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don Quijote - In Country Spanish Courses

don Quijote is an esteemed Spanish language school which was founded in 1986 as a language travel agency. The school has gained its reputation for its widespread network of Spanish schools primarily in Spain and expanding into Latin America. With excellence and constant innovation, don Quijote has 7 company-owned locations in Spain and has cooperation with more than 30 schools. More than 15,000 students from 65 countries learn Spanish with don Quijote every year.

History
1986
 * don Quijote was founded as language & travel agency in Netherlands

1989
 * Opening of the first school in Salamanca
 * Foundation of the Enforex Study Abroad Agency in Madrid

1991
 * Opening of the commercial office in Salamanca

1992
 * Opening of the office and agency in the United Kingdom
 * Enforex Language School was founded in Spain

1993
 * AmeriSpan Study Abroad Agency was opened in the USA

1995
 * Foundation of the Enforex Madrid-Spanish School for foreigners

1996
 * Website of don Quijote was launched
 * ENFOCAMP International Summer Camps was started in Spain
 * Collaboration with Spanish school in Quito (Ecuador)

1998
 * Opening of the residence in Granada
 * Opening of the central offices of Enforex in Madrid for the Dept. of Spanish language
 * Acquisition of the licenses of Kaplan Educational Centers

1999
 * Creation of the internet team of don Quijote

2001
 * Implementation of don Quijote on-line courses
 * Collaboration with Spanish schools in Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala y Peru

2002
 * Publication of the teaching materials "Vive" of don Quixote at the global level
 * Creation of the Spanish teaching method "Prisma" of Enforex

2003
 * Opening of the Guanajuato (Mexico) school

2004
 * Acquisition of the Galileo Galilei schools in Alicante and Valencia

2005
 * Acquisition of the group don Quijote
 * Creation of the Ideal Education Group

2006
 * Ideal Education Group became the sponsor of the Spanish Language Foundation
 * Acquisition of the Language and Adventure Study Abroad organization in Switzerland

2007
 * Acquisition of AmeriSpan(USA) and Soléxico (3 schools in Mexico)
 * Acquisition of the Lenguaviva school in Seville
 * Opened one residence in Salamanca
 * Constitution of the don Quijote foundation
 * Foundation of the eduSpain as central organization for international university studies
 * Collaboration with Spanish schools in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Cadiz and Pamplona
 * Creation of the Ideal Quality Certificate (Certificado de Calidad)
 * Opening of the commercial office in the USA

2008
 * Opening of the commercial office in China
 * Creation of the House of Languages, High Quality Accomodation

Programs

 * It builds active and interactive Spanish courses under five categories: General, Specialized, Premium, Spanish & Work and Summer Camps
 * In general courses students can choose several programs according to their needs. For long term period it offers Academic Year/Semester and Spanish For Life courses, there is a specálized program that focuses on improving conversational skills and part-time courses are available.
 * It is available to take courses in seven locations for the Diplomas of Spanish as Foreign Language (DELE) examinations. DELE is the only certificate for non-native Spanish speakers to determine their level of Spanish which is officially recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education. It is essential to take the DELE exam to study in Spain and to apply for a job as a Spanish teacher or any private sector directly related to Spanish or Latin American markets. There are three levels of language competence of DELE: Basic level (Nivel Inicial), Intermediate level (Nivel Intermedio) and Advanced Level (Nivel Superior).
 * It offers Spanish programs with work and internship opportunities. The students can work in Spain's hospitality industry as well as taking intensive courses from two months to four months. The internship program offers two months experience in leading sectors in Spain. A volunteer program is also available in Latin America yet it requires an adequate level of Spanish.
 * For business oriented learning, it offers Spanish on business, tourism and medical areas.
 * There is an online Spanish course which offers multimedia lessons with user-friendly tools which enables to learn Spanish to those who can't go abroad.
 * On don Quijote official website, many people gather to improve their Spanish knowledge under dQ Community section. There are lots of language resources about grammar and vocabulary and it is available to read cultural and historical information, popular Spanish sayings and actual incidents. On official blog, people can read articles regarding several topics about Spanish and Latin American culture and provides information on Spanish education.

Activities

 * The students increase their knowledge about Spanish culture and history with a lot of activities and excursions during the courses such as Christmas program or Spanish dancing and Scuba Diving in Spain. It is available to learn Spanish cuisine through the Cooking courses.
 * For kids and teenagers Summer Camps, which are located in seven premium cities like Barcelona and Madrid, Spanish are taught with sports and leisure activities. It is open for every youngster from the age of 5 to 18.

Accomodation
There are five accomodation options during the course. Home Stay, Student Shared Flat, Student Residences, Premium Accomodation, Hotels and Private Apartments. In Home Stay, the family provides either half board or full board depending on the preference and helps you during your stay. Students can also share their flat with other course students (maximum 4 or 5 students) that enables cultural exchange.

Locations
Spain
 * Barcelona
 * Granada
 * Madrid
 * Salamanca
 * Tenerife
 * Valencia
 * Seville
 * Marbella
 * Alicante
 * Málaga
 * Cádiz
 * Pamplona

Latin America
 * Argentina: Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Cordoba, Mendoza
 * Bolivia: Sucre
 * Chile: Santiago
 * Costa Rica: Flamingo Beach, Heredia, Monteverde, Playa Jacó, Coronado
 * Cuba: Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad
 * Ecuador: Quito
 * Guatemala: Antigua
 * Mexico: Guanajuato, Playa del Carmen, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta
 * Peru: Cuzco
 * Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Sosua

Global News About don Quijote
 * The scripts of BBC Spanish course "Suenos" was reviewed by don Quijote.
 * don Quijote opened its facilities to Linguaphone Spanish course film.
 * don Quijote has been the focus of many underlined articles in the prestigious newspapers like The New York Times, CNN, The International Herald Tribune, and the UK's Daily Telegraph.
 * don Quijote is in collaboration with English language media in Spain for Spanish learning and promoting Spanish culture.
 * don Quijote Salamanca was the home of a language learning reality show in Finland.
 * Edebé, the largest Spanish publisher in education sector published the series of Spanish textbooks, which is called Vive el Español, of don Quijote.