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Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico
Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico
Calle principal
Monterrico
(+502)-5475-1265
Registration $ 30
Write to the school
Rank 84%
Prices 150 USD for 20 hours per week including host family
90 USD for 20 hours per week without host family
Study one hour daily more or less: add or subtract about USD 22 per week.
School Size 1 to 10 students
Openings This school has a few spaces available for the next few weeks! Registering in advance, is recommended.
Summary Study Spanish at the beach! This school is run by a young professional teacher from Antigua. It has ample space in a yard under the shadow of cashew trees. Teaching is almost up to professional standards of Antigua and Xela. Host families have been satisfactory to many, there is also, the school guest house on campus for students opting not to do a home stay. Volunteers can teach computing to kids in a rural school nearby and live in a paradisaical private casita with pool next to the beach.
Why study in cold Quetzaltenango in winter months, if temperatures are ideal here? - April through June are very hot, in July and August there are mosquitoes.
Founded in 2001 by Geovani Colorado.
Total immersion in Monterrico is excellent, if you don′t hang out with other students or tourists!
Registration Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico fills up during spring break (especially Easter), June through August and at the end of the year. It is recommendable to enroll in advance as it is so much easier for the school to make the necessary arrangements. They are very close to the pacific coast beach and need to know in advance when you will come.
With a timely registration, the school can assign you the best teacher from its list. (Contact us for group discounts).
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Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico - Details
Teachers The five good teachers earn a good $38.
See details for recommended instructors! [Show Details]
Methods One on one teaching. The curriculum is the same as in most schools. [Show Details]
Materials The teachers assembled a grammatical guide book which is used in classes. Every student teacher team has their own blackboard. Library: small. Video library: none.
Special Programs No special children′s program, but there is a nice big yard with trees, the beach is near, and Monterrico is a safe place. [Show Details]
Location Cubicles: Excellent, a big yard with trees, if it rains there is the neat school′s building. [Show Details]
Activities Early in the morning a boat tour to the mangroves, in the evening search baule turtles burying their eggs on the beach (July through December). No dancing lessons but there is a beach disco. [Show Details]
Host Families Families earn $60 per week. Student′s reports about host families are varied, but mostly good. There is the attractive option of living on campus, should you elect not to stay with a host family.
See details for recommended families! [Show Details]
Volunteering Volunteers can teach computing to kids in a rural school nearby and live in a paradisic private casita with pool next to the beach. You can also attend turtles, iguanas, and crocodiles in the Reserva Natural Monterrico or in Hawaii. [Show Details]
How to get there How get there Send yourself an e-mail with information on how to get to Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico.

Just walk down main road towards the ocean, the school is located on the right side.
Students' Feedback
Bernard Mullady
barn4fox2@yahoo.com
08 / 2009
Hi, I chose to study in Proyecto Lingüistico Monterrico. The teacher was great and my experience was super. I stayed in a small hotel that was very satisfactory. I am hoping to return there later… Regards, Bernard.
Richard Menaik
richard.menaik@gmail.com
06 / 2009
Hello, I studied at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico for one week. I had learned basic Spanish growing up, so one week was enough to refresh my grammar and practice conversing. Jorge, was my instructor and he was excellent. He was very patient and very committed to helping me learn. Study resources, were perhaps, less than other schools, but Jorge knew his lessons very well. Monterrico is a quaint small town with extremely nice people, and I never felt unsafe. However, it was also very hot and the cooler months would probably be much better (Nov, Dec, Jan.?). Activities included, a morning boat ride through the mangroves, soccer with the locals, and the sea turtle hatchery. I don′t think, I would have stayed longer than a week, but it was very nice for that time. Thank you, Richard.
Anonymous
11 / 2008
Hi, we stayed in Monterrico at, Proyecto Lingüistico Monterrico and studied for a week there. We wanted to stay longer, but we didn′t liked Monterrico so much. I can′t remember the teachers′ names, it was just a week and we didn′t have a lot of time with them. I just say the family was great, good food, nice room. The teacher of Pascal was very good and funny, mine was not a regular teacher, just 19, and he was okay. I would definitely take a school in another place. I didn′t like Monterrico, it was too hot at daytime to learn, and in the night a lot of mosquitoes, like in no other place!! Thank you very much.
Stefanie Schmeiduch
s.schmeiduch@gmx.net
12 / 2007
Hola amigos, yo estudie en la escuela Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico la primer semana de Diciembre y me gusto muchísimo! Giovanni y Byron son maestros muy simpáticos y sus clases fueron muy buenas. Por eso Proyecto Linguistico merece ser recomendado a otros estudiantes! Yo no viví en una familia, viví en la pequeña casa de la escuela. Muchos saludos, Stefanie.
