4 hours full Spanish lessons per day, in the mornings, Monday - Friday (usually 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon) with short breaks. Lessons are in Spanish only. The LSSN system center of attention direct learning in the course of demonstrations, experience, and practice at all levels with more carefully explanation and demonstration of grammar and other elements essentials at the variety of levels.

Small class: 1 or 2 student's upper limit per class (up to 3 for groups). Class dimension depends on the number and levels of students attending classes at the same time.Experienced Nicaraguan Spanish teachers are dedicated, handsome, and struggle to make learning Spanish a pleasant and fun experience for all our students. All our teachers are trained for teach Spanish like a second language, all our teachers participate in creating our materials, and guide and share in the complementary afternoon activities.

               

Class material is included in the basic course price. Our materials are created by the staff and teachers of our school who illustrate leading second language learning texts from Latin America and Spain as well as a variety of locally produced printed and visual materials. Each student receive an indispensable Spanish grammar textbook (in Spanish) designed by our teachers for Spanish language students.

Extra individual tutoring is available every day in addition to the basic morning course. You can modify your program to make it extra "rigorous," to begin a program in the middle of the week, or to design a program with fewer hours, with or without Homestay. Reserve in advance or add on to your course once in steps forward and you have certain that  you want the additional hours (suggested).

Diploma of participation at the end of your course. You will receive documentation of each week's class and tutoring hours with comments and evaluation from your teachers and a certificate, suitable for framing, documenting your participation and completion, signed by the teacher and director from LSSN.

       

Private rooms and full board in a Nicaraguan Leon family Homestay is integrated in the basic course and highly suggested as a part of the immersion process for quick language acquisition. Even though at times your homestay may be shared with another LSSN student (or you may choose to share with a traveling companion or group members) many times students have their homestay to themselves. Homestay service includes a calm private room and three meals a day in a hygienic, safe, friendly home of a Nicaraguan family who will help you feel at home and at easiness, as well as giving you chance to put into practice your Spanish. In addition, your LSSN family will provide you with basic facilities such as a fan and bottled water, and several Homestay have phones which are able to be used just for receive call. Laundry service is offered through your family, although many students discover they in fact like to do their own laundry by hand. You can reserve extra homestay days before and/or after your course. You may also decide to be present at classes without homestay accommodations, or with Homestay.

Afternoon ecoturistical, culturals trips, educational seminaries, and visits with local service organizations are integrated in the basic course and are facilitated by the schools' teaching staff in an totally immersions Spanish speaking atmosphere so the students have the chance to put into practice their Spanish skills. Activities include visits to clinics, museums, cooperatives, artisan shops, small factories, farms, NGO and Government projects; dance, music, art, and handiwork classes; visits and lectures by community leaders, hikes, local tours and more. LSSN's topical seminaries (just in Spanish - mostly for intermediate and advanced students)