Cultural Competency in the Spanish Language Classroom
July 11-25, 2020
Cemanahuac offers a special two-week program for teachers emphasizing the development of cultural competence among students in Spanish language classes, including the following innovative elements:
— Language training for teachers in small classes at each teacher’s level of Spanish proficiency, honing in on specific concerns and problems in the classroom. These teacher programs are designed for non-native speakers to maintain and improve their communicative skills (vocabulary, pronunciation, language level, etc.), with 20 hours per week of Spanish classes and workshops in the afternoon. It is also appropriate for ESOL teachers, with language classes at each person’s ability level.
— Workshops and presentations to produce culturally-available realia, with ample opportunities to create digital and video moments for use in teaching Spanish
— Guided visits to educational and artistic sites, presenting information on the fascinating history and culture of Mexico, with discussion about inclusion of this information in the classroom and ample time for hands-on crafts and games.
— A family living experience, all meals included, extending the Spanish language learning into the afternoon and evening.
The seminar runs from July 11 to 25, 2020. The fee is $1,220, which includes registration, tuition, family housing with all meals (double occupancy), one full-day field study trip, two half-day field study trips, a walking tour of Cuernavaca, farewell dinner, printed materials, and a certificate of attendance.
Contact us for more information and to enroll.
Cemanahuac offers a special two-week program for teachers emphasizing the development of cultural competence among students in Spanish language classes, including the following innovative elements:
— Language training for teachers in small classes at each teacher’s level of Spanish proficiency, honing in on specific concerns and problems in the classroom. These teacher programs are designed for non-native speakers to maintain and improve their communicative skills (vocabulary, pronunciation, language level, etc.), with 20 hours per week of Spanish classes and workshops in the afternoon. It is also appropriate for ESOL teachers, with language classes at each person’s ability level.
— Workshops and presentations to produce culturally-available realia, with ample opportunities to create digital and video moments for use in teaching Spanish
— Guided visits to educational and artistic sites, presenting information on the fascinating history and culture of Mexico, with discussion about inclusion of this information in the classroom and ample time for hands-on crafts and games.
— A family living experience, all meals included, extending the Spanish language learning into the afternoon and evening.
The seminar runs from July 11 to 25, 2020. The fee is $1,220, which includes registration, tuition, family housing with all meals (double occupancy), one full-day field study trip, two half-day field study trips, a walking tour of Cuernavaca, farewell dinner, printed materials, and a certificate of attendance.
Contact us for more information and to enroll.
Days of the Dead
Saturday October 26 to November 3, 2019
Whenever I mention the Days of the Dead in Mexico, someone always says, “I’ve always wanted to be there for this celebration.”
This is your year!! Come to Mexico at the end of October to study Spanish and celebrate the Days of the Dead in Mexico with us! This is one of the most poignant and culturally-significant times of the year to be in Mexico, and Cemanahuac will make the most of it, starting with visits to local markets to see the huge stalls of special flowers (cempasúchil in Nahuatl) and sugar skulls for sale, along with all types of special foods for the home altars.
We’ll go to Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and small villages to visit cemeteries and see public and private ofrendas (altars), dedicated to those who have died, but whose spirits will return on October 31 and November 1 to spend a few hours with their loved ones. It’s impossible to describe the reverence the living demonstrate to the returning spirits…you really have to be here to sense the anticipation and to share it with our families. Much Mexican art, literature, and popular art revolves around the duality of life and death, and the Days of the Dead represent this very well.
We’ll learn about and enjoy the special foods that families prepare for the Days of the Dead, and we’ll prepare our own altar at the school, so we invite you to bring photos of your own family member you’d like to remember. It’s a special way to honor those who have gone before you.
It’s a truly bittersweet time for everyone, and a most Mexican celebration of both life and death.
We’ll have ample printed material about this memorable holiday, and you’ll return home with a lifetime of memories, and perhaps in future years you’ll want celebrate the Days of the Dead in your own homes, remembering your own loved ones in this very special Mexican way.
Contact us for more information and to enroll.
Whenever I mention the Days of the Dead in Mexico, someone always says, “I’ve always wanted to be there for this celebration.”
This is your year!! Come to Mexico at the end of October to study Spanish and celebrate the Days of the Dead in Mexico with us! This is one of the most poignant and culturally-significant times of the year to be in Mexico, and Cemanahuac will make the most of it, starting with visits to local markets to see the huge stalls of special flowers (cempasúchil in Nahuatl) and sugar skulls for sale, along with all types of special foods for the home altars.
We’ll go to Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and small villages to visit cemeteries and see public and private ofrendas (altars), dedicated to those who have died, but whose spirits will return on October 31 and November 1 to spend a few hours with their loved ones. It’s impossible to describe the reverence the living demonstrate to the returning spirits…you really have to be here to sense the anticipation and to share it with our families. Much Mexican art, literature, and popular art revolves around the duality of life and death, and the Days of the Dead represent this very well.
We’ll learn about and enjoy the special foods that families prepare for the Days of the Dead, and we’ll prepare our own altar at the school, so we invite you to bring photos of your own family member you’d like to remember. It’s a special way to honor those who have gone before you.
It’s a truly bittersweet time for everyone, and a most Mexican celebration of both life and death.
We’ll have ample printed material about this memorable holiday, and you’ll return home with a lifetime of memories, and perhaps in future years you’ll want celebrate the Days of the Dead in your own homes, remembering your own loved ones in this very special Mexican way.
Contact us for more information and to enroll.
Poinsettias, posadas and piñatas…Christmas at Cemanahuac!
Christmas is a most colorful time in Mexico! You’ll enjoy the posadas, the special foods and drinks, and the best of other holiday customs in Cuernavaca during the days before and after Christmas. The Three Kings will be out right after Christmas to hear the petitions of the children…and maybe even listen to yours!
Cemanahuac will have Spanish language and Mexican culture classes throughout the holidays. Our families will welcome you into the warmth of their homes at this special time. You’ll go home with much better Spanish, a far better understanding of the culture of Mexico, and a holiday spirit that will last far into 2020!!!
Cemanahuac will offer you a special reduction in registration and tuition to make it possible for you to enjoy the sunshine, the festivities, and all the fun of the holidays in Mexico. Your entire family can relax in the color and unique festive atmosphere that IS Mexico in December.
Reduced holiday fees, per week, from December 14 through December 28, will include:
Holiday registration fee: $75.00
Special holiday tuition, $225.00
Housing with a Mexican family, double room
with all meals, $224.00 per week per person
Housing with a Mexican family, single room
with all meals, $294.00 per week per person
Textbook, $20.00
Our small two-room guesthouses (across the street from the school) are available at this holiday period for $270 per week, two people
Cemanahuac will have Spanish language and Mexican culture classes throughout the holidays. Our families will welcome you into the warmth of their homes at this special time. You’ll go home with much better Spanish, a far better understanding of the culture of Mexico, and a holiday spirit that will last far into 2020!!!
Cemanahuac will offer you a special reduction in registration and tuition to make it possible for you to enjoy the sunshine, the festivities, and all the fun of the holidays in Mexico. Your entire family can relax in the color and unique festive atmosphere that IS Mexico in December.
Reduced holiday fees, per week, from December 14 through December 28, will include:
Holiday registration fee: $75.00
Special holiday tuition, $225.00
Housing with a Mexican family, double room
with all meals, $224.00 per week per person
Housing with a Mexican family, single room
with all meals, $294.00 per week per person
Textbook, $20.00
Our small two-room guesthouses (across the street from the school) are available at this holiday period for $270 per week, two people