Extracurricular activities 14.09.2015 - 20.09.2015

What a great start of the week with all our activities!

Dramatised tour, conversation workshop, boat trip, film, microtheatre... Let's practice our Spanish with all the activities of this week:

Monday 14, 5:00 pm: Dramatised tour – Today we are going to get to know Salamanca a bit better and in a different way.

Approximate duration: 1h30

Tuesday 15, 4:30 pm: Conversation workshop – Teacher Cristina will suggest some topics and help you get better at speaking Spanish.

Approximate duration: 1h

Wednesday 16, 4:30 pm: Boat trip – Tía Tula will take us to a boat trip along the river Tormes (pedal boats or rowing).

Approximate duration: 1h

Thursday 17, 4:00 pm: Film – Come enjoy a good Spanish film.

Approximate duration: 112 min. 

Friday 18, 7:30 pm: Microtheatre – We are heading to La Malhablada  to enjoy a microtheatre play.

Approximate duration: 30 min.

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20: Excursions – Segovia and Ávila, Aveiro, Lisbon and Fátima, or Sierra de Francia and La Alberca... We have a range of trips for the perfect end to the week! Please ask for further information at the reception desk.

Please don't forget that you need to sign up for each activity at the reception desk (in order to reserve your place). The minimum number of participants required fro each activity is usually three. Also, unless otherwise stated, the meeting point is Tía Tula school. Lastly, if there's no price mentioned in the description, the activity is free of charge. 

Try to participate in as many activities as you can; they are designed not just for you to have fun, but also to improve your knowledge of Salamanca and Spanish culture, and to put into practice the Spanish you have learnt in class.

Activities 04/08/14 - 10/08/14

Come for a fun tour of the city with us this week on Monday, or come and learn about the evolution of  the motorcar with us on Tuesday. For a piece of Spanish culture, we have a gazpacho and tapas cooking class and Latin dance classes on Wednesday and Thursday. Come with us to Segovia and Ávila with our excursion on Saturday, or if you fancy a break from Spaish culture come with us to Portugal for the weekend on Saturday to see the cities of Aveiro and Porto.  

Monday 4th: City tour. We will be shown around the city by a Salamancan local, telling us some of the city's famous history whilst playing some fun games along the way! Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:45, approximate duration 1h30.

Tuesday 5th: Automobile museum:  We are going to take a look at and learn about some antique cars in the Salamanca car museum. The museum hosts a permanent exhibition containing more than 90 different vehicles with which you can follow the evolution of the car from the first attempts at powered transport in 1BC, to the modern day, and even into the future with the help of prototypes. Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:30, approximate duration 1h.

Wednesday 6th: Cooking class: Gazpacho + 2 tapas. We are going to learn how to make the famous Spanish dish gazpacho as well as two different tapas to go with it, then afterwards we will eat what we have made! Meeting place: Tía Tula 18:45, approximate duration 1h.

Thursday 7th: Dance Class: We will go to practice some famous Latin dance moves in preparation for the bars and clubs this weekend! Meeting place: Tía Tula 20:00. Approximate duration 1h.

Friday 8th: Micro Theatre: In the 'Malhablada' space we will go and see a short play in Spanish. Meeting place: Tía Tula 19:15, approximate duration 30min.

Saturday 9th: Excursion: This Saturday we will be going to visit the beautiful cities of Segovia and Ávila. Meeting place: Plaza Gabriel y Galán, 08:00am. For more information please ask at reception.

Sunday 10th: Excursion: This weekend we will be going to the Portuguese cities of Aveiro and Oporto, leaving Saturday and returning Sunday with one night in a hotel with bed and breakfast and a tourist guide. Meeting place: Plaza Gabriel y Galán, 07:30am. For more information please ask at reception.

*Note: Please contact reception for information about prices for any of the activities. If you are interested in any of the activities, it is helpful if you contact the reception to let them know. Minimum 3 people for each activity unless otherwise stated.