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Thursday, November 12
Special Christmas Offer: 2x1 Accommodation!
by
Stacey
on Thu 12 Nov 2009 11:38 AM CET
Friday, October 30
Save with don Quijote's Online Booking!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:42 AM CET
 From now until November 27, when you register online for your Spanish courses through don Quijote's Online Booking, you’ll save yourself:
enrollment fee* or accommodation fee**
...depending on the destination you choose, which are listed on the registration form. Get to know all the details (and discover our other offers) in the Special Offers section!
Conditions:
- Offer only applies to one: Enrollment fee OR Accommodation fee, NOT both.
- Offer not valid for phone registrations or bookings done by post/mail.
- Offer not cumulative with any other offer.
- Offer not applicable to changes from one school to another.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires 27 November 2009.
* Enrollment fee savings: 65€ (Alicante, Marbella and Sevilla) or $100 (Guanajuato)
** Accommodation Fee saving: 30€ (Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Tenerife and Valencia). Request a free brochure too!
Experience Mexico for 15% less!
by
Stacey
on Fri 30 Oct 2009 09:38 AM CET
Would you like to study Spanish this spring on the shores of the Pacific Ocean or on the warm waters of the Caribbean?
 Now’s your chance! Learn Spanish and get to know Mexico at an exceptional price!
Plan your 2009 Spanish course to stay between now and December 28 of 2009 in: Guanajuato -- and get a 15% discount when you sign up before November 27! Mexico's awaiting! Don’t wait to sign up!  Request a FREE brochure and shout “¡Viva Mexico!”
Conditions:
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking.
- Offer subject to availability. Expires November 27, 2009.
Tuesday, October 27
don Quijote Salamanca students photo competition and accent the city!
by
Stacey
on Tue 27 Oct 2009 12:04 PM CET
 Remember Estela Díaz Rodríguez, the don Quijote Salamanca Spanish teacher we featured in our monthly newsletter of June 2009? Well, she continues to actively post entries in her "ele y... ¡olé!" blog and one of her recent postings got us intrigued...
Estela has organized an interesting activity for her Spanish students: a photo competition titled "The 5 wonders of Salamanca" - in which her 5 students enthusiastically participated in by submitting 5 photographs of the city of Salamanca and an explanation as to why it is their favorite spot in the entire city.
Take a peek at each student's photo slideshow and you, as the reader, can vote for your favorite until October 30th! Lastly, for the grammar aficionados, be glad to know that Estela has taken her students on an "accent tour" around Salamanca. It consisted of her students pointing out store signs, publicity displays, etc., that have not been accented at all with the Spanish tílde!
The coolest thing? Her own students were the ones to quickly point out the errors. Talk about a hands-on activity that keeps everyone interested and learning when and when not to use tíldes!
Check out the slideshow of the accent photographs here.
Friday, October 23
2010 courses at 2009 prices!
by
Stacey
on Fri 23 Oct 2009 03:22 PM CEST
One great way to get to know a place the way only locals know it is by experiencing it thoroughly when learning Spanish. If you want to discover Spanish, then this is your chance: sign up to take a Spanish course in 2010 -and pay 2009 prices! Don't let this opportunity pass you by!Conditions:
- Registration must be made before 30 October 2009.
Contact your Course Counsellor now to request more information.
Request a free brochure!
Thursday, October 15
Discover Buenos Aires with $100 off on your "Spanish + Volunteer" course
by
Stacey
on Thu 15 Oct 2009 01:07 PM CEST
Get a USD$100 discount on your Spanish + Volunteer course in Buenos Aires, the vibrant capital and hip culture heart of Argentina.Conditions:
- Offer applicable only to our Buenos Aires school.
- Bookings and full payment must be received by 29 October 2009.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Offer must be requested at time of booking. Get more details about this offer!
Wednesday, June 17
El Instituto Cervantes celebra la primera gran fiesta mundial del español
by
Stacey
on Wed 17 Jun 2009 11:35 AM CEST
 El próximo 20 de junio se celebrará, en todos los centros del Instituto Cervantes, el Día del Español (el Día e), una jornada de puertas abiertas que pretende incrementar la visibilidad de la lengua española en el mundo y crear un punto de encuentro para todos los hablantes de español.
