Verano Español

Verano Español, (Spanish Summer in English) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010, is one of the oldest and most prestigious American summer study programs in Madrid, Spain. 

Rollins College offers two tracks for the Verano Español program:

• The Language and Culture Track is designed for students of all levels of language proficiency who want to experience a total immersion in the Spanish language for six weeks.
• The Internship Track offers advanced Spanish language students the opportunity to continue their Spanish language study and participate in an intensive, full-time internship. Students will participate in one week of Spanish language intensive, and then five weeks of internship and language (4 days a week of internship, and one day of language classes). 

Therefore, all students will enroll in a 6-week program. Both programs are based in Madrid, participants live in Spanish homes, and all courses are conducted in Spanish by native Spanish faculty.

The Verano Español Program is located in central Madrid at don Quijote, a language school located near the Museo del Prado, Museo Thyssen, Parliament, and Plaza Santa Ana, providing an ideal setting for students. The basis of formal instruction at don Quijote is a communicative methodology of language learning that stresses the student's immediate active engagement in language acquisition. Classes are small, usually consisting of no more than eight students, and instructors have extensive experience in the strategies of encouraging rapid and intensive language acquisition. Recognizing that successful training in another language cannot take place in a vacuum, Verano Español provides a series of cultural activities throughout the summer that are designed to provide each student with a fuller sense of Spanish language, life and culture.

Madrid is an historically rich and culturally diverse city of nearly four million inhabitants. As Spain's capital, it boasts a number of important cultural sites that attracts tourists from around the world. These include the square of the old city; the Plaza Mayor, where bullfights were held in the 18th century; el Palacio de Oriente, the impressive Royal Palace used today only for ceremonial functions; the famous Retiro Park and the nearby Puerta de Alcala, both built in the 18th century under the reign of Carlos III; the world-famous Prado Art Museum; and the Puerta del Sol, the main plaza of downtown Madrid that dates back to the time of the Moorish occupation of much of the Iberian peninsula.

2012 Cost for Language and Culture Track: $6100*

• Includes: tuition and program administration, housing room, two meals per day at the homestay, two group lunches per week, orientation program, Candelario weekend excursion with meals, one-day excursions to Segovia and Toledo, airport pick-up and transportation to homestays, some on-site activities, on-site transportation pass, course materials, and health and emergency insurance.
• Does Not Include: round-trip airfare, five lunches per week, visa (if non-US citizen), travel insurance, and personal expenses
• Estimated additional necessary costs: Airfare--$1100; Lunches at 10Euros per meal--$420

2012 Cost for Internship Track: $6550*

• Includes: tuition and program administration, internship placement and supervision, housing, two meals per day at the homestay, one group lunch per week, orientation program, Candelario weekend excursion with meals, one-day excursions to Segovia and Toledo, airport pick-up and transportation to homestays, some on-site activities, on-site transportation pass, course materials, and health and emergency insurance.
• Does Not Include: round-trip airfare, six lunches per week, visa (if non-US citizen), travel insurance, and personal expenses
• Estimated additional necessary costs: Airfare at $1100; Lunches at 10Euros per meal--$505

*Estimated costs for all programs are based on anticipated numbers of students and current exchange rates.  Costs are subject to change.  Final prices will always be communicated to accepted students before they commit to the program.