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Sun, Sand, and Competition: Beach Olympics in Alicante
Our students competed in beach olympics to start wrapping up their final week as Global Navigators (for now)!
El Museo de las Ilusiones
A challenge to your imagination. The Museum of Illusions and Public Transport.
Tapas & Talking: Community Conversations the Tasty Way
Our Global Navigators get the opportunity to connect their Spanish skills from the classroom to real life by speaking with locals in our Community Conversations everyday!
El Castillo de Guadalest and Las Fuentes del Algar
The impressive views of the El Castillo de Guadalest and Las Fuentes del Algar are part of the tourist attraction of Alicante. The students were amazed by the natural beauty.
Biking & Bonding in Madrid, Spain!
While visiting the capital of Spain, our Global Navigators participated in a bike tour in Retiro park while learning about the important monuments and places inside!
Creating Lasting Memories & Mementos
Our students participated in a Tote Bag Workshop and created not only tangible souvenirs to bring home from Alicante, but fun memories with each other as well!
Climbing and Connecting in Alicante
Alicante's Global Navigators bravely embark on a rock climbing adventure that connects them to each other, the culture of Alicante and their language-learning journey!
The trip to Alicante.
The trip to Alicante. by Josue Tellez This is the crossing of all the students who travel to Alicante and the first approach to the city.
Goodbye Lunch and Final Reflections
This month has flown by and today was the final day of classes! The students gave their last presentations, talked about the reflection journals, and watched a video of the... keep reading
Flamenco Class
It’s our final week in Alicante and we only have a few afternoon activities left. Before leaving Spain we thought it was important for the students to try one of... keep reading
A Weekend with our Host Families
Over the weekend our students spent some time with their host families. Some people went to see the fireworks that take place after the Hogueras festival, many went to the... keep reading
Ocean Race Museum
We are always so busy with fun activities in the afternoon such as when we went to the Ocean Race Museum in Alicante. The Ocean Race started in 1973 and... keep reading
Las Hogueras
The students spent the weekend with their host families and got to experience L as Hogueras festival with them. One of our students, Elena Cole Carlo, wrote this blog post... keep reading
Trip to Guadalest and Fonts de l'Algar
It’s the weekend which means no classes but we’ve still got some fun activities to do! On Saturday we took a bus to the town of Guadalest to see the... keep reading
Community Conversations in Alicante
In addition to our Spanish classes we also have “Community Conversations”. The goal of the Community Conversations is for students to practice what they learned in class that day with native speakers in a more authentic environment. Getting to talk with locals in the community is a great way to feel more comfortable speaking Spanish.