ECELA Cusco
Cusco, PeruWhy choose ECELA Cusco:
Specialized immersive programs, with most students choosing to be placed with host families.
Daily activities to discover Cusco and its surroundings.
High focus on conversational skills.
Small student-teacher ratio, offering a highly personalized experience.
Chance of “hopping” to other ECELA schools within the same program, i.e. spending time at the schools throughout Peru, Argentina, and Chile.
ECELA Cusco philosophy:
We carefully designed a Spanish cultural immersion for our students’ success, incorporating a “school hop” between our schools for a multi-culture (and multi-accent) experience and spending over half of each class in micro-group conversational activities to get the most speaking practice. We encourage our students to interact as much as possible with other students, staff members, and with their hosts because we believe that lots of speaking time helps our students’ Spanish to not “just be good on paper”.
Courses offered:
Semi-Intensive 10
Intensive 20
Volunteering
Specific courses:
Business Spanish
Medical Spanish
Latin American Literature
“All the staff work very hard to make you feel very welcome. The lessons are varied and fun. Various activities are put on outside of school hours and are a good mixture of culture and fun. I highly recommend ECELA!”
Lee Innes, UK.
ECELA Cusco is best for
• History lovers• Medical students
• Ages 25-35
Features
• Students from over 30 nationalities• Max class size: 7
Main nationalities
1. USA
2. UK
3. Germany
Experiences offered for free
• Movie nights at the school.
• Latin American music and folklore classes.
• Language exchange meetups.
• Free additional focus classes for students who need them.
Add-ons
• Day tours to Machu Picchu and other archeological ruins.
• Visits to traditional markets in Cusco and the surrounding areas.
• Excursions to Valle del Colca and many other locations.
• Inti Raymi celebration.