Mike Mosby
mike@mikemosby.com
12 / 2007
My experience at the Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico was great! It was so good that I sent my wife to do 3 weeks. She spoke literally no Spanish before and now she is constantly gibbering in this language. The host family was warm and friendly and showed us many local ways and customs. I would highly recommend this school to anyone from beginner to advanced. Thanks, Miguel.
Nathaniel And Jocelyn Lord
Nathaniel_Jocelyn@hotmail.com
10 / 2007
We finally decided for Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico. We studied there for one week. I had a good teacher, he knew some English so he was able to explain the things I had a hard time understanding. It was easy to have conversation with him and he taught me a lot of verbs that came in handy later on. Study materials were very basic. I brought my own notebook, pen and Spanish English dictionary. My teacher primarily used a whiteboard. Our host family was EXCELLENT! They loved to speak Spanish with us, were very hospitable and helpful. They cooked great local food and made us feel very welcome in their home. The school is fine, but if I was to study in the future I would most likely choose to study in Antigua, as there is more to do there after classes. Thanks, Jocelyn.
Marina Wilson
marinahope@hotmail.com
07 / 2007
Finally I studied at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico. I studied there for one week only. This was really a different experience because there were only 3 students, including me, the week that I studied there. My instructor was quite good I thought and the fact that the school was so small meant that we spent much more time with our teachers, speaking Spanish. I tried the homestay, but was not at all happy with the home. The family didn′t seem interested in having a student, they barely said hello when I arrived. It was also a twenty minute walk to the ocean and it was SO hot there that you really want to be on the beach. Overall, I would say it′s an interesting experience for a week. Thanks, Marina.
Daisy Yokley
daisyeilene@yahoo.com
02 / 2007
Finally I decided to attend Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico. I studied there for 1 week. My teacher, Jorge, was excellent. We had a really good time. He would teach me something new, and apply it in conversation. I learned a lot from him. There weren′t any planned activities, the school is really too small. We did have planned dinners on several occasions at the school, which was very nice. I did not stay with family. Feel free to use this information on your website. Sincerely, Daisy Yokley
Heather Carter
hchasty@hotmail.com
02 / 2007
I spend a week at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico, after being in Xela for a month. Everything went ok. The classes were good. The director was very professional. My only suggestion is: don′t rent from the school if you want privacy or peace and quiet, cause you won′t get it there. I had a problem with my teacher. He and other teacher that works at the school went into the apartment (I rented a room from the school) when I wasn′t there, and with 2 Canadian girls started watching TV. I felt violated and ended up leaving after that instead of staying another 3 weeks. Besides that, I DO recommend the school. Monterrico is beautiful and a nice break from studying anywhere else. I hope this is helpful. Heather.
Kimia Stevens
kimiastevens@hotmail.com
01 / 2007
I attended Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico, as well. I studied there for two weeks. My first teacher didn′t speak any English and I didn′t speak any Spanish. Someone who spoke more English would have been more beneficial the first week of studying. There were no organized activities in Monterrico, but the teachers were eager to include the students in various activities like cooking dinner at the school or going to a local fiesta. I stayed with a family in Monterrico. They were really friendly and welcomed me into their home. Staying with a family is definitely worth the experience and it was nice having fresh, home cooked meals three times a day. Regards, Kimia
Hofer Martin
maho.beringen@surfeu.ch
11 / 2006
I decided to attend Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico. I studied for 5 days to refresh my Spanish. I got a very good teacher; we had a good time and did some jokes. He also gave me helpful tips for my stay in Guatemala. I did some activities like walking on the beach, some swimming and the Monterrico canal tour. My family was very nice, they served good food and there were no mosquitoes in the house. The reason to join the school in Monterrico was, so that I could speak to the people and travel around by myself and it has worked fine. I will fly back home to Switzerland. But I had a great time in this beautiful, colourful country. Muchas gracias por su ayuda. Hasta luego, Martin.
Annkatrin Lepin
ghostwritten9@web.de
11 / 2006
I studied one week at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico. We really became friends with the teachers; they are very friendly, open, interested and enthusiastic about what they are doing. I was very happy with the school, as they let me use their kitchen whenever and however I wanted. Also the school invited me a few times to cook with them (e.g. Fish soup feast on Saturdays) and we went to Antigua together to climb up on the "volcan de agua". Monterrico, is a great little village with only few tourists throughout the week so language immersion there is very easy. I stayed in a hostel there, rather than with a family, so I can′t say anything about families. I was very satisfied with this school and got a good teacher. I highly recommend this school!!! With best regards, Ann-Katrin Leppin
Lauren Nelson
laurennelso@gmail.com
10 / 2006
I studied for one week at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico. My teacher was Jorge; I enjoyed my time there very much, as he was open to any activities that I wanted to do...he helped me go shopping, went to the cemetery on Day of the Dead, and took a tour of CECON with me. However, our lessons were very light and non-structured regarding grammar. I would recommend that someone with very little Spanish study somewhere else first to gain a grasp of the language and become comfortable conversing. The atmosphere in Monterrico is EXTREMELY relaxed, which some do better than others in. I did not stay with a host family, but volunteered and stayed with a sea turtle conservation group, ARCAS, in nearby Hawaii. Though buggy, that experience was incredible and I′d recommend for anyone to at least visit the park. Regards, Lauren Nelson.
