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Spanish
classes in Washington DC
We
offer two formats of Spanish classes:
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Private
Spanish classes
Ideal
for students with unique learning needs |
Semi-private
Spanish classes
Ideal for students that want to meet others |
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age |
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adults
only
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size |
You
meet one-on-one with your Spanish
tutor or you form your
own private group
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We
match you with up to 2
other students that share your
level and schedule preferences
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Spanish
classes in Washington DC can be conducted
when is most convenient for you allowing you
to schedule make up sessions* |
Our
small group Spanish classes in Washington
DC are scheduled all year long |
| focus |
You
choose to emphasize in one of our 11 Spanish
courses available, tailoring to your
specific interests and needs; can
even focus on your specific functional area |
You
focus on studying Conversational Spanish |
| frequency |
Meet
2 to 16 hours per week when
and where most convenient |
Meet
2 hours per week once a week |
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where |
You
meet at your home or office, or at a pre-selected
cafe or the home of your Spanish tutor |
You
have your classes at a pre-selected cafe
or the home of your Spanish tutor
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*
Make up sessions need to be requested with at
least a 24-hour notice prior to a session to be
missed.
We
conduct our Spanish classes in the following DC
neighborhoods:
- Dupont
Circle
- Adams
Morgan
- Farragut
North
- Farragut
West
- Friendship
Heights
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- Downtown
DC
- Georgetown
- Tenleytown
- Cleveland
Park
- Capitol
Hill
- Chinatown
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- U
St. Corridor
- Columbia
Heights
- Foggy
Bottom
- Woodley
Park
- Union
Station
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- McPherson
Square
- Archives
Navy Memorial
- Eastern
Market
- Tacoma
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| Press
releases
WASHINGTON
D.C., October 23, 2008 -- Spanish Black
Belt has been selected for the 2008
Best of Baltimore Award in the Language
Schools category by the U.S. Local Business
Association (USLBA).
The
USLBA "Best of Local Business"
Award Program recognizes outstanding
local businesses throughout the country.
Each year, the USLBA identifies companies
that they believe have achieved exceptional
marketing success in their local community
and business category. These are local
companies that enhance the positive
image of small business through service
to their customers and community.
Various
sources of information were gathered
and analyzed to choose the winners in
each category. The 2008 USLBA Award
Program focused on quality, not quantity.
Winners are determined based on the
information gathered both internally
by the USLBA and data provided by third
parties. |
Key
benefits
- Reliability
certified by the Better Business Bureau
- Fast-paced
learning
- Classes
and tutoring focused on developing
your conversational skills without
losing attention to reading, writing,
grammar and vocabulary acquisition
- Proven
teaching methodology adapts to unique
needs
- One-on-one
or small groups of up to 4 students
allows you to put your Spanish into
practice
- Bigger
groups available for organizations
- You
choose when and where to meet
- 9
levels and 10 courses to choose from
- Free
access to online study center and
proprietary learning material
- Background-checked
native Spanish tutors
- 100%
satisfaction GUARANTEED!
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Testimonial
"Spanish
Black Belt is an excellent way to learn
a lot of Spanish in a short period of
time. Classes are small allowing each
student to actively participate in reading,
writing and speaking. Our instructor
speaks in Spanish which strengthens
listening skills...I have learned more
in seven months than I could have learned
in a formal classroom setting in four
semesters. A bonus is class is based
at the convenience of my work schedule".
Michele Kiel, Washington DC |
About
our Spanish tutors
- Native-fluent
Spanish speakers
- Extensive
tutoring experience
- Energetic,
enthusiastic and strongly passionate
about teaching and sharing their culture
- Highly
educated and carefully screened
- Extensively
trained in the science and art of
tutoring Spanish
- Customer-centric
and accessible outside of class
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About
our school
SPANISH
black belt, a member of the Better Business
Bureau, is a Spanish institute that
specializes in high-powered tutoring
programs that rapidly develop language
skills and cultural background for success
in the business environment, academia,
travel and entertainment. Founded in
2004, the institute is focused on providing
the highest quality Spanish language
tutoring services to students of all
ages living in Washington DC, Maryland
MD, Virginia VA, New York, New Jersey
and Colorado CO.
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Why
study Spanish?
- In
the United States alone, Spanish is
the language of origin of nearly one
person in ten
- Spanish
the third most widely spoken language
in the world and second in the US
- Spanish
is expected to be the first language
of 50% of the population of the United
States within 50 years
- Spanish
is the foreign language most studied
in non Hispanic countries of America
and Europe.
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Levels
Our
Spanish program is composed of 9 conversational
belt levels ranging from white (complete
beginner) to black (ultimate Spanish
master). The ranks are useful for monitoring
progress and matching you with students
of comparable ability. Ascending through
the belts requires accumulating Spanish
tutoring session time to hone your skills.
Purple Belt, for example, requires the
successful completion of 16 hours on
average. |
How
does it work?
- Select
your life stage and choose desired
Spanish course and class format
- Apply
and let us know about your prior experience
learning the Spanish language, your
expectations, and your preferences
regarding start date, times, days
and neighborhoods to meet
- Wait
between 1 to 5 days for a detailed
study plan
- Submit
your tuition if your agree with the
terms of your study plan and start
meeting with your tutor
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