Esta iniciativa del Instituto Cervantes quiere servir para conmemorar el valor del español como lengua de comunicación internacional. Para este día, se han organizado una serie de actividades que tienen como epicentro la palabra, tomando como base la manera en la que se percibe el español, una lengua de relación, alegre, cálida y diversa. El Día del Español se concibe como una jornada festiva para disfrutar en familia. Para mas información sobre el Dia del Español, visitar http://www.eldiae.es/
En Madrid, la jornada contará con diferentes actividades culturales y festivas, conciertos y sesiones de DJ’s al aire libre, la creación de un poema gigante en la ciudad y una lluvia de palabras que a las 11 horas inundará la calle de Alcalá.
Monday, June 1
It is over! Health Warning for H1N1 Flu in Mexico is cancelled!
by
Stacey
on Mon 01 Jun 2009 10:58 AM CEST
LAST MINUTE NEWS:
As of May 25th 2009, all travel warnings to Mexico due to the outbreak of novel H1N1 flu in Mexico have been lifted!
This is great news considering that after taking all necessary health and safety precautions, our schools in Mexico did not suffer any incidents!
Why not take this opportunity to have an exotic cultural spanish-learning experience (and a wide range of courses to choose from) in warm and colorful Mexico?
Here's a quick snap shot of each of our Mexican destinations to help you start your planning:
A university city, small and peaceful, far from the coastal centers of mass tourism, Guanajuato seems made to welcome students of Spanish. You will find yourself enchanted by the lovely architecture and by the culture that breathes in every nook and cranny of this alluring colonial beauty.
Simply known as "Playa," this small Caribbean fishing village on the Mayan Riviera is Cancun's laid-back neighbor (approximately 35 minutes from Cancun's international airport). Playa del Carmen is a wonderful place to enjoy the cultural and historic richness of Mexico and the Mayan people. It attracts visitors from all over the world because of its relaxed, tropical atmosphere and its unmatched beaches. 
With peaks of almost 10,000 feet high, caverns among the deepest in the world, unspoiled beaches, jungles and valleys, Oaxaca is an ideal place to experience the beauty of Mexico and its people. Oaxaca is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its Spanish colonial buildings and nearby archaeological centre, Monte Albán.
The magical combination of mountains and beaches makes visitors fall in love with Puerto Vallarta at first sight. Aside from its beauty and amazing flora and fauna, this city also charms tourists with its colonial architecture and traditions, famous even in Mexico. Puerto Vallarta is the perfect blend of tropical waters and rich Mexican culture: a place to learn, relax, have fun and marvel at natural wonders. Request your free brochure!
Monday, May 11
No enrollment fee for Summer Camps when booking before May 31!
by
Stacey
on Mon 11 May 2009 05:05 PM CEST
Save on your Summer
Camp experience in 2 simple
steps!  Step 1- Choose your favorite summer camp destination: Step 2- Request your enrollment fee waiver (for an summer camp arrival in August 2009) when you book and fully pay before May 31, 2009).
That’s it! Get a free Summer Camp brochure with all our programs and prices.
Contact our Course Counsellors to request more information. Conditions:
- Offer is only available upon request.
- Offer not cumulative with other offers and subject to availability.
- Enrollment fee savings: 65 euros ($100 for Guanajuato only)
- Offer expires: 31 May 2009
Tuesday, April 28
don Quijote Nederland
by
Stacey
on Tue 28 Apr 2009 05:46 PM CEST
 Als u in Nederland leeft en gehouden van lerend het Spaans met don Quijote... Visit don Quijote Nederland blog don Quijote Nederland website 10 redenen om Spaans te leren met don Quijote. Ontvang Onze Gratis Brochure per post!
Monday, April 6
Semana Santa in Spain
by
Stacey
on Mon 06 Apr 2009 04:04 PM CEST
Friday, March 27
Por qué no puedes ¨coger el autobus¨ en latinoamerica!
by
Stacey
on Fri 27 Mar 2009 12:40 PM CET
 Como en casi todos los idiomas,
hay varios dialectos, vocabulario diferentes, etc.
