Name of Spanish School in Xela |
Mission |
Where does your money go? |
ConeXion Xela |
"ConeXion Xela brings together the teachers, the host families and the language learners through Spanish, K'iche, Mam and weaving study in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala…" |
"Other than the coordination fee, you will pay directly to your teacher and host family." |
Casa Xelaju Spanish language school |
"Casa Xelajú (shay-la-Hoo') is a socially-responsible educational institute in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala promoting cross-cultural understanding through its Spanish..." |
"A percentage of each year's earnings is designated for Casa Xelaju's community programs. " |
Celas Maya Spanish language School |
"Celas Maya is made up of people who have a clear goal to learn the Spanish language; speak it, understand it, and write…" |
“part of the proceeds from our Spanish and Quiche language programs go to providing educational access to Mayan youth,” |
Centro Bilingüe Ameriindía Spanish Language School |
"What we think distinguishes us, however, is the warm, relaxed atmosphere at our school and our strong involvement in our community…" |
"All profits (10% of your tuition) are used to fund local social and economic projects." |
Centro Maya de Los Altos Spanish Language School |
"Serving the indigenous community of Guatemala through language and culture instruction, developmental tourism, and social science research…" |
Señoritas Becadas Program, CEBAR, etc. |
ConeXion Xela |
"ConeXion Xela brings together the teachers, the host families and the language learners through Spanish, K'iche, Mam and weaving study in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala…" |
"Other than the registration fee, you will pay directly to your teacher and host family." |
El Mundo en Español Spanish language school |
"El Mundo en Espanol is directly involved with La Guarderia, a safe place for underprivileged children similar to a day-care. Most of the children stay at La Guarderia while their mothers receive…" |
"For instance, when you pay for classes at El Mundo en Español, $10.00 per week of that money goes to buy supplies and food for the children at the center. And naturally, many students have…" |
El Nahual Spanish language school |
"The language center "EL NAHUAL" arises as a response to the desire of the student of Spanish and Quiche to learn at the highest level." |
"You can make a reservation in the US of $50.00 which is used fowards the scholarship program in our education project." |
El Quetzal Spanish language School |
"We are here to create a comfortable learning environment and give you all the necessary tools to improve your Spanish whether it be for travel, work or study." |
Info unclear |
| EVA |
" EVA is a philanthropic immersion school, founded with the objective to provide the best quality teaching to our students." |
"All of our profits are used to support local projects in the community..." |
Eureka Spanish language School |
"Our principal purpose is to provide you, the student, with enthusiastic and experienced teachers with initiative and eagerness to improve and update their knowledge and teaching methodology constantly…" |
Info unclear |
Guatemalensis Spanish language school |
"We believe that the Spanish Language breaks Linguistic frontiers, so, Guatemalensis Spanish School (GSS) is a socially-responsible school located in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala promoting cross cultural…" |
"47% Teacher Salary and Bonuses, 18% Taxes and Administrative Expenses, 15% Social Project, 10% Maintenance and Publicity, 10% Support to Activities" |
ICA Spanish language school |
"Founded in 1976 - Celebrating more than 28 years of excellence in teaching the Spanish language with a solid social conscience serving various highlangd communities in Guatemala…" |
"42% Teacher salary and benefits, 8% Activities, 20% Social projects, 8% maintenance, 22% families" |
INEPAS Spanish language school |
"To teach Spanish to foreign students from the entire world as well as to have them discover the Guatemalan life…" |
Info unclear |
Juan Sisay Spanish language School |
"The philosophy of the Juan Sisay collective is that social change is made through education…" |
"42% Income of the teachers, 24% Families, 12% Taxes, 8% Projects, 7% Maintenance, 7% Activities" |
Kie-Balam Spanish language School |
"Our mission encompasses the following projects: Bilingual Rural Schools and Libraries, Special Education, Literacy, Shelter for Battered Women, Habitat for Humanity, Reforestation Projects, Recycling…" |
Info unclear |
La Asociación Pop Wuj Spanish language school |
"Through a unique mix of intensive languge study and social service projects, students comoe to a better understanding of the political, social, and cultural realities of Guatemala, while contributing to a…" |
"After the teachers draw a modest wage and take care of expenses, the remaining income is dedicated to financing the thriving rural development projects and educational endeavors that the school…" |
La Democracia Spanish language school |
"La Democracia Spanish School was founded with the idea of providing our students with the optimum environment for language immersion. We provide an intimate experience studying Spanish as we limit our…" |
Info not found |
La Paz Spanish language School |
"The overall goals of the education center are to contribute to long-term, progressive social change in Guatemala and the world…" |
"A percentage of your La Paz tuition supports these projects, and many of our students take part in them directly." |
Latin Arts Spanish language School |
"Over all, our principal objective is to provide each student a complete knowledge of Spanish while satisying your individual needs…" |
Info not available |
Madre Tierra Spanish language School |
"To provide our students with high quality Spanish language instruction and the opportunity to learn about the social, cultural and political situation in Guatemala…" |
"…conservation groups in reforestation projects and other conservation and enviromental education projects. Student tuition directly supports these efforts and students can volunteer in our projects…" |
MesoAmerica Spanish language School |
"…provides an immersion opportunity into the Mesoamerican legacy for those interested in the world of Maya. Promote the Guatemalan creative power and reveal the beauty overshadowed by…" |
Info unclear |
Miguel Angel Asturias Spanish language School |
"Oriented towards excellence in speaking and understanding spoken Spanish, it also seeks to impart an awareness of the social, political, and cultural realities of Guatemala and Latin America…" |
Info unclear |
Miguel de Cervantes Spanish language school |
"The Miguel de Cervantes School of Spanish is located in Quetzaltenango, which is also known as Xela, in Guatemala and specializes in teaching Spanish to those who wish to learn in a…" |
Info unclear |
Minerva Spanish language School and Cultural Center |
"Minerva strives to impart a better understanding of not only the language, but of the culture, economy, politics, history and anthropology of Guatemala…" |
Info unclear |
Proyecto Lingüistico Quetzalteco de Español |
"The Hermandad Educativa was established with the goal of helping address some of the harsh conditions facing the Guatemalan people…" |
"The schools are managed by a collective of teachers and the profits do not go into the pockets of a single owner--as is in the case in many other language schools." |
SAKRIBAL Spanish language scho |
"SAKRIBAL Spanish school was founded in the spring of 1995 with the mission of providing outstanding service to our students as well as to the Guatemalan population in general…" |
Info unclear |
Taka House |
Not available |
Info not available |
Ulew Tinimit Spanish language School |
"Ulew Tinimit was founded in 1992 with the vision of contributing to the development of our country through our own efforts and in collaboration with the participants in our programs…" |
"43% Trainers 25% Families 32% Projects and Administration" |
Utatlán Spanish language School |
"The main goal of the school has always been to provide work for teachers and families from Quetzaltenango, aside from teaching foreigners the Spanish language…" |
Info unclear |