Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina

GIC Argentina - Spanish School in Buenos Aires:
Take a Spanish course in Buenos Aires, north east Argentina at the GIC Argentina Spanish language school! We offer intensive and effective Spanish lessons for all ages. Our Spanish courses location in downtown Palacio Barolo on historic Avenida de Mayo are very dynamic and challenging, and always ranked among the best in Argentina. The GIC Spanish classes will allow you to quickly improve your speaking abilities and immerse yourself in the local culture, while having fun! The Spanish course is divided into six levels. You will be placed in the right Spanish course level according to your knowledge and based upon the results of your placement exam. Our Spanish courses in Buenos Aires are offered throughout the year. New Spanish courses in Buenos Aires start every Monday for all levels. Buenos Aires is a rich combination of South American energy and European architecture. Living in Buenos Aires, you are bound to feel the energy of the city - it's the other city that never sleeps.

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We, the members of GIC Argentina, believe that participating in a cultural exchange is more than simply traveling to or staying in another country. We believe that such exchanges can be once in a lifetime opportunities to come to understand other cultures, increase communication across national boundaries, and allow people to come to understand the similarities that tie us together yet still gain new perspectives on the world.

We dedicate ourselves to offering every participant the possibility of making new friends and understanding and appreciating the world outside their own country’s borders while living as a resident of another country. We further believe that by expanding our knowledge of the world we will learn to overcome barriers that so frequently separate us. These goals are particularly important considering current world events.

We strive to promote good understanding and communication by means of living and learning together. In order to achieve this, every year we design and coordinate many different educational programs in a variety of areas such as languages, arts and sports.

At GIC Argentina, we hope that our work in furthering these goals will contribute in some small measure to greater peace and understanding in the world.

Our courses include:
* Spanish school tuition
* Accommodations
* Airport pick-up
* Welcome orientation
* Free cellular phone
* Weekly immersion activities
* Health club membership (*)
* Transcript and certificates
* Onsite staff 24/7

Intensive Spanish Courses for all levels beginners to advanced. Classes are 4 hours per day, 5 days a week, with an average class size of 4 students. New courses start every Monday.

GIC Argentina has a large staff dedicated to making your time in Argentina easy and enjoyable. We are always available 24/7 to help you with any problems during your stay. Besides managing your program before and during your stay, we are available to help you with a myriad of issues, from opening a bank account to helping you plan and make reservations for your own trips. We want to make your time in Argentina smooth so that you spend your time learning and having fun, not dealing with problems or paperwork.

Whether you choose a student residence, a home stay or a single or shared apartment, all programs include monthly rent (and utilities). Linens and a fully equipped kitchen (or meal plan) are also included. We typically can accommodate special roommate and mealplan requests as well.

Unique Immersion Cultural Activities:
Sure we might do a trip to the Recoleta cemetery now and again, but we strive to do things more "off the beaten path" on all our programs. Our weekend trips often take the road a little less travelled, and our activities and nightlife around Buenos Aires often involve concerts, shows and nightclubs that are a little harder to find. Sure some of the most touristed sites like the Teatro Colon, el Congreso and the Plaza de Mayo are highly worthwhile to see - but we'll also make sure to leave those crowds of tourists behind when we arrange more unusual and offbeat activities.

Buenos Aires is a rich combination of South American energy and European architecture. Living in Buenos Aires, you are bound to feel the energy of the city - it's the other city that never sleeps.

Buenos Aires is the main entry and exit point for Argentina. It is a city with deep anchors to the past and the ethnic and cultural heritages of its residents, but it is also the center of business, government and progressive development.

The people of Buenos Aires who refer to themselves as porteños, or "port people", are known for their creative energy, are passionate about politics, culture, fashion and food and, some say, share a traditional melancholy for things past.

The city of Buenos Aires was selected, along with Berlin and Montreal, as one of three "UNESCO Cities of Design". The design industry in Buenos Aires, from graphic arts, architecture, urban planning, and interior design, to industrial design, fashion design, and web design, is evident throughout the city.

Buenos Aires’s nightlife is one of the most active in the world. Nightlife really is ‘night’-life with the Porteños, as they usually only embark on their evening’s entertainment at 10PM with a meal. After satisfying an appetite, they might meet up with friends for a few hours in a pub or coffee bar, and won’t even contemplate entering a club or "boliche" until after 2:00 am. At this time, the legal drinking age in Buenos Aires is 18 years old.

Palermo continues to be popular, especially the areas of Las Cañitas and Palermo Hollywood, which are packed with trendy pubs, clubs and restaurants. Palermo Soho and Las Cañitas have a wide variety of restuarants with outdoor, sidewalk and rooftop, seating. The streets surrounding La Recoleta Cemetery are also popular, especially at the weekends when the pavement bars and cafés remain busy till late. A number of English and Irish pubs exist on and around Calle Reconquista and Avenida 25 de Mayo, while San Telmo and Congreso are a focal point for Bohemian bars (and tango shows). Avenidas Corrientes and Santa Fe in the city centre are lined with plenty of cinemas, theatres, bars, restaurants and pizzerias, which remain open until the early hours. Puerto Madero has become increasingly popular for outdoor dock-side dining.

Today Buenos Aires is vast, yet easily accessible by subway (the "subte"). The portions of most interest to travelers and expats include Palermo (including Las Canitas, Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood), Belgrano (including La Imprenta next to Las Canitas), Recoleta and Barrio Norte, San Telmo and Congreso, and the large downtown area that includes the Avenida 9 de Julio, the widest avenue in the world, which runs from Plaza Constitución to Avenida del Libertador, Avenida de Mayo which runs from the Casa Rosada at Plaza de Mayo to the Palacio del Congreso at the Plaza del Congreso, Avenida Corrientes with all the theaters, and Avenida Callao which runs from the Palacio del Congreso to Avenida Libertador in Recoleta.

The charm of Buenos Aires for many visitors lies in the neighborhoods known as "barrios". There are many tourists never sees unless they go out from the center into the newer suburbs but the most famous ones surround the center of the city and have their roots in the city's history.

You will have absolutely no problem getting around the city. You do not need a car. Buenos Aires is known for having one of the best public transportation sistems in the world. The bus system in particular is very extensive and almost all line run 24 hours a day. Learn to use the bus system in Buenos Aires - its great once you know the routes!

There is also an efficient and extensive subway system that runs from downtown to suburbs in far north and west of the city.