The School Our dedicated staff and teachers help you feel right at home at our school from the very first day! There is always someone around to help you out in whatever you need - books, traveling, questions or to send an e-mail back home. Together with our teachers, we form the Simon Bolivar Spanish School in Quito, bringing you good Spanish training to reasonable prices in a friendly environment. Courses Individual Lessons Based on our broad experience we can almost guarantee that you will be able to speak quite fluent Spanish after 4-6 weeks of study. We always recommend 4 hours of instruction per day. Classes can start on any weekday, but it is always preferably on a Monday. Morning session is from 08:30 to 12:30 and the Afternoon session is from 13:00 to 17:00. Group Lessons We can offer group lessons in small groups (max 4-6 students). These lessons are usually for beginners and start on the first days of each month. We require a minimum of 4 weeks of study for group lessons (4 hours per day of study). Activities Weekend trips: Every weekend we offer trips out of Quito, either one or two days. We sometimes climb up to 5000 meters (15000 feet), go mountain biking, fish trout in Andean lakes, visit local "fiestas", go hiking around lakes or just relax at the beach. These trips are organized by the teachers and have an extra cost, which is usually very low. Going on our weekend trips is a great way of getting to know other students and also more of our beautiful country! Dancing lessons: The dancing lessons are conducted by Edison. He teaches you how to dance Salsa, Merengue and other Latin American dances. Students often end up at one of the local "Salsotecas" to practice more dancing after the classes. Other Activities: We also arrange after school activities, such as getting to know the Ecuadorian night life, or do shopping.