Description:
The tuition facilities of the EDEAQ are located in the "Casona Bustamante," a listed and nicely refurbished colonial building that dates back to the late 18th century. Our language school's location is perhaps "the best place in town," i.e. in the heart of the colonial centre, just one block from the "Plaza de Armas" (Cathedral Square). Given its downtown location, all kinds of small and middle sized businesses are within the shortest walking distance such as shops (food as well as non-food) and various services (banks, restaurants, snack bars, etc.), not forgetting to mention a large number of inexpensive Internet cafés.
Our students represent all age groups, with a slight majority of younger people between 20 and 40, mainly coming from the United States and Canada, Great Britain, Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and other countries.
The EDEAQ can provide its students with short-term memberships in the well-equipped "Club Internacional de Arequipa," a first-class establishment within walking distance from the school. Facilities include swimming/use of pools (outdoor and indoor), tennis, gymnasium/aerobics, volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field, etc.
The ultimate advantages of Arequipa as the ideal venue to learn and practice Spanish are its unique urban atmosphere and its year round beautiful weather. Its moderate altitude of a bit more than two thousand meters (considerably lower than Cusco, located at 3330 m) is such that it should not cause any "soroche" (altitude sickness). - And not to forget: there are few places in the Hispanic world, where Spanish is spoken as beautifully and as correctly as in Arequipa.
Highlights:
The EDEAQ is the only Spanish language school in Arequipa and one of the very few in Peru that is certified by the Peruvian Ministry of Education, and is operating under licence of the pertinent Municipal Authorities, and, moreover, its courses are recognised by several German federal states as "Bildungsurlaub" ("educational leave of absence"). These are seals of quality you will not find elsewhere in Peru. - Other assets of the EDEAQ are:
* Experienced, multi-lingual tuition staff of Spanish mother tongue
All teachers speak one or more foreign languages and therefore know
what learning a foreign language truly means.
* One-to-one programs - small group classes - crash courses
Minimum: 2 lessons of 55 minutes per day;
maximum: 6 lessons of 55 minutes per day.
* Competitive rates
* Tuition facilities located downtown
Two minutes walk from/to the Plaza de Armas (Central/Cathedral Square).
* Peruvian-Swiss management
* Optional: home stay or **(*)hotel accommodations
Language:
Spanish
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
Spanish
Cost in US$: One-to-one: USD 6.00, small group USD 4.00 per per
Cost Includes: Prices (in US-Dollars) and Services
Private Lessons [tuition only]
Standard (20 lessons per week) One week: USD 120; two weeks: USD 240; additional week: USD 120
Intensive I (24 lessons per week) One week: USD 144; two weeks: USD 288; additional week: USD 144
Intensive II (28 lessons per week) One week: USD 168; two weeks: USD 336; additional week: USD 168
Private Lessons [incl. home stay, with breakfast]Standard (20 lessons per week) One week: USD 190; two weeks: USD 387; additional week: USD 197
Intensive I (24 lessons per week) One week: USD 214; two weeks: USD 435; additional week: USD 221
Intensive II (28 lessons per week) One week: USD 238; two weeks: USD 483; additional week: USD 245
Private Lessons [incl. middle class hotel**(*), with breakfast]
Standard (20 lessons per week) One week: USD 232; two weeks: USD 478; additional week: USD 246
Intensive I (24 lessons per week) One week: USD 256; two weeks: USD 526; additional week: USD 270
Intensive II (28 lessons per week) One week: USD 280; two weeks: USD 574; additional week: USD 294
One lesson = 55 min. - The accommodations scheme reads as follows: one week = 6 overnights, two weeks = 13 overnights, three weeks = 20 overnights, etc. additional week = 7 overnights.
Discounts for Affinity Groups: with two participants 10% per person,
with three participants 15% per person, with four participants 20% per person.
Affinity Group means: starting date, course duration and performance level
must be identical for all participants.
Experience Required: yes
Classes are offered on three main levels, including two sub-levels each:
* Beginner (I + II)
* Intermediate (I + II)
* Advanced (I + II)
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
.
Participants Travel to Peru
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups of maximum four participants
Application Process Involves:
- In-Person Interview Required
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time Is 48 hours
Escuela de Espanol Ari Quipay (EDEAQ)'s Mission Statement: The EDEAQ is managed to ensure appropriate quality as well as reliability of the school's language curriculum, educational standards, and teaching performance as well as the Peruvian ability to respond in a flexible way and to know when and how to improvise. It is a small, family-style school with professional management, offering excellent extra-curricular care and services. It offers demanding and challenging teaching, oriented toward building solid language skills while gaining profound insights into the Latin American/Peruvian way of life.
Year Founded: 2004