Programme includes 2 weeks of Spanish course/20 hours per week, in combination of 10 hours (2 hours daily) of Kiteboarding Basic course (Level I).
Topics of Kiteboarding course:
1. Basic knowledge/understanding of the wind
2. Equipment: Parts, set-up.
3. Security systems
4. Controlling the kite:
* Practice with the trainer kite
* Raising the kite in the correct position
* Four lines kite, inflatable
* Neutral points and power zones
* Self rescue
* Body dragging (practicing, controlling the kite in the water)
* Relaunching, taking the kite out of the water
5. Using the board:
* Exercises on the sand
* Practice using the board in the water
Faculty Information:
The school is recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of
Ecuador. Our teachers are professionals with years of creative teaching experience. All our teachers has university degrees and has at least 4 years of experience teaching Spanish to foreign people.
Other Activities:
Our academia organizes different activities during the class week and during the weekends. The activities offered during the week in Manta may include visits to the nearby beaches, local craft markets, museums, etc. In Quito, the excursions include visits to churches, the old colonial part of the city, the middle of the world, historical monuments, markets, etc.
Each activity has a minimum cost to cover transportation and the entrance fees. Also, the school organizes weekend trips to places such as Otavalo, Papallacta, the mountains, la Isla de la Plata, the organic farm Rio Muchacho.
Facility Information:
-All the equipment provided
-Instruction: personalized
-Individual or Group Spanish instruction
-Lodging with a host family (private room, all meals and laundry service)
Notes:
US$ 810 (with Individual Spanish lessons)
US$ 734 (with Group Spanish lessons)
Also see Study Abroads in:
High School Abroad
South America
Ecuador
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