En español
es igual, pero hay un factor muy importante en el que hay que
acordarse. Ése factor es que en el español hay palabras que
se dicen en un país que también se dicen en otros, PERO que tienen un
significado MUY diferente. Hay que tener en cuenta las
diferencias ya que una palabra puede tener un significado
opuesto, completamente diferente o uno muy
vulgar!
En españa
por ejemplo, todos "cogemos" el autobus, pero en algunos paises de
latino america, sería mejor que no lo "cojas" nunca. ¿Por qué?
Porque en españa, el verbo coger signfica "tomar" (como el inglés
"to take",
"to catch",
"to get" the bus),
pero en varios paises de latino america el verbo coger significa otro
cosa... que es bastante vulgar y mejor no lo mencionamos.
Si te
interesa aprender algunas otras palabras que tienen significado
diferentes en varios paises, ver Curiosidades
Jergales.
¡Aprende
español en españa! (Learn
Spanish in Spain!)
¡Aprende
español en latinoamerica! (Learn
Spanish in Latin America!)
¡Pide tu
folleto!
(Request
your FREE brochure!)
Wednesday, February 18
Costa Rica declares its 28th biodiversity conservation park
by
Stacey
on Wed 18 Feb 2009 09:00 AM CET
Are you looking for reasons to learn Spanish in Costa Rica? Here's one...
Last year, the United States forgave Costa Rica’s debt of $26 million, much rather preferring the country to use the money towards its rainforest preservation and biodiversity conservation over the course of 16 years. And Costa Rica is doing just that.
According to its politics as a pioneer Latin American country in environmental protection, the Costa Rican government declared the Quetzales region as its 28th National Park under environmental protection. The goal is to expand the protection of 0.1% of the planet, which encompasses 3% of the earth’s biodiversity and species.
Costa Rica has more than 160 parks and conservation areas, covering more than 25% of the entire country. An impressive amount of protected land includes all 28 National Parks. Inland you can enjoy rich wetlands, lagoons, forests, hills and volcanoes. Costa Rica is home to such near-extinct (and protected) species such as the Jaguar and the great green Macaw.
 Get yourself to Costa Rica and get to know this rich, diverse tropical environmentwhile you enhance your Spanish language skills!
On the Caribbean coast you can watch nesting sea turtles, and on the Pacific coast you could surf!
Our classes start Mondays year-round for all levels!
Our schools in Costa Rica:
Flamingo Beach
Heredia
Monteverde
Playa Jacó
Coronado
Request a FREE brochure to learn more!
Thursday, January 22
New school in Santiago de Chile
by
Stacey
on Thu 22 Jan 2009 12:56 PM CET
 GREAT news again!
It is our biggest pleasure to announce that on February 2 of 2009, our school in Santiago de Chile will move to a bigger, nicer and even better localized NEW “home”. The decision for this move has been carried out with our future students in mind... because we only want the best for them!
As a friend, we wanted you to be a part of this exciting change, too. New year, new school. It’s a great way to start the year off right, don’t you think?
Learn about our courses!
Request a free brochure
Tuesday, November 18
Special Birthday Offer: don Quijote's Dominican Republic schools celebrate 15 years!
by
Stacey
on Tue 18 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CET
 Our don Quijote schools in Dominican Republic are turning 15 years old in 2009… and we want you to take part in our birthday celebration
Expand your Spanish language skills in a Group course or in an individual One-to-One courses in the cozy beach town of Sosua or in the first founded city of the New World, Santo Domingo...all while YOU ONLY PAY 1994 PRICES-- the year our schools opened its doors in the Caribbean island!
Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to discover the idyllic sun drenched beaches the Dominican Republic has to offer year round … book before December 15, 2008 – and start your Spanish immersion whenever you want in 2009!
Contact our course counselors to find out more information about this special birthday offer.
Request a FREE brochure!
Conditions:
- Offer available upon request and subject to availability.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Offer expires December 15, 2008.
Friday, November 14
30 Scholarships to Study Spanish in Spain or Mexico
by
Stacey
on Fri 14 Nov 2008 04:14 PM CET
The following text will be in next week's weekly newsletter... be the
first to know what goes on with don
Quijote, Spain’s
largest provider of in-country Spanish courses in Spain and Latin
America!
