Spanish Schools was founded in 1986 by René de Jong as a language travel agency representing Spanish language schools. The company’s single-minded dedication to service and quality fueled its rapid growth, and in 1989, René de Jong´s new business partner, his sister Marianne, responded to the growing demand for a quality Spanish school in Spain by opening Spanish Schools’s first school, in Salamanca. Largely through the recommendations of 70,000+ satisfied students, we have grown to eight locations in Spain and Latin America, all controlled by the central office - to ensure that every student’s experience meets our original vision of service and quality.

Quality

Backed by the following certifications:

• After a thorough inspection, don Quijote Salamanca became one of only a handful of Spanish language schools to be admitted as a Full Member of the prestigious European Association for Quality Language Services.
• Instituto Cervantes: The Spanish Schools schools at Granada, Salamanca and Tenerife, are Accredited Centers of Instituto Cervantes, the only official Spanish language institution. See www.cervantes.es.
• CEELE: seal of quality from the University of Alcalá in Madrid (Spanish Schools schools at Barcelona, Granada,Madrid, Salamanca, Seville and Tenerife).
• Agreement with the Madrid Chamber of Commerce:Spanish Schools schools at Barcelona, Granada,Madrid, Salamanca, Seville and Tenerife.

Prestige

• The BBC selected Spanish Schools to review the scripts of its Spanish course,“Sueños”.
• Linguaphone filmed its Spanish course in the Spanish Schools facilities.
• The New York Times,CNN and many other media outlets have published articles featuring Spanish Schools.
• Spanish Schools is mentioned in major texts by publishers worldwide. For example:‘Wolters Woordenboeken’(Holland),‘Collins Dictionaries’ (United Kingdom).
• Other acknowledgements: Several American university institutions recognise our study programs by awarding academic credits. Germany (Bildungsurlaub) and the Swedish government (CSN grants) also recognize our courses.