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ILERI Panama City
Panama Spanish School

ILERI Panama Spanish School is located in Altos de Betania - El Dorado, Panama City. It was founded in 1994 as a branch of ILERI Costa Rica.

It is located a 20 minutes taxi or bus ride from the downtown and banking areas of the city. It is only 10 minutes away from the only and most accessible seasonal dry forest in Latin America located in the Parque Natural Metropolitano complete with tamarin monkeys, anteaters and sloths.

The area around the school is perfect for our Spanish Immersion Program because the students will learn about the real life in Panama and they will understand more about our culture and language.

Panamá city, because of its geographical location, is full of cultural and ethnic contrasts.

Panamá offers the students an attractive diversity, from the colonial city to a modern city of skyscrapers; from the densest jungle in the world to the archipelago with one of the purest indigenous cultures left in the hemisphere-the kunas. And Panama is much more than this. It is the robust salsa danced by its people, the human warmth of the Panamanians who confronts his difficulties with the rhythm of this happy "tamborillo", a folk rhythm. Inside of this tropical happiness, we also find a world of international commerce and finance where you can find merchandise from all parts of the world at bargain prices at all times of the year.

Old Panamá was the center for Spanish exploration and expansion in the direction of Central and South America as well as the center of commercial transactions between the Spanish colonies of the pacific and Spain and the Caribbean.
The ruins of the cathedral of Piedra, the monasteries, the custom houses and stone bridges are found in Old Panamá.

Colonial Panamá

The ruins of the cathedral of Piedra, the monasteries, the custom houses and stone bridges are found in Old Panamá.

Modern Panama is composed of modern buildings and International Banking Center. In this area, we can include the Panamá Canal, one of the most outstanding architectural feats of the contemporary world and a point of strategic importance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Panamá is also folklore, customs and traditions, which are faithfully represented by the central provinces of the country. Notable in Panamanian folklore are the dances, the music of the accordion and of the violin.

Panamá is also a shopper’s paradise. Most stores open from 9 Am. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, though some close on Sundays.
Many drugstores and supermarkets with multiple outlets are open 24 hours a day, and there are shopping centers grouping various stores with restaurants, banks, car rentals, theaters, casinos and other services.

Since the population of Panama is cosmopolitan, there are restaurants to cater to everyone - Spanish, Argentine, Italian, Peruvian, Korean, Indian, Mexican, Arabian, Kosher and many more specializing in the national styles of preparing meat, poultry, pasta, sea foods, vegetables and desserts. Panama’s own cuisine is rich with spices, specializing in soups, dishes cooked in oil, and vegetable dishes. The national dish is ¨Sancocho¨

In Panama there are many historical culture museums. The most important are the Museum of the Panamanian Man, the Historical Museum, the Colonial Religious Art Museum, the Natural Science Museum, the Afro-Antillian Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the in-house Museum of the National Bank of Panamá.

Total Immersion Spanish Program

Level of Spanish: The level of study will be determined by a placement exam on the first day of classes. Written exam will be given.

Method: We use the Total Immersion Method to help you learn Spanish quickly and thoroughly. Classes will be conducted in Spanish. Discussions on topics of interest and written exercises are an integral part of our program.

Classes: To ensure personal attention, we limit classes to 4 people. Upon completion of the course students will receive a certified diploma.

Length of Program: Choose from 1 week or more according to your needs. Classes are 4 hours daily from Monday through Friday, either mornings or afternoons. There is a break during classes.

Our Staff

The school is run by professionals with degree in teaching Spanish as a Second Language. Teachers have many years of experience in teaching different levels of Spanish (beginners, intermediate and advanced).

We teach people of all ages and levels of Spanish fluency and we take the students to field trips in order to show them our Panama culture.

Options

Spanish classes and homestay:

This program is made for: teenagers, volunteers, professionals, university students, seniors and adults in general. We have different Spanish levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.

Includes

4 hours of Spanish instruction daily.

Lodging with the family with breakfast and dinner.

Laundry service at the host family.

School registration.

School books.

School activities: dance lessons and cooking classes.

Free coffee during classes.

Free WLAN internet at school.

Prices

Group Classes
6 Weeks	$2300
4 Weeks	$1500
3 Weeks	$1100
2 Weeks	$800
1 Week	$450

Extra night at Host Family
1 Night	$25

Spanish language and culture without homestay.

This program is made for students who want to stay in a hotel, hostel, in an apartment or at a friends house.

Includes

4 hours of Spanish instruction daily.

School registration.

School books.

School activities: dance lessons and cooking classes.

Free coffee during classes.

Free WLAN internet at school.

Prices

Group Classes
4 Weeks	$800
3 Weeks	$575
2 Weeks	$450
1 Week	$275

Private Classes
Classes at the institute	$20
Classes at your office, home or hotel	$30

Spanish language for residents, executive and diplomat:

This program is designed for foreign people who live in Panama. We offer a flexible schedule according to your needs. You can either choose a group class or private lessons. We offer lessons in the morning, in the afternoon or in the evening.

Includes

School registration.

School books.

School activities: dance lessons and cooking classes (during Spanish classes).

Free coffee during classes.

Free WLAN internet at school.

Cancelation policy: If you call us one day in advance, we may reschedule the class.

Prices

Group Classes
1 Hour	$10

Private Classes
Classes at the institute	$20
Classes at your office, home or hotel	$30

Activities

IILERI Language Institute offers dance lessons, cooking classes.

Dance lessons
The school has salsa and merengue dance lessons once a week.

Cooking classes:
We have cooking classes once a week. We organized the classes between 11:00 am to 12:30pm in order to share with others and practice Spanish during the classes.