Typical Day
What does a typical day look like?
Class begins at 9:00 am. You will walk to school with your friends and hang out on the patio until the bell rings. There will likely be others there from all parts of the world to get to know. The bell rings ~
9:00 am ~ Class begins. The classes are no more than 5 students per teacher. The first class will be a grammar class. There’ll be a short break. The second class will be a conversation class. You will have a longer break giving you time to grab a snack. The next class is conversation or word games… something that builds on what you’ve learned.
12:30 pm ~ You will have a history or culture class that will be a walking tour. You might visit a museum or an elementary school, or participate in a cultural activity.
2:30 pm ~ You will walk back to your home for “comida”, the biggest meal of the day. Note: We normally eat lunch around noon – but their meal schedule is different. Their lunch is later and heavier than we eat here. The dinner hour is late – 9:00 pm – and the meal is very light.
4:30 pm ~ You will return to school for a Spanish class that might be current events or lessons on something you had during the day.
6:30 pm ~ The school day is over. You might return to your home stay or join friends to explore Centro Histórico and use your Spanish from the day!!
Saturday ~ You will walk to school with the sack lunch prepared by your Mamá and board a van for the field trip to a wonderful historical location. It may be Guanajuato, where you’ll learn about this important, charming and beautiful city or you may go to the pyramids of Teotihuacán, where you'll learn about the Aztecs. You’ll return that evening.
Sunday ~ This is a free day! You can experience the many special events that occur on the Plazas. You might gather up a few friends to join you and ask the school to help with arrangements to travel to another nearby town. But remember, if you decide to travel to another nearby town, that travel will be at your own, additional cost.
A note about public transportation: Good, consistent and cheap transportation is always available to get to and from your home stay. If you would prefer not to walk, the ruta (small van-sized) or the bus is nearby… and they are very inexpensive. Uber is also active throughout Mexico and available in Querétaro.
Some suggestions our former students have made:
• Bring good shoes as big sizes are very difficult to find in the stores in case you need to buy replacements.
• Bring any special medicines.
• If you bring cash, make sure the bills have no extra marks or writing on them. Banks may not accept them.
• Ask the taxi driver in Querétaro what the fare will be before you get in (most fares $2 to $5 USD). Public transportation is good, consistent and inexpensive, too.
• Movie theaters are cheap and clean. On Wednesdays, tickets are discounted by half.
• International calling cards are $10 USD ($100 pesos), approximately, and you can call around 55 minutes to the US and other countries.
What does a typical day look like?
Class begins at 9:00 am. You will walk to school with your friends and hang out on the patio until the bell rings. There will likely be others there from all parts of the world to get to know. The bell rings ~
9:00 am ~ Class begins. The classes are no more than 5 students per teacher. The first class will be a grammar class. There’ll be a short break. The second class will be a conversation class. You will have a longer break giving you time to grab a snack. The next class is conversation or word games… something that builds on what you’ve learned.
12:30 pm ~ You will have a history or culture class that will be a walking tour. You might visit a museum or an elementary school, or participate in a cultural activity.
2:30 pm ~ You will walk back to your home for “comida”, the biggest meal of the day. Note: We normally eat lunch around noon – but their meal schedule is different. Their lunch is later and heavier than we eat here. The dinner hour is late – 9:00 pm – and the meal is very light.
4:30 pm ~ You will return to school for a Spanish class that might be current events or lessons on something you had during the day.
6:30 pm ~ The school day is over. You might return to your home stay or join friends to explore Centro Histórico and use your Spanish from the day!!
Saturday ~ You will walk to school with the sack lunch prepared by your Mamá and board a van for the field trip to a wonderful historical location. It may be Guanajuato, where you’ll learn about this important, charming and beautiful city or you may go to the pyramids of Teotihuacán, where you'll learn about the Aztecs. You’ll return that evening.
Sunday ~ This is a free day! You can experience the many special events that occur on the Plazas. You might gather up a few friends to join you and ask the school to help with arrangements to travel to another nearby town. But remember, if you decide to travel to another nearby town, that travel will be at your own, additional cost.
A note about public transportation: Good, consistent and cheap transportation is always available to get to and from your home stay. If you would prefer not to walk, the ruta (small van-sized) or the bus is nearby… and they are very inexpensive. Uber is also active throughout Mexico and available in Querétaro.
Some suggestions our former students have made:
• Bring good shoes as big sizes are very difficult to find in the stores in case you need to buy replacements.
• Bring any special medicines.
• If you bring cash, make sure the bills have no extra marks or writing on them. Banks may not accept them.
• Ask the taxi driver in Querétaro what the fare will be before you get in (most fares $2 to $5 USD). Public transportation is good, consistent and inexpensive, too.
• Movie theaters are cheap and clean. On Wednesdays, tickets are discounted by half.
• International calling cards are $10 USD ($100 pesos), approximately, and you can call around 55 minutes to the US and other countries.