Group instruction

Maximum number of students per class is six. Classes can begin on any Monday for intermediate students, or once a month for beginners.

Group Intensive Portuguese Program: 3 hours of group instruction per day. Groups will have a minimum of 2 and maximum of 6 students. In the event that only one student is enrolled for class, the course is given: 2 hours / teacher + 1 hour / oriented study. Classes are held Monday to Friday morning or afternoon. The school closes on official holidays.

Group Super-Intensive Portuguese Program: 6 hours of group instruction per day, Monday through Friday. Classes are held in the morning and afternoon. In the event that only one student is enrolled for a class, the course is given: 4 hours / teacher + 2 hours / oriented study.

Semester and Academic Year Portuguese Programs are available in both intensive and super-intensive formats.

Individual Instruction

Classes are held Monday through Friday, and may be held in the morning or afternoon. These courses are offered for both beginner and advanced levels and refresher course. The courses can all be adapted to the students´ or companies´ needs.

VIP Intensive: 03 hours daily of private instruction.

VIP Super-Intensive Immersion Course: This course is ideal for professionals who don't have very much time available and needs to learn as much as possible in one or two weeks. 8 hours of private instruction per day. Classes are held in the morning and in the afternoon. They include lunch Monday through Friday and visits to Shopping Malls or other places the students might wish to visit with the teacher.

Combined Courses: Group + Individual

3 hours of group instruction in the morning combined with one, two or three one-to-one classes in the afternoon.

Executive Business Portuguese Instruction:

6 hours of Portuguese language private instruction combined with business terminology for the working professional. Classes are held in the morning and the afternoon. It includes lunch with the teacher.

Internship

Depending on individual student interest, we organize internships with local doctors, government offices, schools, lawyers, etc. Students combine language learning with hands on experiences.

Volunteering

Most often geared towards youth, education and health issues, our students may give of their time and efforts to various local organizations and projects. We connect students with ideas serving their interests, in addition to the language courses.

Self access

Students have the choice of either supervised self-studies or an alternating video and conversation classes as well. The topics of both the videos and conversation are current issues and themes related to Portugal. Please note that students of all levels can participate in these activities. Participation is not compulsory. Students are free to organize themselves if they wish to.

Language Levels and Evaluations

College Credit

Most students come to our School to advance their Portuguese language capabilities in as short a period of time as possible, and academic credit is not normally a concern. However, if requested we are more than willing to provide your university with an Official Transcript and course information such as: course syllabus, total hours taken, teacher evaluation, attendance report, curriculum covered, final exam with letter grade, etc., in order to grant academic credit for your course.

Students who wish to receive credit for our programs should contact the study abroad office or Spanish language department at your college or university prior to starting the program. Present your plan to them asking for detailed requirements on how to arrange credit in advance. With the detailed information from your home-campus, we can typically provide all documentation to complete arrangements.