Tecun Uman Spanish School Antigua

Semana Santa in Antigua!

2011-04-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

Summer is here!!! & so is Semana Santa, in about two weeks from today! Though the celebration has already started with the Velaciones and Procesiones!

Semana Santa in Antigua has always been famous for it's colorful and devoting way of celebrating it. Thousands of tourists visit Antigua each year for this dates to watch the procesiones and other ceremonies! But the most inspiring tradition of Semana Santa are the carpets, or "alfombras". They are bright and collorful, made with sawdust, sand, flowers, fruits, vegetables! Some all mixed up, other with just one "ingredient", no matter how; always with a beautiful result of different designs!

Coming to Antigua on Semana Santa should be a MUST on your list! It is an event you do not want to miss!

Here are a few pictures of a sawdust carpet which was made last year!

The final result!

A few pictures of our "Convivio navideño" with all the school staff

2010-12-16T12:54:00.001-08:00

Thank you very much to our headmaster, Mario, for helding this kind of events. We had a lot of fun at the "convivio navideño", it was held in Tre Fratelli's terrace. We ate a delicious churrasco (beans, salad, roasted meat and tortillas)

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Felices Fiestas!!

Mario, the headmaster, with his cute grandson giving presents away to all the teachers.

The beautilful view from Tre fratelli terrace

Our teachers listening to the headmaster, after having eaten a delicious "churrasco".

Everybody had a really fun time!

Our lovely headmaster giving a few words to the teachers.

Two of our teachers after the "convivio".

Antigua is a Safe Place

2010-11-23T13:15:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! We just want to let you know that Antigua is a safe place for you to come and study Spanish!! There are some news circulating about not being safe for your visit but here at Tecun Uman we offer you security, we hope this does not affect future visits!

Here I have a picture of our lovely boss =)

2010-11-16T12:58:00.000-08:00

This is Mario Castellanos the headmaster and owner of the School!!

Día de todos los Santos

2010-11-16T12:46:00.000-08:00

I have a few pictures of this activity

You should come someday for this date, we are sure you will enjoy this activity.
The weather was great for the activity, perfect windy day.

New students!

2010-11-12T13:21:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone next week we are giving the welcome to 33 students!! =)
we are so excited to have everyone at the school so what are you waiting??

Revolution day!!

2010-10-19T15:15:00.001-07:00

Every October 20th Guatemala celebrates October Revolution of 1944!!

This was a movement headed by militar officials, estudents and teachers with a Marxism Ideology they made possible for Guatemala to go back to a democracy, have free elections and focus on benefits for the working class.

No more rain!!

2010-10-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone Antigua is officially out of rain the weather is perfect for you to come!!

It is getting windy so it is time to go out and fly a Barrilete! On November 1 you will be able to see all the giant barriletes and you could start now we are sure you will enjoy this new experience!

Come and enjoy with us this season!

Starting a New Month!!

2010-10-01T14:17:00.000-07:00

Today in Guatemala it is Children's day!! There are many activities to celebrate this special day for the little ones!

This is also the Virgen del Rosario's month! Some churches celebrates this.

Another thing that it is getting famous in here is the Halloween activities, you will noticed that many people have parties this day and have custume competitions!!

Remember we have available ONLINE classes so you can cantinue with you Spanish learning!! Get in touch with us to start practicing what you have learned in here!

How's the weather in town!?

2010-09-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Antigua Guatemala has an excellent weather, right now we have some rain but in the past days it has been sunny during the morning and cloudy during the afternoons!

When you come I am sure you will love the weather, you will experience the sunny days when you can go out and have sports activities, the cloudy days when you can walk down the city visiting the shops or spend some time in a restaurant and getting to know new people and on the raining days you can spend them reading a book in one of the many coffee shops you will find here.

Special Offer!

2010-09-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

We have now a special offer for everyone who is interested in learning Spanish with us!!!

LESSONS ONLINE:

WE HAVE AVAILABLE TEACHERS THAT CAN TEACH YOU ONLINE BY SKYPE!! THIS A NEW PROPOSITION WE HAVE FOR YOU AND WE HOPE YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER JUST CONTACT US AND WE WILL SUGGEST YOU ONE OF OUR BEST TEACHERS.

TIME: MINIMUM 2 HOURS EACH TIME.
PACKAGE DEAL OF 10 HOURS. MINIMUM.$ 70.00
(you will receive a free first class)
COST: $ 7.00 PER HOUR.
YOU WILL COUNT WITH: GRAMMAR PROGRAM AND OUR ONE AND ONLY WORKBOOK-ONLINE.
PAYMENT: USING CITIBANK. please, check this link: xoom.com/help

Guatemala´s Independence Day

2010-09-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

Every year on September 15 we celebrate the day of our independence from Spain.

We celebrate this day with diferent things, schools go down the streets of Antigua with they marcial bands and some students carryng out the flag of our loved country. Some other people like to make this day a sports day so they go out running with torches they have lighted from their town and take the fire to Guatemala City you will notice this torches all over the country if you happen to be here on this special day.

As part of our culture we have some national symbols like: La Bandera, el Escudo, el Quetzal, la Ceiba, la Monja Blanca, la Marimba, Tecun Uman.

We hope you can come some time on this date so you can appreciate a litller bit of our culture and this way we say Happy Birhtday Guatemala!!

GRUPO NAPPA

2010-07-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

We are very glad to have for second year this grup of 44 anthropologists.
They will take some courses at our School and make social work here in antigua
WELCOME!!!

ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK AND THE WEEKEND

2010-05-31T09:38:00.000-07:00

this week for activities, we will have these:
On Tuesday we will have: Walking through the city, leaving school at 2:00 pm, visit the main points of our city, jade factories, churches, craft market, etc.

On Wednesday we will have: Cooking class, where we will Guatemalan typical food, beginning at 2:00 pm.

On Thursday we will have: Visit the La Azotea cultural center, we will visit the museum of coffe, the music museum and museum of traditional costumes, the activity will start at 2:00 pm

On Friday we will have: volunteer work in the "Semillero Mi Angel Guardian" will work for two hours, starting at 2:00 PM.

For the weekend we will have these activities:

June 4 (Departure time at 12:10 pm)
Copan (Archaeological sites in Honduras). Livingston and Río Dulce
Normal price Plan "A": us$ 165 (minimun 4 persons)
Special price Plan "B": us$ 159 (minimun 6 persons)

Included: All transportation, box lunch,bilingual conductor, accommodation in basic hotels and breakfasts, entrance fees to Copan ruins. Service boat on Río Dulce and 7 Altars

Not included: Border fees and Copán guide

TROPICAL STORM AGATHA IN GUATEMALA

2010-05-31T08:59:00.000-07:00

Friends from all around the world

This weekend our country, was beaten by natural climatic events, fortunately for our Antigua Guatemala had no human or material damage, although many parts of Guatemala has been severely damaged.

On the other hand, the international airport is partially closed, hopefully open again on Wednesday, to receive all the tourists normally.

Our school is working normally, we invite those who wish to come to our school, we have space available as well as hosting.

Have a nice week!

Barriletes de Santiago

2009-11-02T14:58:00.000-08:00

Here you can see some of the pictures of the Día de los Santos activity on November 1st. The gigant barriletes flying around!

Director/Propietario Mario Castellanos

2009-11-02T14:31:00.000-08:00