Don Quijote Playa del Carmen

Why should I study Spanish at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen?

The colorful building of Don Quijote Playa del Carmen (formerly Academia Columbus Playa del Carmen), painted in the local style, is just a ten-minute walk from the beach and boasts a palm-lined courtyard, a spacious roof terrace and modern, air-conditioned classrooms. In this relaxed atmosphere, the Don Quijote Playa del Carmen team offers you Spanish lessons at the highest level. All teachers have a university degree, many years of experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language and are constantly up to date with modern teaching and learning methods through regular further training. Because the entire team at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen approaches you in a friendly and open manner, you will always find an open ear for your questions and problems - and you will quickly lose your inhibitions!

Location of Don Quijote Playa del Carmen

To combine your Spanish course with a beach holiday, Don Quijote Playa del Carmen is the perfect location. In just ten minutes you can walk from the language school to one of the most beautiful beaches in Mexico. There on the coast you will find many cafes, bars and attractions, making it easy to go out with classmates and get to know each other better.

If you choose one of the shared apartments at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen, you will live directly opposite the language school and you will find a large supermarket just around the corner. Because the school is so centrally located, it's a 15-minute walk to the terminal for shuttle buses that will take you to Cancun Airport in 45 minutes.

Facilities at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen

The language school Don Quijote Playa del Carmen is a wonderful reflection of sunny Mexico. The 14 colorful and cozy classrooms are housed in a thatched, orange-colored house. Due to the typical Mexican-Caribbean construction, a lot of fresh air gets into the rooms and they are wonderfully air-conditioned.

On request, the lessons can also take place outside, for which the inner courtyard with its many tropical plants is ideal. For the breaks there are hammocks to relax in, plenty of seating and a volleyball field. Anyone who has forgotten their lunch at home can simply get a cool drink and a snack from the school cafeteria. Last but not least, you have access to free WiFi throughout the language school.

Courses offered by Don Quijote Playa del Carmen

At Don Quijote Playa del Carmen (formerly Academia Columbus Playa del Carmen) you can choose from a light course with 15 lessons, a standard course with 20 lessons, an intensive course with 25 lessons and a power course with 30 lessons. The first two are best if you want to take a beach vacation at the same time. If you want your lessons to be particularly intensive, we recommend the power course or a combination of group courses and individual lessons.

If you want to use your Spanish skills professionally, Don Quijote Playa del Carmen will also be happy to arrange an internship or volunteer position for you on site, where you can try out your Spanish at work. For teachers and doctors or nursing staff, the language school offers teacher training courses in Spanish as a foreign language or medical Spanish. Job-specific aspects of the language and specialist vocabulary are taught.

If you want to prove your Spanish skills with a certificate, you can prepare for the DELE exam or the SIELE exam at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen, the former being the far better known.

On certain dates, Don Quijote Playa del Carmen also offers a Spanish course for seniors 50+. This is a language and culture program in which the participants learn Spanish in the morning and discover Mexican culture on excursions with their peers in the afternoon.

Leisure activities at Don Quijote Playa del Carmen

Many joint activities are offered directly in the language school, for example cooking courses and salsa lessons. For the weekends, the language school organizes guided excursions in the area, which you can book inexpensively on site.

The Yucatán Peninsula has many destinations to offer - famous Mayan sites, tropical rainforests and colonial cities worth seeing - so you won't get bored. The team at the Don Quijote Playa del Carmen language school will do everything to make your stay as varied as possible.