Location: Nativos Spanish School is a Spanish language school located in the culturally rich city of Cuzco, Peru. The school is in the centre, within a 5-minute walk of the Plaza de Armas. The area is quiet yet provides banks, markets, shops, restaurants and many attractions nearby. Museums such as the Inca Museum, the Museum of Precolombian Art and the Museum of Qorikancha, are all within a short walk of the Nativos Spanish School. The Incan site of Saqsaywaman is within a 20-minute walk of the school's front doors.
Course selection: The school provides several language courses, some of which include the options of volunteering, taking part in an internship, and learning the local Quechua language. General Spanish programmes are available to students of all levels, all year round. Specific learning for medical professionals is also available. Internships include options in local medicine, dentistry clinics and nursing.
Spanish Courses
These online courses are for everyone who wants to start learning the Spanish language, or improve their Spanish skills. You can study for business reasons, for travelling or just for its own sake. The Spanish courses and teachers are flexible, so they can adapt to your needs. Their programs are for all ages. You can also use their online classes as a means of preparation for your Spanish course, internship or volunteer work in Peru.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
As the name already suggests, this course lasts for 5 days and takes an intensive learning approach. Students can expect to enjoy 20 hours of group classes, plus 10 hours of private classes.
Newcomers receive a level test, to ensure that they are placed in the group that best corresponds to their ability.
Our Super five day Program is a combination of 20 hours of small group classes + 10 hours of private classes.
- Provides not only the advantages of learning in a group environment, but also the chance to address specific topics and areas of improvement through private tutoring sessions.
- Afternoon classes are a great opportunity to work on vocabulary retention and to cultivate a more controlled, correct, and natural use of grammar and Spanish tenses.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
Morning: 8:30 - 12:30
In this programme, students can expect to learn in small groups of 3-4 people. Lessons are taught on a basis of 20 hours per week, 4 hours per day.
Formal and informal aspects of the language are taught in this course, with equal time periods dedicated to grammar and conversation activities.
In just ten days, The Basics Course will give you everything you need to know to travel, work or volunteer in South America.
You will have four hours of group classes every morning Monday to Friday, leaving your afternoons free for other things.
There will be two hours grammar and two hours of conversation lessons every day, all with fully trained, experienced teachers. After this you will be able to manage in a wide range of everyday situations, including asking people questions and understanding their answers.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
Morning: 8:30 - 12:30
The Basics Course will equip you in 10 days with the knowledge you need in order to travel, work or volunteer in South America.
Lessons include four hours of one-on-one classes Monday to Friday daily, allowing you plenty of free time to do other things throughout the day.
The lessons are divided into two hours of grammar and two hours of conversation, and always with qualified teachers. Once you have completed this course you will be able to handle a diverse variety of everyday situations.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
The school can work with the student to make adjustments in the course timetables, if the standard timetables don’t work for the student. The Nativos Project encourages you to communicate your specific needs of any kind, in order to reach an agreement and get started with your classes.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
For bookings of at least 13 weeks.
This course is perfect for those students who are planning to stay in Cusco for a while. It is most suited for learners who want to learn Spanish for volunteering, work or study.
For the immersive Peruvian experience, you have the choice of living with a local family while you learn.
You will have four-hour classes every morning or afternoon, from Monday to Friday, which allows you to spend the other half of the day doing other things. Once you finish this course, you should be able to use a range of tenses and be able to hold conversations in Spanish.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
This private course is perfect for those students who are planning to stay in Cusco for a while. It is most suited for learners who want to learn Spanish for volunteering, work or study.
For the immersive Peruvian experience, you have the choice of living with a local family while you learn.
You will have four-hour classes every morning or afternoon, from Monday to Friday, which allows you to spend the other half of the day doing other things. Once you finish this course, you should be able to use a range of tenses and be able to hold conversations in Spanish.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
Their five day course is suited for those with limited time who are enthusiastic about communicating with the locals during their stay, and want to improve their Spanish as soon as possible.
This is an intensive course, with 2 hours of grammar and 2 hours of conversation classes daily.
All of your classes take place with qualified, experienced teachers. After 5 days you will be able to handle a diverse range of everyday language-use situations.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
Morning: 8:30 - 12:30
The volunteering can be done in 3 different areas: medicine, dentistry and nursing.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
The volunteering programme offers the opportunity to get involved in either Teaching or Care projects, which might take the form of teaching English to children in Peru, or working with orphaned or abandoned children. Typically, volunteers are expected to work around 4 hours per day.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
Their Medical Spanish for healthcare students has been carefully planned in order to offer learners with medical-related reading, audio materials, videos, and exercises that cover a broad variety of topics in the discipline.
Special note for 2023 holiday season: If you plan to take a course during the high season months of April, June, July or August 2023 we urgently advise you to book as early as possible. In 2022 many schools were fully booked during the holidays, and the situation is unlikely to be different for 2023 due to a current shortage of teachers, which affects most schools.
01 Jan. 2023, 04 Jun. 2023, 04 Jul. 2023, 04 Sep. 2023, 05 Jan. 2023, 10 Aug. 2023, 11 Jan. 2023, 12 Aug. 2023, 12 Sep. 2023.
Lessons needed per Spanish language level
Level (CEFR) | Level descriptions | LESSONS needed per level | WEEKS needed (20 lessons per week) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | Beginner | No knowledge, or an understanding of only a very few basic words/phrases. | A1 to A2 | 80 | 4 |
A2 | Elementary | Can understand and speak about simple topics: i.e. family, shopping, hobbies. | A2 to B1 | 160 | 8 |
B1 | Intermediate | Can speak about future and past events, give reasons and explanations for a situation. | B1 to B2 | 180 | 9 |
B2 | Higher Intermediate | Can speak about abstract topics, produce clear detailed text on many subjects. | B2 to C1 | 200 | 10 |
C1 | Advanced | Can use language flexibly and effectively. | C1 to C2 | 220 | 11 |
C2 | Profiency | Can express himself/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely. |
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A homestay means inexpensive accommodation and authentic, home-cooked meals as well as a great opportunity to put those new Spanish skills into practice. You can spend evenings and weekends relaxing with the family or come and go as you please.
A homestay means inexpensive accommodation and authentic, home-cooked meals as well as a great opportunity to put those new Spanish skills into practice. You can spend evenings and weekends relaxing with the family or come and go as you please.
Staying with a host family is a great way to immerse yourself into the culture of Cusco. You will not only learn the customs you will also learn the way of the Cusquenian families life. This is a great way to learn and improve your Spanish.
If you enjoy your independence and do things for yourself. This is an option for you, you will share living room, kitchen and bathroom with other people and volunteer or interns. We will give you the keys to your apartment and room and you can live there in complete independence. You will be able to cook for yourself and/or stay with other interns from all over the world during their internship. The apartments are completely furnished and have internet access. The kitchen (fully equipped) and living room are for all the students to share.




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FAQ about Nativos Spanish School, Cuzco
- What is the number of students per class at Nativos Spanish School?Depending on the chosen course, the maximum number of students at Nativos Spanish School varies from 1 students (Online Spanish Course, Private) to 5 students (The Basics Group Course)
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