Casa Rosario Spanish School, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Casa Rosario Spanish School, San Pedro la Laguna's oldest and best Spanish School, is one of only three accredited Spanish schools in San Pedro. Each student has an individual teacher, so he can progress at his/her own pace. A home stay with a local family is recommend to learn the quickest. Unlike most other schools we place only one student per family (unless the student requests to share with a friend or family member ), so the student gets the most out of the home stay. The school also has rooms with kitchen access for those who do not wish to stay with a family. We are happy to adjust our program for people with special needs, such as families with children. Casa Rosario has the most beautiful garden in San Pedro where the students study. It is at the edge of Lake Atitlan. There are opportunities for those who wish to volunteer. Casa Rosario has a program that provides financial assistance for schooling of some of the poorest Maya children in neighboring villages.

Many people come to Guatemala to study Spanish intensively before traveling to other parts of Central America, Mexico and South America. Among all the Spanish language schools in Guatemala Casa Rosario in San Pedro la Laguna is certainly one of the gems. It has the most beautiful location, and probably the cheapest prices. The teachers all have teaching degrees and years of experience teaching Spanish to non-Spanish speaking foreigners.

The school is a short distance from Lake Atitlán, where even at 6:00a.m. a dip in the water is warm but refreshing. Casa Rosario works in accordance with the time the student has available to study whether it be a week or a couple of months. Most students choose to study only half a day, so the other half can be used to visit traditional Mayan towns a short walk or boat ride away, or perhaps to take a horse ride up the Volcano San Pedro. Casa Rosario provides cayucos free of charge for the use of its students. Attending this school is undoubtedly like having your cake and eating it too.

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The classes at Casa Rosario are one student with one teacher. For twenty hours of classes a week the prices run from $60 for classes without lodging to $115 where the student lives and eats with a Spanish speaking Mayan family in the town. Casa Rosario is one of the few Spanish schools in Guatemala to provide housing for the students at the school. This runs only $20 more a week ($80) and comes with kitchen privileges.

The School section gives more detailed information about the school, teachers and classes. The Lake section tells you about the town of San Pedro and other towns around Lake Atitlán. The Travel Tips section tells you how to get there, what to bring and tips about food, money and medicine. The Reservations section gives the payment options and a reservation form.

This web site was designed and is maintained, free of charge for Casa Rosario, by a friend of the directors, Joseph Johnston. Joseph Johnston also created and maintains the Arte Maya Tz'utuhil website.

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