Description:
The Hermandad Educativa was established with the goal of helping address some of the harsh conditions facing the Guatemalan people. In addition to providing jobs for local teachers and families at a reasonable wage, including the payment of all legal entitlements, maternity leave and three weeks holiday pay, the schools that comprise the Hermandad use their profits to support groups and projects working toward solutions for Guatemala's social and economic problems.
The Hermandad has a long history of working with human rights and popular organizations. This, along with our focus on providing information about the current situation in Guatemala, means that students are able to meet with union leaders, former combatants of the URNG, political and human rights activists, journalists, health workers, educators and others.
Highlights:
The USD 200 per week tuition covers four to five hours of one-on-one intensive instruction daily plus your room and board with a Guatemalan family. In addition to the daily instruction, the school offers weekly conferences, educational films and excursions to local areas of interest giving the visitor the opportunity to learn about Guatemalan culture, customs, history and the social reality of the country.
La Hermandad Educativa is committed to quality language instruction in a context that gives students an awareness of the social, political and economic realities of Guatemala and Central America. Your time at PLQE presents more than just a chance to take some Spanish classes in Guatemala. It presents a unique experience in itself, one which you will remember and value long after you have left the country. Many students return to the school again and again to renew the friendships they have made with the teachers and the families here.
Language:
Spanish
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
Spanish
Subject Areas:
Intensive Language
and Spanish
Cost in US$: Inquire for more information
Cost Includes: The tuition includes one-on-one instruction, use of all of the resources within the sisterhood's two schools, a week's stay with a Guatemalan family and the ability to participate in the extracurricular activities offered by the schools.
At the PLQE in Quetzaltenango, immersion learning includes: one-on-one instruction five hours a day in Spanish; homestays (from Sunday to Sunday) in which students can converse with Guatemalan families; lectures and trips during which students learn about the politics and cultures of Guatemala; and a location in Quetzaltenango which presents another opportunity for students to implement what they have learned.
At La Escuela de la Montana, immersion consists of four hours a day of one-on-one classtime; three meals a day practice with a host family in the neighboring Spanish- and Mam-speaking rural villages of Fatima and Nuevo San Jose; lectures and visits concerning nearby projects and communities; and a full week of housing in the main school building, in which staff and faculty speak only Spanish.
Credit Available: yes
Experience Required: no
Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Guatemala
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Proyecto Linguistico Quetzalteco de Espanol's Mission Statement: La Hermandad Educativa/PLQE is committed to quality language instruction in a context that gives students an awareness of the social, political and economic realities of Guatemala and Central America.
Year Founded: 1988