Melbourne's best Spanish school!
Learn socially in the CBD or Northcote
El Patio specialises in Spanish, with short courses for beginners through to proficient. We pride ourselves on our healthy numbers of continuing students at advanced levels. Classes are small, serious but fun, and are suitable for those wishing to become fluent in Spanish, for travellers, partners of Spanish-speakers, and those who want to train their brain.
New courses commence June 3
Enrol by Friday May 24 for discounts
Online enrolment, a further $5 off!
5-wk (Rápido) Language courses (15 hrs), both centres
- new courses commence the week of june 3, both centres
- our famous and reliable core language programmes
- build your Spanish from scratch and follow a pathway to fluency
- course descriptions all levels
- more rápido courses commence the week of june 3, both centres
- timetable for melbourne rápidos june start
- timetable for northcote rápidos june start
5-wk beginner Conversation courses (7.5 hrs), Northcote only
- Conversation Elementary 2 commences sat june 8, northcote
- Conversation Elementary 1–3 commences tue june 4, northcote
- these courses are for those who have completed those levels and wish to practise what they've learnt!
- course description conversation northcote
- timetable conversation northcote june start
5-wk Verb Workshop course (7.5 hrs), Melbourne only
- new course commences wed june 5
- revise and practise your verb conjugations
- gain confidence in this big area of study!
- excellent for lower and upper intermediate students
- indispensable for first year uni students
- course description verb workshop melbourne
- timetable verb workshop melbourne june start
5-wk Spanish for Travel courses (7.5 hrs), both centres
- new courses commence the week of june 3, both centres
- learn some Spanish before your trip!
- suitable for use in Spain and Latin America
- course description spanish for travel (both centres)
- timetable spanish for travel melbourne june start
- timetable spanish for travel northcote june start
About our courses
10-week (1.5hr/wk) language courses run four times a year in Terms, as well as Summer Intensives. Our popular 5-week (3hr/wk) Rápido courses are offered twice a Term in our Melbourne centre. 5-week Spanish for Travel courses - for those going to Spain or Latin America - commence 8 times a year. 5-week Conversation courses and Verb Workshops are also offered each Term for consolidating your Spanish and to practise, at differing levels. Read more ...
All of our teachers are professionals in language instruction, and our class programmes are guided by the levels described by the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR), which maps out the progression of language levels at successive stages. Read more about the CEFR..
Enrol online for less..
$5 off any course if you enrol online with your credit card. Current or ex-students log in first, otherwise just jump in!
Spanish DELE diplomas
El Patio students 25% discount!
Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language, held in Melbourne and Sydney in May and November, and in Sydney in August.
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Our eBook on sale now!
A beginner Spanish method for travel - packed full of audio and ready to go.
Use it as a supplement to any course, or as a standalone method.
For iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
$24.99

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Term dates 2013
Term 2: Apr 29 - Jul 6
Term 3: Jul 22 - Sep 28
Term 4: Oct 7 - Dec 14
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