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My-Quito.com : learning Spanish

Learning Spanish in Quito, Ecuador
There are many schools of Spanish in Quito and it is a great place to pick up a grounding in the language before traveling in South America. Below are some schools with an online presence. You may also be interested in other indigenous languages, such as Quechua, but courses will be harder to find.
 
If you are looking for a total immersion course, then look out for schools that offer to arrange homestays with local families. Should you wish to travel around as part of your course then a number of schools will do trips to the jungle or the coast as part of the curriculum.
 
We do not personally know the Spanish schools well enough to comment on them, but thought it might be help to add comments from time to time by visitors to our Quito apartment.
 
"Loved my school - Cristóbal Colón - probably not the most sophisticated school in Quito - but I learned a lot (I think!!) - & it was so easy-going that within 10 minutes of arrival - felt at home! "
 

Links to Spanish Schools in Ecuador:
Apu Inty -personalised Spanish language course in Quito, offering courses from beginner to advanced level, and also specialist classes in business and medical Spanish, or full immersion courses.
Xaura 159 y Fosh, Quito. Phone: 593-2-222-1541.
 
CEDEI -Centro de Estudios Interamericanos offers Spanish immersion courses in Cuenca.
 
Colonial Spanish School -founded in 1991 by an European and an Ecuadorian, the school aims to bring together the best of European and Latin American culture.
152 Pasaje La Isla and La Isla (entre Las Casas y Diaz de la Madrid), Sector Las Casas; P.O. Box 17-01-3739, Quito
phone 593 2 2545635.
 
Cristóbal Colón Spanish School -Ecuadorian owned and run school providing a full range of courses in Quito (Av Colon y Versalles) as well as Baños, Cuenca, Puerto López, Manta, Otavalo or the Jungle. They can arrange a complete package including excursions and accommodation with families or in a hostel or apartment.
Av. Colòn 2088 y Versalles, Quito, Ecuador. P.O.Box: 17 03 543. Phone: 00 593 2-2506508.
 
Ecuadorian experiment in International Living -multi cultural exchange programme doing homestays with Ecuadorian families, volunteering and language courses in Spanish and Quechua.
 
Guayasamin Spanish School -located in the new town, the school offers one-to-one and group classes and can do specialised professional subjects (economy, medical, etc).
 
La Lengua -one to one Spanish lessons in Quito, Otavalo and Puerto Lopez.
Colón 1001 y Juan León Mera, Building ´Ave María´, 8th floor. Tel./Fax. :+593 2 25 01 271
 
Lector Academia -learn Spanish individually or in group courses.
Calle Yumbos N50-270 y Fernando Dávalos; tel: +593 2 2276 220.
 
Otavalo Spanish Institute -Spanish school in Otavalo. Also runs courses in Quechua.
Phone: (593) 6-292 1404 Cell Phone: (593) 9 1515876.
 
Pichincha Spanish School -established school located 5 minutes from Parque El Ejido. They have 30 teachers running individually prepared courses for students, and can arrange homestays. The school includes a library, video room, garden and roof terrace as well as a cafeteria.
Calle Jerónimo Carrión No. 437 y 6 de Diciembre, Quito Ecuador
Tel./Fax: (593) 2 2220 478
 
Ruta del Sol -learn Spanish with a family internship in Quito, in the Jungle at Yarina Lodge or on the coast at Alandaluz in Machalilla
9 de Octubre N21-157& Ramón Roca, Santa Teresita Building, 3rd Floor 7N Phone/fax: (593-2)2562045.
 
Simon Bolivar Spanish School -located in the new town, they have facilities for 40 students at a time. Also run courses in Cuenca and other parts of Ecuador.
Centro de Capacitación Simon Bolivar, Mariscal Foch E9-20 y Av. 6 de Diciembre, Quito, Ecuador - Tel/Fax: (593-2) 2234708 ­ 2544558
 
Sintaxis -Spanish language school offering various Spanish courses in Quito, Tena, Mindo, Baños and Atacames. They can also arrange tours to the Galapagos and Jungle trips, as well as excursions from Quito.
Building Andrade, 5th floor, 10 de Agosto 1555 Ave. and Bolivia St. Quito. Tel. +593 (2) 2520 006 and +593 (2) 2547 531.
 
Surpacifico -intensive Spanish courses in Manta and Quito. One to one tuition available. Offer Bildungsurlaub recognition for German students. Additional activities such as Ecuadorian cooking classes, and tropical dance classes (Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia). Will arrange lodging with host families.
24 Ave. and 15 St. Barre Building 3rd. Floor, Manta, Ecuador
Tel: (593-5) 2610-838 Tel/Fax: (593-5) 2611-206 Cell phone: (593-9) 9184-735
 
Yanapuma Spanish School -a unique, non-profit school whose proceeds
benefit Yanapuma Foundation and its sustainable development projects in Ecuadorian communities. and combine in-class learning with community-based Spanish study and volunteering in poor barrios of Quito.
Veintimilla E8-125 y 6 de Diciembre
Quito, Pichincha. Telephone (593) 2 2546709.
 
Vida Verde -spanish school located in a colonial house near the Mariscal; offers homestays with Ecuadorean families and lessons in the jungle and on the coast.
Centro De Español Vida Verde, Leonidas Plaza N23-100 y Wilson
Telephone: (593-2)-222-6635
 

 
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