The course is designed to ensure that students enjoy their Spanish classes as much as they enjoy the rest of the course program. Classroom activities are therefore varied and where possible involve tasks or games that make the learning process interesting and fun.

The aim of the course is to develop the students' language skills in all areas, but there is an added emphasis on developing communicative skills. To facilitate this goal students participate in a lot of practical activities that involve a great deal of interaction. Students from around the world attend teh program making it easier to ensure that only Spanish is used in the classroom and during activities.

To better enable the students to get the most out of their visits to places of interest in and around Tarragona; part of the class time is devoted to project work focused on the social activities.

Program Includes

• 3 hours of Spanish classes per day in multinational groups of up to 12 students.
• Student residence accommodation in double rooms and full board (3 meals daily with packed lunches on weekdays and excursions). Or Homestay, double rooms and 3 meals.
• Full Social Program (see below for details).
• All teaching materials, tests and certificates.
• Free internet and e-mail access.
• Arrival and departure transfers from the Barcelona airport. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.
• Local bus pass.
• NRCSA Emergency insurance (during dates in the foreign country).

Program Does Not Include

• Pocket Money

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 1	Orientation walk around Tarragona and welcome party	Sports/crafts afternoon	Visit to the Cathedral	Talk and Film afternoon	Free afternoon for shopping	Full-day excursion to Barcelona	Day with the host family
Week 2	Games and sports on the beach	Theme party	Afternoon in Reus	Treasure Hunt	Free afternoon for shopping	Full-day excursion to Port Aventura	Day with the host family
Week 3	Afternoon at the water theme park	Talk and Film afternoon	Visit to the local archaeological museum	Sports and/or crafts afternoon	Free afternoon for shopping	Full-day excursion to the mountains with adventure sports	Day with the host family
Week 4	Games and sports on the beach	Visit to the Roman ruins and the old city wall	Local excursion to Loreto	Free afternoon for shopping	Farewell Party	Departure

• The precise details of the social program are subject to change, but any modifications will be in terms of scheduling rather than content.
• Additional activities (tennis, golf, horse riding, etc.) can be arranged on request, but all costs involved will have to be paid by the students taking part.
  
• It is recommend students bring between 60 - 100 Euros per week for pocket money, etc.

Students aged 13 through 17 are welcome regardless of educational background, occupation or nationality. No previous knowledge of Spanish is required.

Students desiring credit for their study should contact their home school or request the NRCSA Credit Fact Sheet. Generally, U.S. schools consider 15 hours of study to be equal to 1 semester credit.

Certificates
At the end of each course, students receive a certificate of participation stating the number of hours and the subject studied.