Mayra Spanish School

Location
Baños, Ecuador

This Language School teaches:
Spanish

Owner‘s Description

Mayra's Spanish School is the largest Spanish school in Baños with over 10 years of experience. We work with professional teachers and the school is registered and certified by the Ministry of Education. 

We offer general courses and specific courses e.g. for medical students and volunteers. Furthermore we can organize homestays with full board with local middle class families and also make hotel reservations if desired.

Calle Luis A. Martinez 112 y E. Alfaro

Phone: 593-3-2742850

mayra112@hotmail.com

Traveler Reviews of Mayra Spanish School

Waste of time and money

Rating: -10%

Poor instructors, if they even show up. Method of teaching at a basic level is horrible.

By V!VA User from United States, Mar 28, 2008

I speak Spanish

Rating: 100%

I spent 4 weeks in Mayra's School and now I speak español :-) The place is very nice, the teachers are serious and capable and most of them speak English, which is very helpfull at the beginning. Moreover, Baños is a very good place to study a language in a peacefull ambiance.

By V!VA User from Glasgow, Apr 21, 2008

Excellent Spanish School with very knowledgable teachers

Rating: 100%

I was blown away by the original review of Mayra's school on this site. I have had the exact opposite experience. Mayra's school is excellent. I can't say enough good things about the professionalism, level of knowledge, patience, and work ethic of the teachers here. I've worked with two profesors here (Mayra and Marco). They both have an excellent knowledge of the language and they also are tuned into all of the errors that I will make as a foreigner. I've spent 3 weeks here now, and I have another week to go. I have been studying grammar, attempting to improve my listening comprehension, and reading skills. But I don't get much time in conversations normally. Here, I have focused on conversation (4 hours a day), and have about 2-3 hours of homework per night. I am studying here pretty hard, but I feel like I am getting a great payback on my time and money here. Classes are one on one, and there is no place to hide. I think learning a language is really hard work, but you will get out what you put into it. If you are willing to put effort into your learning here, you will learn Spanish at this school. They also make it a lot of fun. I have also learned a tremendous amount about the culture and the people here, and I think that is a big driver for me in learning the language.

By V!VA user from Boulder Colorado, Apr 24, 2008

great Spanish teacher

Rating: 100%

Marco is a really wonderful teacher!

By V!VA User from terrell, texas, Jun 11, 2008

Strongly recommend this school

Rating: 100%

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Email contact: danaschiffner@hotmail.com
City, Country: Baños, Ecuador
Rating: 10



Recommendations: Mayra´s Spanish School, Princess Maria Hostel


After traveling in SA for about 2 weeks I decided that I had to take at least one week of Spanish in order to be able to survive and get around easier. Chose Baños based on travelers recommendations as a good place to chill for a week. Checked out all the Spanish schools in Baños and finally decided on Mayra´s based on them having teachers who understood english in order to help out with any problem i might have, i got the best feel from them and the woman running my hostal, Princess Maria (best place i´ve stayed in SA), recommened them. Since I only had one week I decided on doing 7 hours a day(hellish) for five days. Went in with no spanish and came out beeing able to form basic sentances and comunicate with those i met traveling. Strongly recommend this school if you´re in the area and want to learn spanish.

By V!VA User from Germany, Jun 15, 2008

REALLY GOOD SCHOOL

Rating: 100%

Hola

We just completed our new WebPages for Mayra's Spanish School in Baños Ecuador and we thought you might be interested in getting to know us better. You can learn more about the school here: http://mayraspanishschool.com

Mayra’s Spanish School
Address:
Montalvo and 16 de Diciembre
Baños Tungurahua Ecuador
Phone:
( 593 3 2742 850
Email:
welcome@mayraspanishschool.com Please use this new email address to register for Spanish classes.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need further information.

By V!VA User from Texas, Jul 06, 2008