Spain - Curriculum & Courses

• TopSpanish Art and Culture
  • The focus of this course is to facilitate familiarity with Spanish culture in terms of art, customs, history and traditional celebrations. Special attention is given to the influence of Roman, Arabic and Hebrew civilizations on Spanish culture. Examine how various periods of Spanish art were directly influenced by historic events. We will study some of Spain’s most representative painters including Goya, Picasso, Velazquez, Miro, Dali and other more contemporary artists. Our most highly recommended course.
• TopCooking Spanish Style
  • Explore the mystery and magic of Spanish cooking, including hands-on food preparation and presentation, using a professional restaurant kitchen. Students learn about the food and prepare such native dishes as paella and flan.
• TopFlamenco Dance
  • Flamenco consists of three artistic elements: the singing (cante), the dance (baile) and the guitar (guitarra). In addition, there are often members of a Flamenco group playing “palmas” or hand-clapping. Students will be instructed in all these elements and introduced to the beat and timing of Flamenco. Emphasis will be on the varieties of dance in Flamenco: dances with 12 beats, 4 beats and 5 beats. Both men and women welcome - no experience necessary.
• TopSalsa Dance
  • A musical hybrid, a mix of Afro-Cuban, Afro-Puerto Rican and Latin Caribbean traditional music mixed with Latin American jazz and other styles, salsa is a partner dance form that corresponds to salsa music. Students will enjoy this friendly and low-key dance class. Both men and women welcome - no experience necessary.
• TopFutbol (Soccer)
  • Learn to shoot, score and much more from Spanish soccer instructors. Improve your knowledge and skill level of the most popular sport in the world with exercises, drills, and game play situations. Open to men and women. Some soccer experience is required.
• TopDigital Photography
  • This course covers basic concepts and practices for computer hardware and software, and the integration of image and text for producing electronic and hard-copy documents. By the end of this course, students should have basic knowledge of digital cameras and computer software. Digital camera is required.
• TopSpanish Cinema
  • The goal of this course is to help students understand the ways in which Spanish cinema functions as a form of artistic expression. The course will examine specific structures as well as examine film's relationship to other artistic enterprises such as theatre, literature and painting. Contemporary Spanish filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar will be studied.
• TopDiscoveryWorks Community Service
  • Students have an opportunity through community service work to become involved in the betterment of the community where they live. Projects will include working with the aged, supervising after school play groups, and devoting time to environmental causes. Last summer, Summer Discovery students made a difference at a local youth center in Barcelona. They organized experiential learning and games, and mentored children through a variety of activities. Project times may vary from 2-3 hours a day, plus transportation, for a total of approximately 30 hours of service. These community service projects connect students to the community in a meaningful way, create opportunities for career exploration, and encourage students to continue their Spanish language learning outside of the classroom.
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