Hola España is a summer program in Madrid , Spain , for teenagers to learn and practice their Spanish while having fun.

We offer Spanish classes with highly qualified, experienced teachers, a host family stay and lots of fun activities and excursions to the surrounding cities of interest and a three-day excursion to Seville, in the south of Spain, or optionally, to Javea, on the eastern Mediterranean coast, near Valencia.

The program includes:

• Welcome and farewell parties
• Host family stay, full board
• Tuition (3 hours of Spanish classes daily during weekdays)
• Afternoon activities including cultural visits to museums, parks and palaces
• One full-day excursion on the weekend to historic cities such as Segovia , El Escorial, Toledo or Aranjuez
• Three-day trip to Seville , in the south of Spain , or to Javea, on the east coast near Valencia (home of the America 's Cup in 2007 and 2008)
• Transfers from/to airport in Madrid
• Travel insurance

Hola España believes that a language is learned through its culture, as well as through classes. As such, we offer cultural visits around Spain to enrich students' interests and many other opportunities to meet the local people and get to know their customs.