![]() ![]() I've read Chac-Mool uses a conversational approach to teaching Spanish. How many people were in your group? Would you describe yourself as beginning, intermediate or advanced? Were there many advanced language learners at the school when you attended? My biggest concern about Chac-Mool is that I won't like being in group classes because I'm at an advanced level and have very specific things I'd like to work on improving. However, the cost of the school, and apparently all the language schools in Cuernavaca, is much higher than the cost of the school I attended in Ecuador, where I was able to afford individual classes 4-6 hours a day for the three weeks I was there. What I liked about the school in Ecuador was that it was not too big but not too small size (about 50 people), the many planned visits to attractions near the school during the week and longer trips on the weekends, the beautiful facilities (which included a snack bar for breaks), and, most importantly, the quality of instruction.Ĭhac-Mool seems to have all of the above (although I don't think they offer as many sight-seeing opportunities, but rather, activities like dancing and cooking lessons). I went to a language school in Ecuador last year and had a great experience, so I have been looking for a similar type of school in Cuernavaca. Thanks so much for your detailed response. That's all I can remember about my experience. I didn't feel the need to suffer through forced conversation throughout the evening with the host mother. I felt as if I got lots of real-life Spanish interaction simply dealing with cabĭrivers and restaurant waiters and shopkeeper. I never felt comfortable living in someone else's home. I tried the host family option for a few days and then moved to a hotel. They offer lots of accomodation options ranging from living w/a host family to a hotel type unit with meals provided by the hotel owner. ![]() It also had a very generous supply of language books and videos in their lending library.ĭuring breaks they provide really yummy sandwiches for a reasonable price. The school had a small computer room with VERY slow internet access. In fact, I was bored after four days and played hooky on the 5th day. I, personally, would never stay at this school for three weeks. The owners (an American woman expat and her Mexican husband) seem to generally care about the quality of the instruction. I attended the school's cooking class, which was interesting and also explored the city with other classmates. Lots of people around so I never felt in danger. The neighborhood in which the school resides is typical for Cuernavaca: run-down, grafiti. The weather should be very pleasant in October, but miserable in the summer. All classes are held outside in the shade. ![]() Their website makes it look nicer than it really is, in my opinion. It's too hard trying to learn at someone else's level, although they do make an attempt to place you properly. Just my own opinion, but the next time I go to a langugage school I will pay the extra money for a private class. I thought the instruction was very good overall. I studied at Instituto de Chac-Mool a couple of years ago. ![]()
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