Spanish Language Schools in Masaya-Nicaragua, history
By Raúl Gavarrette O. The former Escuela de Español Laguna de Apoyo, in Masaya – later in 1995 known as Escuela de Español Proyecto Ecológico Laguna de Apoyo – was founded in 1992, by the McKaye family. Beverly McKaye a South African artist became its first Director. The McKaye family had arrived in Nicaragua for […]
History of the Spanish Schools in Granada-Nicaragua
By Raúl Gavarrette O. In the 1990´s, Granada, the first colonial city in Nicaragua, the jewel of Central America, was yet an unspoiled market in regards of Spanish language programs. Spanish language schools in Granada, Nicaragua, began in the mid-1990s as a wave of post-revolution tourism and humanitarian projects. FIRST WAVE: THE BOOM OF THE […]
History of Spanish Language Schools in Managua-Nicaragua
By Raúl Gavarrette O. BEGINNING IN MANAGUA In 1993, the Nicaraguan revolutionary government started organizing an important and innovative non-commercial linguistic project: the first Spanish teaching center to teach the Spanish language to all of the non-Spanish speaker volunteers, working in various rural and urban projects in governmental institutions and ministries. This governmental initiative was […]
History of the Spanish Schools in Laguna de Apoyo-Nicaragua
By Raúl Gavarrette O. By the end of 1992 the Escuela de Español Laguna de Apoyo – later in 1995 known as Escuela de Español Proyecto Ecológico Laguna de Apoyo- started operations. This school was opened by the McKaye family. Beverly McKaye a South African artist became its first Director. The McKaye family had arrived […]
History of the Spanish Schools in Estelí-Nicaragua
By Raúl Gavarrette O. The origins of the first Nicaraguan Spanish language schools dates back to the 80´s during the Sandinista revolution. In the eighties there was not a language teaching industry and it was not seen as a business activity. The way the first Spanish language school was launched to public did not have […]
Current Spanish Language Schools in Nicaragua (9)
By Raúl Gavarrette O. At present it seems that the strong Spanish school’s boom of the 90´s in Nicaragua, has decreased and come to a stable stage where the schools which survived the economic crisis after year 2018 are apparently the ones which will continue in the market. International high price of oil at present […]
History of the Nicaraguan Spanish Language Schools (6)
By Raúl Gavarrette O. The first group of high school students from the United States brought by NSS in the same year 1998, made the team prioritize ahead preparation on setting up, organizing and opening the Palacio de Cultura Spanish School in Granada city. Sandra Espinoza Madrigal, a prominent member of the Asociación de Promotores […]
Nicaragua, origins and history of the Spanish Schools (5)
By Raúl Gavarrette O. Almost at the end of the 90´s Nicaragua experienced a tourist boom and became more popular as a new destination for tourism in Central America, and entrepreneurs from North America were attracted by the potential Nicaragua had. In 1997, a new language school Project was started in Nicaragua by entrepreneur Paul […]
First Spanish Schools in Nicaragua, origins and history (4)
By Raúl Gavarrette O. Granada, the first colonial city in Nicaragua, was unspoiled in regards to language programs. The first Spanish program that opened in Granada was Casa Xalteva in 1995. This school was founded by Ken Carpenter and Gregory Calvert. They had arrived in Granada in the early 90’s and fell in love with […]
Nicaragua Spanish Language Schools origins and history (1)
By Raúl Gavarrette O. The origins and history of the Nicaraguan Spanish language schools dates back to the 80´s during the Sandinista revolution. In the eighties this was an incipient language industry and it was not seen as a business activity. The way the first Spanish language school was launched and open to public did […]