News/Events
- May Offer, Santo Domingo
- 10% discount, Aix-en-Provence
- Easter Revision Courses, France and Spain
- Portuguese + Surfing, NEW!
- Russian, 3 weeks for 2 offer
- Cuba flights
- Cuba Dance Holiday, July
- School Group Study Trips to Costa Rica
- 2010 Teacher Refresher Courses - Funding Deadlines
- Find us on Facebook!
- ATOL: Safe in Our Hands
Special May Offer in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, has been declared the Americas Capital of Culture 2010, and throughout the year the city will celebrate with a wide range of cultural events. We are pleased to offer a special price for Spanish courses this May in our schools in Santo Domingo and Sosua (the wind and kite surfing capital of the island). If you book a minimum of 3 weeks in either location from 02 May, you will get 1 week of classes totally free! 3 weeks, 20 group lessons per week, £480 + 1 week free (4 weeks would usually cost £625). Accommodation not included, but can be booked on request.
Please visit the Spanish in the Dominican Republic on our website for more information.
10% Easter offer, Aix-en-Provence
The beautiful Provencal city of Aix-en-Provence is a lovely location for learning French, and we have a special Easter offer for you. Book any General French course starting between 8 March and 12 April, and receive a 10 % discount on the course fee. E.g. book a two week French course, 20 group lessons per week (usual price £625) and pay just £562. Allez-y!
Please contact us for more details.
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Easter Teen/Revision Courses in France and Spain
Our Teen programmes are specifically aimed at students wishing to brush up their language skills in a fun and rewarding way. Revision courses focus on exam preparation, helping to improve students' spoken language, grammatical weak points, essay planning and writing techniques. Each programme offers a great combination of fun, language study and cultural activities to make the overall experience something they will never forget. We offer 3 locations for these courses over Easter:
ANTIBES: 1-2 weeks, 20 group lessons per week including full board, twin room accommodation, activities and transfers.
Easter start dates: 22 Mar - 23 Apr 2010.
1 week £705 / 2 weeks £1295
NICE: 1 week, 30 group lessons per week including half board, single room accommodation, activities and transfers.
Easter start dates: 29 Mar, 12 Apr 2010
1 week £620
BENALMADENA: 1-2 weeks, 15 group lessons per week including half board on weekdays and full board at weekends, shared room homestay accommodation.
Easter start dates: 5/12/19/26 Apr 2010
1 week £595 / 2 weeks £985
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Portuguese + Surfing Course, Lisbon - NEW!
A new exciting combination course is now available in Lisbon, providing 15 group Portuguese lessons per week with afternoon surfing classes on the beaches near Lisbon. Transport to the surfing beaches and equipment are included. Offered from April to October. Minimum 2 weeks. 30 Portuguese lessons + 10 surfing classes over 2 weeks costs just £800 (accommodation not included).
Please contact us for more details.
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3 weeks for the price of 2, Russia
Book a 2 week Russian course at our schools in St. Petersburg, starting on 26 April and get a third week absolutely free. This represents a saving of £260. Courses offered from beginner to advanced levels on this start date.
Please visit the Russian in St. Petersburg page for further information.
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Cheap flights to Cuba
For departures from London to either Holguin or Havana from 14 April to 30 June and returning within 30 days, we have fares of just £285 + taxes (£172.20) with Cubana. Outbound flights are from London on Wednesdays, returning overnight on Tuesdays every week.
For further information, please contact us.
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Cuba Dance holiday/Festival del Caribe (30 June - 13 July)
This trip has been arranged to coincide with the colourful Festival del Caribe which ends with the dramatic Quema del diablo night (Fiesta del Fuego) where an effigy of the devil is burned on top of a huge bonfire. In addition to Salsa and Son, we will include some Rumba /Afro-Cuban lessons over 2 weeks, all taught by the Ballet Folklorico Cutumba (one of Cuba's top Afro-Cuban dance companies). Full details on our website.
Please visit our Cuba Dance Holidays page for futher details about the holiday and future trips.
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School Group Trips to Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a fascinating and safe country for young travellers, and our 1 week group study trips based in and around the capital San Jose provide intensive Spanish language classes, half board accommodation, afternoon cultural activities including local visits, cooking and dance lessons, and a full day volcano trip or a visit to Tortuga Island. Prices from £425 per person, for a group of approximately 20 students + 2 leaders. (Price excludes flights).
Please contact us for more details.
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Comenius funding for 2010 teacher refresher courses
The first deadline has been announced for Comenius funding, offered to language professionals for taking part in language training courses in Europe in 2010, lasting between one and six weeks.
Applications must be received by:
- 15th January 2010, for courses taking place on or after 1 May 2010
- 30th April 2010, for courses taking place on or after 1 September 2010
- 15th September 2010, for courses taking place on or after 1 January 2011
Courses offered by Caledonia in Europe are approved by The British Council for funding. Click here to view the Teacher Refresher Course page of our website with details Comenius funding and 2010 courses.
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Find us on Facebook
We now have a group page on Facebook, Caledonia - Discover the real Cuba, for anyone interested in future group trips to Cuba and Cuban music/dance events in the UK. For those of you who have been away with us before you can upload photos and videos from your trip.
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ATOL: Safe in Our Hands 
You may be asking yourself how sure you can be that your money and trip is safe in our hands? Caledonia Languages Abroad has been trading for more than 12 years and is financially steady. We have grown slowly and surely over the years, and are careful about where we take you, who our overseas partners are and how we operate.
When you book a trip with us, both your holiday and your money are fully protected under our ATOL licence which covers your 'air package holiday'. This term means arrangements which we have made for you which include a flight and ground services (e.g. accommodation, language course, activities, excursions). If you book a flight only with us, you are also covered for failure of the airline. If you opt to book your own flights, you should either ensure that the agent has an ATOL licence or, if booking direct with the airline, pay by credit card or take out SAFI (Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance) to protect your money.
If you have booked your flights elsewhere but book your accommodation, language course or other tuition and other ground services with us, these are not covered by our ATOL licence. However, if our overseas partner fails before you start your trip, we will find you an alternative at the same price. You may also want to take out insurance to cover you if you have to cancel your trip.
Happy (and safe) travelling!
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