Spanish courses in Valencia, Spain
Our aim in CSS Valencia is to give students the best possible opportunity to help improve their language and fluency while being completely immersed in Spanish life.
Junior Certificate Course Leaving Certificate Course Transition Year Course
Benefits of the course
All our teachers are from Spain, and are familiar with the Irish examination system.
Culture and activities
Our afternoon and weekend activities mean you get to experience the real Spain.
The summer course class of 2019 made a video blog of their wonderful experiences in Valencia:
Our 3 week action-packed Study Spanish in Valencia course in an action-packed course for teenagers studying Spanish who want to immerse themselves in Spanish life.
Join Gloria, Eva, Isaac, and the rest of the class of 2019 as they enjoy the summer course.
They enjoyed themselves throughout the activities such as paddle surfing, bowling, and cycling through the city. They also find time to try the tapas, go on treasure hunt, learn Spanish songs, visit the aquarium and the water park. And, of course, have some time on the beach!
Summer course
Teachers here at CSS Valencia are native Spanish teachers who have years of experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language. All our teachers have an in-depth knowledge of the Irish Curriculum and know what is expected at both Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate Level.
We are unique in that we are a Spanish language school in Spain that offers classes specifically tailored to the Spanish Leaving Certificate and Spanish Junior Certificate curriculum.
Students will learn in a fun, relaxed environment while also getting to absorb the culture, sights and sounds of the amazing city of Valencia, Spain.
Anna, her Spanish teacher, interviews Asia at the end of her 4 weeks programme in Les Carolines school in Picassent, Valencia:
Asia: Yo fui a Andorra a esquiar con Laia y su familia y fue muy divertido. Fuimos a ir a las compras o a comer. Nos quedamos en un piso. Después del las clases, voy a el patio con Laia y sus amigas Raquel, Carla y Alicia. Van a ir a Dublín. Cuando el colegio finaliza, voy con Laia al gimnasio o en el centro a Valencia a ir de compras.
Las clases no han sido muy difíciles. Hice un pequeño proyecto sobre la gente famosa y personajes históricos, como Leonardo da Vinci y Ché Guevara.
Transition Year
CSS Valencia offers a Transition Year Spain course specifically for Irish secondary school students, giving them the opportunity of spending a period of time from 4 weeks up to a whole academic year fully immersed in the culture of Spain.
During this time, participants will have the full support of CSS Valencia staff to help them to make the most of their time abroad.
Our students live with a Spanish family and attend a local secondary school in Valencia, Spain, together with the children of their host family. They get to experience Spanish culture from the perspective of within a family and also have the huge benefit of a 24 hour environment in which they can make great progress on their language skills.
Latest news
COVID-19 update: April 24th, 2020
Centre of Spanish Studies (CSS) update: April 24th 2020. In response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, we have cancelled all 2020 summer courses. Our 2020-2021 Transition Year programme is open for bookings, and we welcome all enquiries. Our team will be checking emails regularly and will respond in a timely matter.
CSS attends Transition Year TPN Conference in Athlone
We are now back in Valencia after attending the Transition Year TPN Conference in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel. We had plenty of enquiries about the Transition Year programme, as well as our ever-popular Spanish summer course in July 2020. We still have a few spots left for both these options – contact us if you …
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Transition Year students arrive in Valencia
Our first arrivals for the TY Programme 2020 arrived in Valencia airport last night. Our Spanish Transition year course gives students a great opportunity to immerse themselves fully in a Spanish secondary school environment, living with a local family and getting involved with the community. We still have a few places left for this academic …
Information leaflets posted out to all schools in Ireland
Our information leaflets go out in the post to all schools in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland this week – your Spanish teacher will have this information detailing our Spanish Transition Year and Spanish summer course. If you didn’t get a leaflet, pick up the phone and give us a call – we …
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Junior Certificate
Classes for students studying in the junior cycle will have a primary role of making Spanish fun and enjoyable, giving students plenty of speaking and listening practice. Classes at junior level will cover the following key topics:
- Vocabulary building
- Sentence construction
- Reading comprehensions
- Letter and email writing
- Aural practice
An important part of the Junior Cert exam is the aural section. Students often find this a difficult part of the exam to prepare for. At CSS we make this an integral part of the class structure so candidates can approach this part of the exam with confidence. Our classes are designed to be fun and engaging and a big emphasis is put on general language learning in class.
Carmina, their Spanish teacher, interviews Emma and Eoghan at the end of their 6 weeks programme in El Drac school in Torrent, Valencia:
Eoghan: Mi familia aquí es muy simpática y vivo muy bien con Rocío. Y la casa es bastante grande con ventanas grandes y espacios abiertos, y la piscina en el jardín. En el cole, me ha gustado más el arte.
Emma: Fui a algunos sitios turísticos, por ejemplo la ciudad de las Ciencias y Artes, y me gusta mucho. Es chulo. Fui con Zoe y su madre.
Eoghan: Fui al parque en el río y las compras y atracciones turísticas. Valencia es muy bonita.
Leaving Certificate
Your experience here in Valencia Spain will make you much more culturally aware and improve your language awareness. Students on the summer course at CSS will experience classes that are focused on vocabulary, speaking and listening whilst also leaving plenty of time for fun and exciting activities. Classes at senior level will cover the following key topics:
- Vocabulary building
- Speaking skills
- Aural practice
- Letter and email writing
- Reading texts
After your time here at CSS Valencia we are confident you will be able to approach all parts of the exam with confidence.
Practice makes perfect and that is the key to success!!
110% recommend this course to anyone who’s studying Spanish at Junior/Leaving Cert level and their teachers! We had a great time! ¡Lo pasamos fenomenal! Hoping to go back again next year!
Gemma Duffy, Secondary School Spanish Teacher, Bush Post-Primary, Carlingford, Co. Louth
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or need to clarify anything about our programme we would be delighted to help you.
How to book
If you are part of a school group, your group leader may be organising your reservation.
If your Group Leader is not organising your reservation, or if you are not coming to Valencia as part of a group, you can book your place directly by bank transfer to Centre of Spanish Studies, Valencia.
| Account Name: | Native English Valencia S.L. |
| Bank Address: | Banco de Sabadell, Calle Manuel Candela s/n, 46021, Valencia, Spain |
| BIC Code: | BSABESBB |
| IBAN Code: | ES31 0081 1323 6600 0109 0318 |
Please let us know when you have made the transfer, so we can confirm as soon as possible after receiving payment.