William Seward
teacake31@yahoo.com
07 / 2006
I studied at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico for 1 week. My teacher was, well, ok. I did not stay with a family, instead I stayed at a hotel. Thanks and I hope this info is useful.
Jennifer Hess
jhessdc@earthlink.net
04 / 2006
I attended Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico, where I stayed in a hotel and attended school for 1 week. The quality of the education there was moderate, not excellent as the instructor was better at speaking than at getting me to speak. But still, it was a good experience since in my 4th week I could follow most of his conversations. The weather the last week of April was exceedingly hot, making it difficult to study. This was one reason I stayed in a hotel, so I could sit in the hotel restaurant and get the ocean breeze while I studied. The school did not have many activities, though one morning we toured the mangrove swamps. I was the only student in the school that week so there were no other students to do activities with. I probably would not return to this school.
Makiko Murata
makiko91@hotmail.com
03 / 2006
I went to the school Poyecto Linguistico Monterrico for 3 weeks yes, I went to the school in Antigua too but for me the teachers in Monterrico were better. They are young but they are very good teachers. I met several ex-students who came back to Monterrico to meet them. I could learn Spanish and a lot of things about Guatemala. It was really fun. I went to the beach everyday in the first week. From second week I started doing volunteer work at CECON (it was a good experience for me but I don′t think it′s good for everybody because sometimes there is nothing to do there). I enjoyed the discothèque on the beach too. And the best thing in mote rico is to sleep in the hammock. I liked the family very much. i enjoyed talking with them. I liked the food too. Write me back if you need more.
Tova Woyciechowicz
tovakate@hotmail.com
02 / 2006
I studied at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico for 2 weeks. My teacher was awesome! There is nothing like a one to one, teacher and student ratio to aid in learning. I would recommend the school to others. It is rurally located and thus communication was a challenge, but being in the gorgeous mangroves and the ocean were worth it. Mainly we created our own activities. The teachers were very supportive of my project making trash cans out of trash to address that environmental problem. There were lots of other optional things that worked out good. The teachers provided all the essentials. There was comfortableness about the family′s dynamic.
Lioba Suchenwirth
suchenwirth1@hotmail.com
10 / 2005
I stayed in Monterrico, with the Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico, for 2 weeks. I really enjoyed my stay, though it might be recommendable for travelers to hook up with somebody else before coming to Monterico, as it can get a little lonely... I was the only student in the school. My teacher was excellent, and my host familiy was nice, though I would choose to stay in a hotel next time, as it is a lot cheaper.
Anonymous
08 / 2005
Projecto Linguistico in Monterrico for 1 week - Was O.K., I liked the school, and my teacher, but not a place to go expecting to meet a lot of people.
Petra Vujakovic
petravujakovic@yahoo.com
08 / 2005
Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico I went to Monterrico for 2 weeks (in August 2005) after spending 3 weeks in Antigua. And it was a very nice, but a completely different experience. Monterrico is a small place, where tourists mostly come only for weekends, and therefore you can experience it in a different way if you stay there during weekends. Although some would say it would be boring, I found it very very interesting. You can have more contact with local people than in a town full of tourists like Antigua, and see what their life is about. I enjoyed every day of it, only the heat was sometimes quite unbearable. The school is small - only 5 teachers, and therefore only 5 students. Bayron, my teacher, was an excellent teacher and also a very good friend. I learned a lot. I stayed in a family, and I think it was a useful experience, although students should know not to expect any luxury in home stays there, and if they are picky about the condition of rooms and food, maybe they may prefer to stay in a hotel.
Ditte Petersen
ditte@walsted.dk
07 / 2005
Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico was the 3rd school I was attended - and I stayed there for a week. Monterrico is a very small town right on the coast and it was VERY hot!! There wasnt much to do there apart from lying on the beach and swimming, but you didnt really feel like doing anything because of the heat. it was so hot! The school was small - 4 students or something, but the owner and the teachers were very nice. My teacher was a young girl who was very good at teaching and very easy to talk to. The classes could be a bit difficult to complete because of the heat, but we had some small breaks and a few walks to the beach where the breeze was very nice! I stayed with a very kind family where I had my own room with a fan - neccesary!! They cooked some very nice meals - a lot of fish - and were really nice. The son was a teacher at the school so I talked to him a lot, as he was used to talking to people who didnt speak much spanish. He also spoke english which made it a bit easier sometimes. I can very much recommend the school - but to me it would have been difficult to have stayed there more than a week because of the heat. There arent much to do except on the weekends, where a lot of guatemalans come for a weekend break. A couple of nights we did take long walks on the beach to look for turtle eggs, and we also had a trip along the many canals which was great. otherwise I didnt do much other than lay in the hammocks, swim in the crazy ocean.
anonymous
05 / 2005
I also studied at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico, one (1) week, it was excellent. My teacher was not university trained but the director was and he had done a good job of training the other two (2) teachers that I met.
