At ATLAS we adapt ourselves to the specific needs of our students, that is why lessons are tailor-made. We offer a large flexibility in lessons' times, contents and methodology to satisfy every student's requirement of our Private (one-to-one) and Semi-Private (two-to-one) lessons. Every lesson lasts 60 minutes, but you can choose the number of hours a day (or a week) that you would like to attend and on which day(s) of the week.

ATLAS SCHOOL is open Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:30. This way, you can have extensive free access for use of the Internet or other resources offered by the school (books, newspapers, games etc). And you can always count on the support and advice of the teachers who are here to help you.

Our courses are based on the communicative approach; we work on all skills to achieve the main objective: communication. You learn not only the rules of grammar but also the necessary rules to use the language appropriately in very different situations and social circumstances. Everything is done in an amusing way to practise Spanish in a natural environment.

Group classes (Intensive and Semi-Intensive courses) have a maximum of only 8 students. They take place from Monday to Friday in the morning (9:30-13:30), with a break in between. A teaching hour consists of 50 minutes and courses are taught entirely in Spanish so that you can be involved in the language and the culture from the very beginning, even if you are a beginner. Being in a small group helps everybody to participate and everyone feels comfortable and confident, something that is very important when speaking a foreign language.

PRIVATE: designed to be adapted to the specific requirements of one student. You are the one who decides the number of hours as well as the content of your course. This course is the ideal option if you have little time and want to achieve a specific objective. The teacher will adapt the lesson to your linguistic requirements all the time and we have plenty of experience and good results in achieving such objectives.

SEMI-PRIVATE: designed to adapt to the special requirements of two students. As well as with the Private lesson, both together you decide the number of hours as well as the content of your course. This course is the ideal option if you have little time and want to achieve a specific objective.

INTENSIVE (20 hours/week *): Monday-Friday, 9:30 to 13:30. The course consists of a first part where we focus on grammar structures and their communicative functions, and a second part (after the break: 11:15-11:45) where we put into practice all we have learnt. Emphasis is placed on the practice of real life situations, as well as supervised written work.

SEMI-INTENSIVE (10 hours/week *): Monday-Friday, 2 hours/day

CIVILIZATION and CULTURE (5 hours/week *): Monday-Friday, 13:30 to 14:30. Whichever course you’re interested in, this is the perfect complement to understanding the language in its socio-cultural context. This 5 hours/week course can only be attended together with a Private, Semi-Private, Intensive or Semi-Intensive course. This is an enjoyable course on a variety of topics: history, art, literature, sports, gastronomy, music, geography, cinema...

* 1 teaching hour = 50 minutes

When finishing your course, and provided you attended at least 90% of the lessons, you will be awarded an Attendance Certificate stating:

· The type of course
· The duration (number of hours)
· The level achieved
· The corresponding linguistic objectives achieved

Likewise, if you wish to, you can also do a final exam corresponding to your level. This is a way to self-assess, and the result of such an exam will also appear on your certificate.

ATLAS SCHOOL offers 6 levels according to the European Framework for Language Learning, Teaching and Evaluation:

A 1 (BEGINNER): The student will be able to: understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases in order to satisfy simple daily needs; introduce him or her and others; both ask and answer questions concerning where s/he lives, who s/he knows and the things s/he has; interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

A 2 (ELEMENTARY): The student will be able to: understand sentences and frequently-used expressions relating to areas of most immediate relevance, for example, very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography and employment; communicate routine tasks, requiring the simple and direct exchange of information about familiar matters; in simple terms, describe aspects of background, environment and matters of immediate need.

B 1 (INTERMEDIATE): The student will be able to: understand the main points relating   to familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure; deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the Spanish language is spoken; produce simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest; describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

B 2 (ADVANCED): The student will be able to: understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in fields of specialization; interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular communication with native speakers quite comfortable without being a strain for either party; produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

C 1 (SUPERIOR): The student will be able to: understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning; express himself or herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions; use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes; produce clear, well-structured and detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of grammar and phraseology.

C 2 (PROFICIENCY): The student will be able to: understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. express him or herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.