A 7-day Spanish and Culture course in Benalmádena, near Málaga, for school groups 12–19 — a cultural project, a trip, and town immersion.
Why this course. Spanish and Culture is a 7-day course on the European Trainee Academy campus in Benalmádena, near Málaga, that puts your school group in the middle of Andalusia and gives the language real subject matter — the traditions, history, and daily life happening all around them. Your students improve their Spanish by exploring the place they’re in, then talking and writing about it, with the Spanish-speaking town as the classroom that never closes. The culture is the content; Spanish is how they work with it.
What it covers. The week runs as a project-based course — teams form on Day 1 and build a cultural project across the week, with daily lessons feeding straight into the work. Mornings cover the Spanish of describing, comparing, and presenting — customs, food, festivals, history, daily life; afternoons run cultural workshops, a guided trip, and team project time, with Spanish as the working language throughout. The week ends with each team presenting their cultural project in Spanish to peers and leaders.
How it is run. Your school group — 15 to 32 students, ages 12 to 19 — travels with its own group leader. Students sleep in the on-campus residence with full board, supervised by EUTA staff and your travelling leader. One leader place is free for every 15 students. A guided Málaga half-day excursion closes the week (Friday afternoon, after certificates).
Daily life in a Spanish coastal town — markets, beaches, Andalusian rhythm — turns the programme into context rather than a side trip.
A week abroad with the group builds the social confidence and self-reliance a classroom can’t — first café orders in another language, first navigating a new town as a team.
Andalusian Spanish in its natural setting — classroom morning, lived afternoon — the most efficient route from intermediate to confident.
Practice Spanish where it’s spoken — at the café, on the bus, in shops and at the beach — not in textbook dialogues.
Málaga, Granada, and Seville turn the programme into a living lab — students engage with painting, theatre, or cultural studies in the place each was made.
Teams research an Andalusian tradition and present it in English on Friday — the culture gives the language real content, and the project gives it an audience.
Whether you’re a school coordinator planning a group mobility or have a question about this programme — we’re here to help.
Tell us about your group and we’ll send you a personalised quote within 24 hours.
EUTA’s training rooms sit inside Benalmádena International College — a gated international-school campus in Nueva Torrequebrada with security, controlled access, and EUTA staff on-site. Where you sleep depends on who you are.
School groups stay on the gated EUTA campus inside Benalmádena International College, where the training rooms, dining hall, and activity spaces all live. 24/7 reception and controlled access, with a dedicated EUTA coordinator on-site for the full week.
All levels welcome. Before the trip we have a quick call with your group leader to understand the group and calibrate the lesson focus. Students stay together as one group throughout the week — no internal splitting by level.
Cultural workshops on campus plus a guided trip to a local site or town, with the topics — food, festivals, history, daily life — woven through the Spanish lessons. Activities can be tailored to the group’s interests; flag any preferences when you book.
Students stay in the on-campus residence inside Benalmádena International College, our gated campus in Nueva Torrequebrada, near Málaga. Full board is included — breakfast, lunch, and dinner from the school kitchen, with dietary needs accommodated when flagged at booking. More on the accommodation page.
No. The Spanish and Culture course is paid direct by the school out of its own budget — Erasmus+ funding cannot be applied to it. If your school is looking for an Erasmus+ funded option, see our Erasmus+ eligible school courses or read the official Erasmus+ programme guidance.
Mid-week, the group takes a guided trip to a local site or town — the destination depends on the students’ ages and interests. Students prepare vocabulary and questions in advance and discuss what they see in Spanish during and after the trip. The trip is supervised by EUTA staff.
Use the enquire form with your rough dates, group size, and the students’ ages. We’ll confirm availability and send a draft invoice plus a learning agreement template for your school to review before any deposit.
The Spanish and Culture course is a 7-day in-person course for school groups, where students improve their Spanish by exploring Andalusian traditions, history, and daily life — then talking and writing about them. Teams build a cultural project across the week and present it in Spanish, with the Spanish-speaking town serving as a classroom outside the classroom.
Voices from students and group coordinators who’ve spent their week with us in Benalmádena.
Teachers booking Erasmus+ courses or schools organising group mobilities — we’ll help you map dates, funding, and logistics from first email to arrival day.
