Group 4 Spanish Course | Spanish Lessons in Small Groups

Prices are in US Dollars.

The rate per hour depends on the amount of hours you book. More hours = lower rate per hour.

Given prices in table are for the following Spanish courses:

• Group 4 Course (20 hours of group lessons per week)
• Group 4 PLUS 1 Course (20 hours of group lessons + 5 hours of private lessons per week)
• Group 4 PLUS 2 Course (20 hours of group lessons + 10 hours of private lessons per week)

Group 4 is the most popular Spanish course offered at Habla Ya Panama Spanish Schools and is comprised of 20 hours of group Spanish lessons per week with the option of taking additional private Spanish classes.

Students have 4 hours of group Spanish classes each day either in the morning or in the afternoon (schedule varies according to school location).

There is a maximum of 6 students per class, although the average amount of students in the classroom is usually between 3 and 4. As groups are small, students always receive the personalized attention required to learn Spanish.

Groups are arranged according to students' Spanish levels ensuring that classmates will have a very similar degree of communicative proficiency. If you know some Spanish, even a small amount, you're required to fill out our Online Placement Test before starting your language course. Upon arrival, students also have a short oral interview with one of our teachers to confirm each student's exact Spanish level. In this way student's oral expression and listening comprehension skills are taken into account as well as their reading and writing skills.

If there aren't other students of your same level (which is unlikely to happen) and you have signed up to have group lessons, you'll have a teacher all for yourself, for the same 4 hours - as long as we have teachers available - although your schedule might change. If you can't have the same amount of hours, a refund or credit will be granted.

If for any reason you would like to limit your class size to two or three students (couples or groups of friends traveling together), you can sign up for Mini Group lessons instead.

For those seeking a more intensive Spanish course or an even more personalized or specialized one, the Group 4 PLUS Spanish Course adds 1 or 2 extra hours of Private Spanish classes per day to the standard 4 hours of Spanish classes in group that students normally have each day.

In these extra hours you'll be able to focus on whatever you want to. For example, you can keep working on your conversational Spanish skills, on a certain area that is more challenging for you, talk about the Latin American culture and politics, or simply focus on certain difficult grammar topics. You can also take this time to prepare for the DELE exam, study Medical Spanish, Legal Spanish, Spanish for Teachers or Spanish for Business.

Moving faster through our level system by taking 5 or 10 extra hours of private lessons per week isn't necessarily the goal as the group lessons will follow their own pace, but if you do make significant progress, you can skip weeks if your teacher finds it will be beneficial for you and your classmates.

Group Spanish classes in Bocas del Toro are mostly held from Monday to Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., with a 20 minute break after the first two sessions (55 minute sessions).

In Boquete, group lessons are normally scheduled between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

And in Panama City between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

During the rainy season in Boquete and in Panama City, it's more likely to rain in the afternoons, and this is why we tend to schedule Spanish lessons in the afternoons so that students can enjoy outdoor activities during the mornings.

In Bocas del Toro it's the opposite: during the rainy season it's more probable to rain in the mornings and this is why the schedule in Bocas is the other way around. Time slots will be assigned according to teacher availability.

During high season (January - March, June - August), as our schools get quite full, schedules are arranged according to what's possible.

For those students who sign up for our Group 4 PLUS Spanish course we schedule their additional private Spanish lessons to take place during the other half of the day in which they are not having their group classes. For example, if a student is having group lessons in the afternoon, then his or her extra private Spanish lessons can take place between 8:00 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. or between 10:10 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

For those students who don't know any Spanish, beginner groups usually start on every Monday of each month, but there are exceptions, so please complete your PLACEMENT TEST to ensure there is availability.

Students who ALREADY KNOW SOME SPANISH can start their Group 4 Spanish course on ANY MONDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR as long as they SIGN UP IN ADVANCE!

If you know some Spanish, even a little bit, please remember to also complete our PLACEMENT TEST.

When considering how many weeks to sign up for, take into account that each of our first three levels (A1, A2, B1) can be completed in an average of 60 hours of lessons each (3 weeks each when having 20 hours of lessons per week), our fourth and fifth levels (B2, C1) in 100 hours each (5 weeks), and our sixth level (C2) in an average of 400 hours more (to be just like a native).

We will always make a professional suggestion based on your Spanish level, on how far you want to advance and on how fast you want to get there. To see what you'll be able to do upon completing each level you can visit our level system section.

When you join a Spanish Immersion Program (Spanish Course + Family Home Stay) you usually make progress 10 to 25% faster.