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Learn Spanish & Kiteboard in Manta, Ecuador
Learn Spanish in the authentic Ecuadorian coastal city of Manta and kiteboard/kitesurf in  Santa Marianita (14 miles/20 Km) to the south (transport from the school daily). This is a fantastic new, and quickly growing destination for Kiteboarding. Between May and November a strong, and very steady wind blows. It offers amazing kiteboarding, and is still uncrowded! We offering kiteboarding in Manta only during the best time of May-November. Please see our other locations if you want to kitebaord outside these months.
 

For all options please add a one off registration fee of $20

Please form you requirements by combining your Spanish course, with you accommodation, and your Kiteboarding option

Intensive Spanish:


If you can already kiteboard, have your own kite, and just wish to take Spanish, this is for you.
Individual one on one private classes consisting of 4  per day, Monday to Friday, from 8:30am-12:30pm (Kiteboarding is best in the afternoons!). It is a program designed so you can gain the most out of your time with us. The class will include intensive grammar study, vocabulary, reading and pronunciation of the Spanish language with useful exercises and conversation practice.
Prices:

$140 per week (Classes only)
$210 per week (Classes and shared student apartment)
$252 per week (Class and home stay with 3 meals and laundry service )

For all options please add a one off registration fee of $20

Spanish and Manta Activo: For your partner!

Often kiteboarders come with their partners! So they can also have a great time, we offer a Spanish and activities in the afternoon.  course. Weekly individual attention program of 30 hours combining Spanish classes with daily visits within and outside of the city. This program will allow the student the opportunity to put into practice Spanish that is learned in the class by means of different excursions with their professor.

$240 per week (Classes only)
$310 per week (Classes and shared student apartment)
$352 per week (Class and home stay with 3 meals and laundry service )

For all options please add a one off registration fee of $20

Intensive Kiteboarding Level 1 and Spanish course: 1 or 2 Weeks
8 hours (2 hours extra if needed to complete courses) of Kiteboarding Basic course (Level I).

-All the equipment provided
-Instruction: personalized
-20 hours per week Individual Spanish instruction
-Lodging with a host family (private room, 3 meals and laundry service) OR shared apartment (own room) with cooking facilties

Kiteboarding course includes:  

  1. Basic knowledge / understanding of the wind
  2. Equipment: Parts, set-up.
  3. Security systems
  4. Controlling the kite:
    • Practice with the trainer kite
    • Raising the kite in the correct position
    • Four lines kite, inflatable
    • Neutral points and power zones
    • Self rescue
    • Body dragging (practicing, controlling the kite in the water)
    • Relaunching, taking the kite out of the water
  5. Using the board:
    • Exercises on the sand
    • Practice using the board in the water
This is an IKO certified course and you will receive IKO certification Level I 

Duration: One OR Two weeks (you can choose)

Price: $280

Kiteboarding Level 2
10 hours of Kiteboarding Level II instruction

 Intermediate course (Level II).-All the equipment provided
-Instruction: personalized
-20 hours per week Individual Spanish instruction
-Lodging with a host family (private room, 3 meals and laundry service) or shared apartment (own room) and cooking facilities.

Price:

Kiteboarding course includes:  

  1. One on one private instruction
  2. Theory of Wind patterns, currents and tides
  3. Water practical with board and kite
  4. Learning to tread water on edges of the board and obtaining more control of the Kites and board
  5. Directional control
  6. Basic Jib
  7. Introduction to jumping
    - Beach exercises (with smaller kites for initial safety)
    - Water practise of jumps

This is an IKO certified course and you will receive IKO certification Level II

Prices:

$390 for 1 week one on one private Spanish classes and Kiteboarding Level 1 course

$460 for 1 week one on one private Spanish classes, kiteboarding level one AND shared apartment (own room) with cooking facilities

$502  (with Individual Spanish lessons) for 1 week Spanish, kite boarding, AND homestay accommodation, 3 meals, laundry i.e. fully inclusive!

For all options please add a one off registration fee of $20

Kiteboarding and Spanish course: Additional weeks
For additional weeks of Spanish and kiteboarding after you have completed level 2 of kiteboarding (or proved to be at a similar good level) .This is for 20 hours private one on one Spanish and supervised (not instructed)  kiteboarding (includes equipment).

$360 for 1 week one on one private Spanish classes and Kiteboarding

$430 for 1 week one on one private Spanish classes, kiteboardin AND shared apartment (own room) with cooking facilities

$472  (with Individual Spanish lessons) for 1 week Spanish, kite boarding  , AND homestay accommodation, 3 meals, laundry i.e. fully inclusive!