application while having more fun than you can imagine.

Special emphasis is placed upon communication skills and the use of language in real-life situations. Participants will have conversation classes, oral and written exercises, structured grammar, audio and video practice drills, and, depending on their levels, conversation on topics such as Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization. In addition, there will be practical exercises in reading, composition, and vocabulary. Classes are taught by highly skilled, experienced professionals, always native Spanish speakers.

Students are grouped into levels based on a placement test taken before leaving the US. Classes take place Monday - Friday for 2-3 weeks, with about 10 students per class. The course is comprised of four 50-minute classes per day. The schools' teaching methods are the result of experience gained over many years of teaching intensive Spanish.

Extra Opportunities and Activities:
ECI specializes in customizing its programs for students who would like specific activities not offered in the group itinerary. Extra salsa dance or cooking classes, additional guided museum visits, extended host-family stays, surfing lessons, kayaking, swimming, bike riding, hiking, music, culture, or history classes. These are just some of the ways ECI can personalize a participant’s experience to make it as meaningful and enriching as possible.