Autumn Intensives 2025! April 14-23

Join us for Autumn Intensives in the CBD, Northcote, and Online for two exciting weeks of Spanish! These are held in-between Terms 1 & 2. You'll be able to boost your level quickly in an Elementary Level or Conversation Course. We have something for every level!

Whether you want to get started, get ahead, or work on your conversation skills, we've got you covered!

In April we have TWO WEEKS (April 14-23) for our Autumn Intensives.

You can take a whole Elementary Level, or brush up on your spaking skills with a Conversation Course.

ELEMENTARY LEVELS

  • Elementary 1 Intensive - Our very first level! Meant for students who plan to continue on. This is a 15-hour course with 5 x 3-hour classes. Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23.
  • Elementary 2 Intensive - The entire second level of Spanish! Finishing this will leave you ready to progress to Elementary 3. This is a 15-hour course with 5 x 3-hour classes. Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23.
  • Elementary 3 Intensive - The third level! Meant for students who plan to continue on to Elementary 4. This is a 15-hour course with 5 x 3-hour classes. Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23.

BEGINNER 4.5-HOUR CONVERSATION

Beginner Conversation (4.5-hour) - consolidate topics of Elementary 1. Good if you’ve learned some Spanish informally (through traveling/apps/friends) or if you’ve completed Elementary 1 and need some revision/practice.

Practice talking about yourself and others, masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives, basic present tense verbs and more. You will be doing 3 x 1.5-hour classes. Class dates: April 14, 15, and 16

15-HOUR CONVERSATION COURSES

Elementary Conversation (5 x 3-hour classes) – reviews topics studied up to Elementary 4 (A1). Present tense conjugations, the verb gustar, reflexive verbs, introduction to the first past tense: pretérito perfecto. For Elementary 3–Lower Intermediate 2 students (or if you've completed around 60 hours of study). Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22 & 23

Lower Intermediate Conversation (5 x 3-hour classes) – reinforces topics at Lower Intermediate (A2) levels. Pretérito indefinido, pretérito imperfecto, presente continuo (estar + gerundio), conditional, ir a + infinitivo. For Lower Intermediate 5–Upper Intermediate 2 students (or if you've completed around 135 hours of study). Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22 & 23

Upper Intermediate Conversation (5 x 3-hour classes) – Revise content from Upper Intermediate (B1) levels. Futuro simplepresente de subjunctivo, pretérito pluscuamperfecto, imperativo and heaps more! For Upper Intermediate 3–Advanced 2 students (or if you've completed around 200 hours of study). Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22 & 23

Advanced Conversation (5 x 3-hour classes) – Revise and practice everything! Imperfecto de subjuntivo, condicional, estilo indirecto, pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo and more! For Advanced 3+ students (or if you've completed 260+ hours of study). Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22 & 23

Spanish for Travel Intensive

Spanish for Travel (5 x 1.5-hr classes) - Are you about travel to a Spanish speaking country? Get some basic survival Spanish before your trip. We look at useful things such as greetings, pronunciation, basic questions, numbers, requests, getting around, ordering food and drinks, hotel vocabulary, and some cultural background as well. This course is designed for people who studied zero hours of Spanish before.

Class dates: April 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23

HOW DO I ENROL?

Great question! You can easily enrol online by clicking the links above, or go to the enrol page to see everything on offer.

Otherwise, you can send us an email via our contact page.

 

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