Elise Snell
megansnell@gmail.com
01 / 2005
Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico Guatemala I studied in Monterrico for 3 weeks The quality of teachers varied at both schools, but both schools were very accommodating, and allowed (even encouraged) changing teachers, if a student wasn′t satisfied with the one she had. I ended up having two wonderful teachers - one at each school′s would highly recommend Giovanni, Baryon, or Victor at Proyecto Linguistico in Monterrico. The family in Monterrico was very warm and welcoming. We would have preferred to spend more time with them, but they were also very busy with their work. They made us feel very at home.
Line Morris
moglibix@gmx.net
01 / 2005
After 1 week at Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico in Monterrico sometimes yes, sometimes no at both schools. It really depends, thay both have good and bad teachers.
Pebble Kranz
Pebble_Kranz@brown.edu
12 / 2004
Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico My teacher was FABULOUS! I wish I could have worked with Victor longer. He was a great teacher and by the end felt like a good friend. I was really thrilled with my school experience. I′d recommend the school to others. My experience with the family was less positive. I felt pretty uncomfortable there-- like I was a bit of a nuisance and that they were sort of fed up with housing students. However, the room was comfortable, if basic, and Sra. Garcia′s cooking was really wonderful. Thank you!
Jan Beime
tuborgurs@yahoo.de
12 / 2004
Great help finding excellent schools.. thanks a lot.. Proyecto Lingüistico Monterrico 2 weeks, brilliant teacher.
David
davva23@hotmail.com
11 / 2004
I′ve been meaning to write a report for your site since I left Guatemala! I finally went to the school inProyecto Linguistico Monterricofor three weeks (I think the Directors name is Geovani. My spelling isn′t so good though) It was a fantastic experience. All the teaches there were very friendly, meeting up with me for drinks at the weekend. Because the school is in quiet a remote town you have to speak Spanish because no one speaks English (apart from to ask you if you need a hotel). At the weekend though the place livens up and loads of people arrive from Guate city and Antigua. This gives you a chance to take a break from Spanish and get drunk with total strangers. I had the same teacher and the same family for the full three weeks but it′s very easy to change if you feel the need to. The family I had was great. Again very friendly and keen to help you learn. I went from bad restaurant Spanish to discussing religion and the environment in my three weeks. I would highly recommend studying in Monterrico. My only fear is that if loads of folk start studying there it will loose its magic. Plus don′t volunteer at the turtle sanctuary unless your Spanish is already at conservation level. I found it very hard to understand much outside of school in the first week and I feel I wasted time at the turtle sanctuary which I could have spent on studying. Guatemala365 was very useful in helping me decide which school was for me. Hope the site continues to run along smoothly.
Venna Harders
vennaharders@gmx.de
11 / 2004
And 1 week in Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico Only the director is a good teacher. The quality is much lower. In Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico I was not staying in a family, but i heared that the families there are awesome, as for them it′s a real source of income, and there are not that many language students. They earn not a lot down there only going fishing every now and then, and to live with students seems to be more interesting to them than in Xela, where some families had students for the last 8 years. Great site helped me a lot. ¡keep it up!
John Butler
johnbutler00@hotmail.com
10 / 2004
Also studied inProyecto Linguistico Monterrico the standard of teaching not as good as Xela but my home stay was amazing with Mingo and his family
Nisha Janina Landgrebe
nisha_janina@web.de
10 / 2004
I decided to go to the school Proyecto Linguistico Monterrico and i studied for 4 weeks, but it wasn′t that professional and my teacher only could speak Spanish, for me it was ok, because i had Spanish in school, it was ok, but not too good, i heard a lot of better things from other schools, especially Antigua and Xela. my family was horrible, they didn′t eat with us, we didn′t really stay with the family and they only wanted to earn money with us, so we had to pay for the trip in the "kanal". We did the trip with the brother of the mum of our family, but they didn′t tell us, that we get this trip for free from the school, but for sure, they knew it. So we had a really bad experience with our family, but we talked to Giovanni and he said, that we′ll be the last persons who staid in this family... i hope so... we finally moved to a hotel.
   
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