Reviews of Ateneo 21

I was looking for intensive, fast-moving Spanish classes in order to move into real communication as fast as possible. Not just tourist stuff with hotels and trains, but really to get to grips with and use the language for business and personal communication. This is the place. Carolina’s classes are small; the pace is lively, intense and adaptable, with fine tuning for the requirements of each student. I have only been learning Spanish about six weeks with Ateneo 21 and I am managing to get through the switchboards of Spanish companies, read stories and newspaper articles and quickly becoming an Almodóvar aficionado.

You would be surprised what this relaxed Evening Spanish course in central London has to offer....!The topics are 100% relevant. In three months you are really able to handle most common situations with just 1.5 hours of classes per week, which I find unbelievable. After studying at Ateneo 21 for 5 months I moved to Barcelona and started to work as audio-visual technician at the Hilton Diagonal Mar Hotel without any communication problems with clients and Spanish colleagues. When I was studying I really looked forward to the class! Our class was four people and we are good friends. We used to socialise in one of the nearby bars, but there are plenty of other places in the area. Oh, and I forgot, the teacher is very inspiring.

There are many different reasons for learning a new language and what motivates me is conversation. But where do you begin? During my first session on the ‘Breakthrough Spanish’ course, Carolina brought us straight into expressing likes and dislikes and opinions - basically, 50% of any conversation. We were talking already! I knew that I had made the best decision coming to Ateneo 21 and left exhilarated; Carolina has created a relaxed environment for learning with classes of 4 people. The Spanish lessons are broken up with activities that are fun, helping to absorb what is taught at a much quicker pace than in any normal classroom. I can now converse and read and am falling more and more in love with the Spanish language.