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Location:
Mexico City and surroundings - Mexico
Academic Credit Available: Yes
Language Taught: Spanish
Program Size: individual program
Average Class Size: /
Overview
DESCRIPTION
Mexico is a place where colours, savours, and musical sounds mix a beautiful way. Those who are interested in studying the Spanish language should not over look the wonderful opportunities in Latin America. On our academic programs in Mexico, students will integrate with a Mexican host family eager to share their way of life, become a part of the local community and school, have amazing memories and experiences, and make life-long international friends.
By participating in this program, students will experience the unique opportunity to integrate with the life of a Mexican family and attend a Mexican Preparatory (high school). Students will not remain indifferent to the 3,000 years of history which have made this great country. They will feel the influence of the Indians, Spanish, and contemporaries have had in the creation of this perfect cocktail. Mexico is a very warm, highly friendly environment for foreigners.
Living with a host family is the best way to learn first-hand about a foreign culture. A new language will come alive in you as you make new friends, share their culture, and discover new things about yourself and our world.
LOCATION
Mexico city and surroundings. Students are not placed in a particular district of Mexico. Students are not placed outside of Mexico City.
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Public schools serve 87% of all students in the country. The Mexican school system is divided as follows: the pre-escolar, the primaria, the secundaria and the preparatoria school. Most of the international students will attend classes in a preparatoria school
(from 3° year of secundaria to 3° year to preparatoria).
In the preparatoria schools, students must choose one of 4 professional areas: physical-mathematics, chemical-biological, economic-administrative, or humanities.
All schools offer English courses, some of them French courses.
Special
Courses or Features
Spanish for Academic Purposes
Spanish Immersion Program (40+
hrs/wk)
Programs for Teenagers
Programs for High School Students
Academic Credit
Academic credit is available.
Ask to your school counsellor
Eligibility
REQUIREMENTS
Students must be interviewed in their home country before being accepted.
A minimum of 2 years of Spanish study and good academic results are required.
- Being open and flexible to accept and adapt to a different school and family
- Participants must agree and submit to NACEL, School and family rules
- Participants must be willing to improve their Spanish language
Housing/Accommodation
Homestay / Host Family
ACCOMMODATION
Host family, full board.
The host family receives the student as a member of their own family. We recruit families through schools (because one of the family members attends school), so they are all middle class families. They receive a small stipend, but they do not host for money; the family expects the student to participate in their daily life and speaks Spanish, making a new friend.
Most Mexican families are very united between parents and children, also with grandparents, uncles, cousins. Parents are protective and keep a warm relation with their children, watching their activities and friends. Fathers usually work out of the house, as well as many mothers. Some families have maid help, in general the student should offer to help with some house chores (like making bed, sometimes wash their dishes, etc).
Generally families use to get together for meals, especially for the lunch meal, which is the most important of the day. Almost all families are catholic, some of them use to go to church every Sunday and some others do not.
During the academic year, students usually live in more than one family.
Program Costs
From 2855 euros
Costs
Include: - Administration fees
- Placement in a local public school
- Host family placement on a half board basis on weekdays, full board on weekends
- Orientation on arrival
- Airport pick-up and transfer on arrival
- Support, assistance and 24 hours emergency phone number during the whole program
Dates
DATES FOR THE PROGRAMS
End of August to end of May.
Contact
NACEL INTERNATIONAL
Calle Arc del Teatre 3, 2-1a
08001 Barcelona
SPAIN
Tel:
00 34 933 043 087
Fax:
00 34 933 043 087
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