Re-invigorate your passion for Spanish language and culture during our two-week immersion in Madrid and Salamanca!
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September 25, 2026 9:00 AM
Living far from Spanish-speaking countries can make it challenging to keep language skills and cultural knowledge fresh and relevant. The Salamanca immersion programme offers participants a chance to not only enhance their Spanish language abilities but also deeply engage with Spain’s rich cultural heritage. By experiencing the history, traditions, and contemporary life of Salamanca and its surroundings, participants will gain valuable insights into Spanish culture that can directly enrich their teaching. Furthermore, they will experience first-hand Spanish educational system, visiting High Schools and an Official School of Languages.
This immersive experience will reignite participants' passion for Spanish, motivate them with new ideas, and empower them to bring more authentic, culturally rich learning experiences back to students in Aotearoa, leading to better outcomes in the classroom.
September/October school holidays.
Exact departure and arrival dates are to be confirmed based on security and flight availability. Participants are likely to miss at least the last day of Term 3 and possibly the first day of Term 4. This cost must be covered by participants' schools.
Cursos Internacionales de la Universidad de Salamanca
This programme has been specifically designed for the group that will represent Language Circle by CIUSAL.
It includes:
- Daily language lessons, conversation classes and cultural lessons at CIUSAL, Salamanca.
- Excursions around Salamanca, including guided visits of the Old Town and the University Library.
- Weekend day trips to surrounding towns of cultural and historical significance, like Ávila and Segovia.
The final programme is TBC and subject to changes due to availability and weather.
This fully immersive programme will give participants' language skills a huge boost and enhance their understanding of Spanish language, culture, and history. Participants will return to their students with a refreshed enthusiasm for teaching Spanish.
Participants will need to complete three online surveys for Language Circle, as well as attend a compulsory two-hour orientation meeting online prior to departure, scheduled for mid-August 2026.
Teachers of Spanish
Applicants must be New Zealand registered teachers who are currently teaching Spanish at a New Zealand school and are intending to continue to teach Spanish in NZ in 2027 and beyond.
Pre-Service Teachers and holders of a LAT are not eligible.
Due to the intensive nature of the course, Spanish Language level must be a minimum of B1.
Places on the trip are very limited, and priority will go to those who:
- Are teaching Spanish at Years 7-10 in 2026
- Have a proven track record in engagement with PLD
- Have NOT participated in an immersion trip before
- Are not Spanish nationals
- Do not speak Spanish as a first language
What’s covered?
- Language, conversation and culture classes (up to 4hrs per day)
- Cost of all group activities and excursions, including weekend trip to nearby cities and sites of cultural and historical significance.
- Flights to Madrid (ex-AKL), plus domestic transfers for those living outside of Auckland
- Accommodation while in Spain (This will be shared accommodation)
- Travel insurance
What’s not covered?
- Cost of getting to and from airports in NZ (including any parking at airports)
- Personal spending
- Cost of any Teacher Release Days* (TRDs)
- Breakfasts, Lunches and dinners
*Schools will need to cover any TRDs either before or after the trip. This will be communicated to principals during the application process.
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