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Saturday, 21.01.2023 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance

Welcome to the breathtakingly beautiful Costa Tropical.

Discover with us the beaches, rugged cliffs, soaring mountains and and some nice villages. we will visit the Almuñecar castle and other historic sites! Unlike the better-known Costa del Sol where the 21st century has already arrived, the Costa Tropical is still very quaint and Spanish.

RESERVATIONS AT THE OFFICE:
Hammam Al-Andalus
C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 - 18009 Granada
For more than eight centuries of Muslim customs the Arab baths have been part of the culture in Granada.
Price: 55 € (90 minutes; includes 15 minutes massage)

Enjoy a Flamenco show at any time during the week! We can inform you about availibility and prices at different places!

Activities are organized for all Spanish levels - Dates and activities may be subject to change - Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school - The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.

In addition to the many religious festivals in Spain, there are also those dedicated to worldly things. For example, the Tango Festival in Granada, which is dedicated to tango music and dance. It has been held every March since 1988 for a whole week.

In addition to live music and dance performances, there are also dance courses, readings, lectures, exhibitions, film evenings and many other cultural highlights. Performances by international tango stars in Granada are not uncommon this week.

Tango is presented as an urban culture and you can get a good idea of what tango means in the events and courses mentioned. The Argentine tango composer Enrique Discépolo once said it was “a sad thought that you can dance to”. But the tango festival in Granada isn't really that sad. The focus of the event is on enjoying music, partying and dancing and celebrating music together.

You can experience the individual dance performances either in the stages and theaters (especially the theater "Isabel La Católica") or on the numerous squares in Granada. Whether accompanied by the piano or the double bass, by the guitar, violin or bandoneon - the tango will sweep you away if it hasn't already done so.

One more year the Instituto Cervantes has published the new manual to prepare for the CCSE exams.

This new manual has 25% of new questions compared to the CCSE manual of 2022. This new content and questions are those that will be included in all the CCSE tests that are already arranged throughout the next year 2023.

Check all examination dates and firther information regarding the preparation at our website!

1340. Knowing that his besieged Kingdom of Granada is doomed to disappear due to the advance of the neighboring kingdoms, Yusuf I, the Sultan of Granada, embarks on the construction of a building that reflects the splendor of his civilization and defies oblivion: the Alhambra palaces. His vizier, Ibn al-Khatib (Amr Waked), poet and genius ahead of his time, participates in this colossal challenge. But when the sultan's son, Muhammad V, inherits the throne and involves him in the new policies of his reign, the vizier is torn between the ideas of his old world and the emerging new one. His chronicles tell us the history of the Granada of the s. XIV, the swan song of Muslim Europe.

Wednesday, 30.11.2022 / 12.00 h
Hiking tour to Monachil Village
Meeting point: School
Guide: Paco
Price: Each student pays his busticket (approx. 3 €)

This week we will show you a great hike through a carved out river gorge, rocky outcroppings, and olive groves! In the first half of the trail when hiking along the river there are a few points that you have to duck under or carefully tiptoe around but they're not exposed at any point to a big fall or cliff and there are human made handles put into a lot of the spots.

Saturday, 03.12.2022
Daytrip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* the price includes transport, entrance fees and guide

Wednesday, 23.11.2022
17.00-19.30 h
Guided visit to the Arab quarter Albaicín
Guide: Paco
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira
Price: 10,00 €

Thursday, 24.11.2022
14.45-16.15 h
Cooking workshop
Cook: Anabel
Meeting point: Cookingschool CookEle
C/ Molinos, nº 39
Price: 65,00 €

Spanish cooking offers a great resource for creating culture-based contexts for language learning and for developing communicative and intercultural skills. Gastronomy provides an effective, tools of introducing students to a “taste” of authentic culture. Cookele is an affective and dynamic cooking school designed to promote the creativity and collaborative learning by means of the experience of a real-world activity. The school comprises a functional kitchen, a welcoming dining room and a chilling out patio.

Saturday, 26.11.2022
08.45-19.00 h
Guided visit to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Price: 55,00 €

Wednesday, 16.11.2022

17.00-19.30 h
Guided visit to the Arab quarter Albaicín
Guide: Paco
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira
Price: 10,00 €

Saturday, 19.11.2022
07.45-19.00 h
Guided visit to Cordoba
Guide: Juan
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Price: 70,00 €

Home to the largest old town in Spain and the only city in the world to have four Unesco-protected sites, Córdoba is a must-visit for any traveller. Every May, it’s also the setting for the Feria de los Patios, the flower-centred festival celebrated nowhere else in the country. You should visit Córdoba at least once, from its unique historic attractions to an exceptionally varied bar scene and warm, sunny climate.

From 03th to 04th of November 2022 the representatives of language schools in Spain and Germany met at Escuela Montalbán in Granada for their annual meeting.

The following schools from Spain and Germany joined the meeting:

Escuela Montalbán, Granada
Tandem Madrid, Escuela Internacional
Escuela Mediterráneo, Barcelona
Tandem München
Tandem Hamburg
Tandem Köln
Zentrum für deutsche Sprache und Kultur, Frankfurt

One of the characteristics that makes the Spanish-German network Tandem Language Schools unique is its ability to group very diverse schools into a democratic and collaborative partnership. Different countries (Spain, Germany, Chile), two languages and different realities are united through human and solidarity principles to promote their mutual growth, inspiring people to learn, connect, and engage with foreign languages in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Diversity makes us more human, unity makes us stronger.

The name "TANDEM" and its history are strongly associated with language exchanges as a method of learning. This is why we consider it our sign of identity.

There were several trial studies in the 1960's and 70's. Finally in 1979, Jürguen Wolff developed the procedures for exchanges between German and Spanish students in Madrid. In 1982, Wolff joined forces with a teachers' cooperative in Madrid – it later became TANDEM Madrid.

Throughout the 80's the organization grew through the formation of a horizontal network of partner schools. Each one maintained its individuality, but all of them shared some values and teaching methods. In 1994 this network was consolidated at the TANDEM Fundazioa, based in San Sebastian, Spain. Subsequently, in 2003, TANDEM Fundazioa shifted the focus of its work to universities and NGOs, and the partner schools created TANDEM International for the joint promotion of private language schools.

Tandem Language Schools network is currently comprised of schools in 12 destinations, teaching Spanish and German in 3 countries. We are open to incorporating new schools into our association, as long as they share our values and are able to pass a strict selection process, to ensure that they meet high quality standards and are permanently committed to people in the first place. Our network aims for more than to just develop the highest quality teaching standards. Our mission of inspiring people to learn, connect, and engage with foreign languages in once in a lifetime experience means a strong commitment to responsible social values, promoting cross-cultural awareness, and fostering understanding among students, staff, and the community.

Monday, 07.11.2022 /17.00-19.30 h
Guided visit to the Arab quarter Albaicín
Guide: Paco
Price: 10 €*
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira

Thursday, 10.11.2022 /14.00-16.00 h
International Lunch at the school
Each student brings typical food from his home country!!

Saturday, 12.11.2022/ 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
Meeting point: Congress Palace
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance