Global Focus: Linguistic and Cultural Immersion

In 2011, Holton-Arms’ World Language Department, in partnership with CreaEvents Director Antonio Carrera and El Centro Español de Nuevas Profesiones in Madrid, Spain, established a 16-day, homestay, language immersion program to give our Spanish language students in the 9^th and 10^th grades the opportunity to live and learn in Spanish. As multi-language learners ourselves, we recognize and appreciate the motivational and academic advances that come from experiential language learning.  During our stay in Madrid, Holton students live with host families, attend intensive language classes daily, and participate in guided visits in and around Madrid. Holton Spanish language instructors accompany the students each year with the goal of converting the exciting city of Madrid into a compelling classroom in which to improve their Spanish proficiency.