We are delighted to announce the launch of our 7th annual Fundación don Quijote Scholarship Program for 2009!  The program offers institutions the chance to win a scholarship for one of their students to study Spanish with don Quijote in Spain or Guanajuato, Mexico. We will award 30 Scholarships (one per institution) to the 30 academic institutions presenting the most creative and best-developed plans to actively promote the learning of Spanish as a foreign language.
Is there still time to apply? Yes! The application deadline is February 29th. If you are a Spanish teacher or study in a high school, university, community college or college, encourage your institution to apply!
Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!
Read more about the Scholarships Program!
Request a FREE brochure!
Tuesday, October 7
2008 Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico
by
Stacey
on Tue 07 Oct 2008 09:54 AM CEST
Every year in the month of October the famous Festival Cervantino is held in honor of the illustrious author Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quijote de La Mancha), with a variety of national and international cultural and artistic events. There are exhibitions, plays, concerts, cinema and all sorts of events, turning the city into a hotbed of culture.
The International Cervantes Festival is the most important artistic and cultural event in Mexico and in all Latin America. It has been held without interruption since 1972, the year it was created and has as its venue the city of Guanajuato. Guanajuato is also the capital of the state of the same name, birthplace of Mexico’s independence.
In its beginnings, the festival was devoted mainly to artistic creation in the Spanish language, in homage to Miguel de Cervantes. In the course of time, the universal scope of the influence of Cervantes gradually took the form of the vast variety of artistic and cultural expressions included in the festival today.
During the celebration of the International Cervantes Festival a torrent of the most outstanding works in music, opera, theatre, dance, plastic arts, cinema and literature take over all of Guanajuato, making it a privileged destination for thousands and thousands of people coming from all over Mexico and the entire world. Today there are very few countries that have not participated at some time in this feast for the senses and for the mind, through the participation of their foremost artists.
This year's 36th edition of the International Cervantes Festival will bring together the most outstanding artists of Asia, Europe and America. Around 2,000 artists from 24 countries will be participating in this event, celebrated from October 8 - 26. The guests of honor for 2008 are Campeche and Catalonia.
Visit the festival’s Official webpage: www.festivalcervantino.gob.mxWish to learn more about the fictional character of Don Quijote? Visit our Don Quixote Virtual Museum!Learn Spanish in Guanajuato! or Request a FREE brochure!
Thursday, October 2
Save on your next Spanish course in Mexico!
by
Stacey
on Thu 02 Oct 2008 01:26 PM CEST
 Live an unforgettable cultural immersion in a vibrant and colorful country: Mexico!
Learn Spanish while you wander through the elegant colonial city of Oaxaca, or the charmingly bohemian beach towns of Playa del Carmen and Puerto Vallarta.
Book a Spanish course beginning in October 2008 - and get a 10% discount!
Take advantage of this offer by enrolling between September 29 and October 24. The last class start date is Monday, October 27.
Contact a course counselor for a lot of sunshine, Spanish and savings on your next course!
Get a complimentary brochure!
Conditions:
- Offer cannot be combined with other offers
- Offer available upon request and subject to availability.
- Offer expires 31 October of 2008.
NOTE: This offer ends on October 31, 2008!
Thursday, September 25
Special Offer: Study Spanish in Mexico!
by
Stacey
on Thu 25 Sep 2008 12:03 PM CEST
Experience the exotic culture of Mexico while you learn Spanish!
 Spend 4 weeks or longer learning Spanish in Mexico’s Guanajuato or Playa del Carmen, and receive 5 private One-to-One lessons for FREE.
Just book your Spanish course to begin in October 2008 between October 1 and October 31.
It's that easy!
Do not miss this opportunity to study Spanish in an exotic Mexican location!
Contact a course counselor now to request more information.
Get our free brochure!
Conditions:
- Offer cannot be combined with another offer.
- Offer available upon request and subject to availability.
- Offer applies only to bookings made between October 1st until October 31st of 2008, Spanish time.
NOTE: This offer ends on October 31, 2008.
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