Monitores lead your trip and create exciting opportunities to get your students speaking Spanish, from waterports on the beach to cultural excursions and Spanish-themed workshops
Our Monitores will lead your trip and challenge and encourage your students to use their Spanish speaking and listening skills as much as possible. Students will be learning to kayak and sail in the sheltered bay of the Mar Menor with our fully qualified water sport instructors whilst learning Spanish in a real life context. Your students can also test their culinary skills and create a typical Spanish dish; other workshops include salsa dance lessons!
Programmes will include a day in the historical Roman City of Cartagena, a visit to an authentic Spanish market for market missions, and nature lovers will love the San Pedro nature reserve – an area of great ecological importance with opportunity to make use of the mud baths!
Students will have the invaluable chance to converse and engage with native Spanish speakers in real-life situations at every turn.
Monitores also lead a programme of evening activities on-site, keeping your students learning, occupied and entertained all day and giving teachers a chance to take a breather. This trip is jam-packed with language learning that is certain to boost every student's confidence and excite them about the possibilities that come with speaking another language!
The Arbolar centre is located on the Mar Menor in the beautiful Murcia Region of Spain. The beach is right on its doorstep and a fleet of sailing boats and kayaks are at the ready for students to set out and enjoy the sea. This historic city of Cartagena is a short stop away and is an exciting place to explore on a day trip.
The Murcia region is well linked by airlines and groups can fly from most UK airports. Our top tip, is to avoid the peak months between June and July to get the best value for money and to ensure availability for your group. Our Monitores will use their local expertise to organise the most suitable activities for the time of year you are visiting.
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Murcia is a sunny, slow-paced city home to baroque buildings, cathedrals and castles. We recommend soaking up the ambience of the city centre in Plaza de las Flores.
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Cartagena is a port city with huge historical importance. With a great imprint left by the Roman civilization, an influence from French architecture and a Moorish castle, the city is a real cultural melting pot. The main square is a great area for shopping and free time for your group.
Board a boat for a trip across the bay where you will disembark at Christmas Fort to learn about Cartagena's fortresses before heading back. Students can also learn about the military history of Cartagena whilst on the boat in a voiceover that plays in multiple languages.
This huge 1st century BC roman theatre has been magnificently restored and is an impressive sight. The adjoining museum is a really interesting visit as it details the origins, discovery and restoration of the theatre. All exhibits are in English and Spanish.
Marvel at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia and the surrounding square. The 600-year old cathedral has a grand baroque exterior and gives way to a gothic style interior.
Visit Cape Palos, a small peninsula in Murcia. It is a traditional fishing village with a beautiful volcanic coastline.
Visit a street market abuzz with local people and fresh Spanish produce. Students are given a market mission by their monitores requiring them to use their Spanish language skills to interact with the friendly stall owners.
Aquopolis is a waterpark with over 15 attractions including waterslides, rapids, a zip line and a river. Students can have fun racing each other in teams of four on the toboggan slides.
This wetland reserve is an area of great environmental importance attracting an abundance of flora and fauna (including flamingos!). There are six beaches, sand dunes, and mud baths where your students can cover themselves in mud for the medicinal properties and as a fun activity! We recommend visiting in autumn or spring where there are high levels of biodiversity.
Our Spanish language immersion programme at Arbolar includes the following as standard:
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