| Escuela Mexicana is the creation of Hayde Lopez Rodriguez. In the early 1990s, Hayde began organizing intensive, personalized classes at her guesthouse, Casa Mexicana, at tenants' request. Demand grew over the years, and in 2000, she founded Escuela Mexicana, a total-immersion language school. Hayde's mission is to immerse students in an intensive, effective Spanish-language learning experience in a comfortable, friendly environment and introduce them to the rich culture and history of Guanajuato and Mexico. In June 2004, Escuela Mexicana moved to a new location. The Casa Mexicana, which held the hostel and the school in the same building, became to small for the increasing number of students. Escuela Mexicana offers its classes now in a beautiful, colonial building, only yards away from the Jardin de la Union. The Casa Mexicana still serves as our hostel and students can rent rooms with private or shared bathroom only about two walking minutes away from the school. | If you would like talk to Escuela Mexicana alumni about their experiences, we will be glad to provide you with e-mail addresses. Escuela Mexicana is located just 20 minutes by taxi from an international airport in Leon, one of Mexico`s largest cities. Classes are offered year-round except on major Mexican holidays. We hope to see you soon at Escuela Mexicana! Inside and outside the school . . . The cafe at the new location | |
| | | | | | | | | | |  | | In May 2010 my students and I had the good fortune to spend four wonderful weeks in beautiful Guanajuato, studying Spanish language and Mexican culture at Escuela Mexicana. The teachers are well-prepared, enthusiastic, friendly and extremely dedicated to their students. The staff at the school is very professional and handled all our requests (including several last-minute changes) quickly and with a smile. The location is perfect--just a few minutes’ walk from the Jardín de la Unión and the other major sights of Guanajuato. My students loved their homestays, as well. They felt completely welcome and safe and were very sad to leave at the end of the program! We all left with new friends and many wonderful memories of our time in Guanajuato. In the course of five study-abroad programs that I have directed, I have worked with several Spanish language schools--Escuela Mexicana stands out in every way. I can recommend it without hesitation, and look forward to returning! Michael Joy, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Northern Michigan University, May 2010
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| As Poudre School District's coordinator of programs and services for English Language Learners in Fort Collins, Colorado, I believe that staff development for regular education teachers is critical if ELL students are to be successful in our schools. Therefore, I wrote the "Walk a Mile in Their Shoes" program which is a summer staff development program for both teachers and paraprofessionals. This three week long program has been very successful collaborating with Escuela Mexicana, an excellent Spanish Immersion School in Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico. I bring a group of approximately 20 educators every June, and our experience with the staff at Escuela Mexicana has been extremely positive. The school's director, Torsten Rufer, is amazing at organizing the many details necessary to ensure that all of my participants have a wonderful experience in their home stay, their classes, and on the excursions. The school's owner, Hayde Lopez Rodrigrez, is a charming hostess and offers a professional yet casual environment in her school, where everyone always feels comfortable and welcome, yet challenged to work hard to improve their Spanish. Guanajuato is the perfect setting for accomplishing this staff development. Teachers are comfortable, yet uncomfortable....and they return to their jobs with entirely new eyes and hearts in terms of the efforts they make to help their ELL students in their classes. I highly recommend Escuela Mexicana to school districts who realize the need to equip teachers with more skills and a heart to relate to diverse students who are not yet proficient English speakers. Escuela Mexicana will ensure that their experience in Mexico is one that will impact their classroom practice in many powerful ways. Diane Caitlin, Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO |
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| This video made by a student gives a fine impression on her experience in Escuela Mexicana, and of our beautiful city of Guanajuato, Gto, in this video you can see as her classes developed, the get-together with other students and with his Mexican family and a typical day at our city. Marije Kat, UK, April 2010 |
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