Summer Program
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Dates: June 22 - July 5, 2024
2 weeks + 2 nights Price: US$ 1,640 - Description: * For anyone interested in learning about the real situation of the LGBTQ community in Mexico through the study of the language and cultural exchange. The program will teach participants about the history of the LGBTQ movement in Mexico and Latin America. Participants will share coming-out stories, learn about Mexican culture and gender roles in contemporary Mexico, and gain an understanding of the cultural context of LGBTQ identity in Mexico. This is a two-week program that includes round table discussions, guest speakers (artists, activists and community leaders), field trips, museum visits, videos, meetings with local community groups, and more! To register for this program, please click here. Contact: fullimmersion@educateya.org |
The annual Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City is a huge event every June. Photo by Soy Homosensual
Fun fact: Participants who enroll in the summer program get the opportunity to take part in the Pride Parade in Mexico City, which is the biggest parade in Latin America |
INCLUDES:
* Classes:
Intensive language instruction, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students are evaluated and placed at the appropriate level with a maximum of five students in each class.
* Cultural Activities
Guest speakers, lectures and roundtable discussions, field trips, museum visits, videos, and encounters with local community groups afford participants an understanding of the cultural context of gay and lesbian identity in Mexico.
Topics/Activities may include:
- Visits with artists, activists and community leaders
- History of the gay/lesbian movement in Mexico and Latin America
- The culture of Mexico and gender roles in contemporary Mexican society
- A weekend excursion trip
- Politics and the recent elections
- Dance class
- Human rights
- AIDS in Mexico
- Chiapas and Zapatismo
Weekend Excursions
- Xochicalco archaeological site
- The Magic Town of Tepoztlán
- Mexico City (The annual march of pride)
Homestay
Sharing with a Mexican family provides a vibrant sense of the Mexican people and makes the course even more personal and more meaningful. It also provides participants with ample opportunity to practice Spanish in everyday situations.
Cost
The cost is $ 1,590 US dollars and includes full room (shared) and board with a Mexican family, two weeks of intensive Spanish instruction, educational material, cultural activities, local excursions in the Cuernavaca area and one weekend excursion. Cost does not include round trip airfare to Mexico City, nor transportation from and to the Mexico City airport. Childcare is available at a minimal extra cost.
Winter Program
Dates: January 6- 19, 2024
2 weeks + 2 days
Price: US$ 1,590
Description:
* For anyone interested in learning about the real situation of the LGBTQ community in Mexico through the study of the language and cultural exchange. The program will teach participants about the history of the LGBTQ movement in Mexico and Latin America. Participants will share coming-out stories, learn about Mexican culture and gender roles in contemporary Mexico, and gain an understanding of the cultural context of LGBTQ identity in Mexico. This is a two-week program that includes round table discussions, guest speakers (artists, activists and community leaders), field trips, museum visits, videos, meetings with local community groups, and more!
To register for this program, please click here.
2 weeks + 2 days
Price: US$ 1,590
Description:
* For anyone interested in learning about the real situation of the LGBTQ community in Mexico through the study of the language and cultural exchange. The program will teach participants about the history of the LGBTQ movement in Mexico and Latin America. Participants will share coming-out stories, learn about Mexican culture and gender roles in contemporary Mexico, and gain an understanding of the cultural context of LGBTQ identity in Mexico. This is a two-week program that includes round table discussions, guest speakers (artists, activists and community leaders), field trips, museum visits, videos, meetings with local community groups, and more!
To register for this program, please click here.
Activities on LGBTQ Program:
For all persons interested in learning about the real situation of g/l life in Mexico through the study of the language and cultural exchange.
INCLUDES:
* Classes:
Intensive language instruction, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students are evaluated and placed at the appropriate level with a maximum of five students in each class.
* Cultural Activities
Guest speakers, lectures and roundtable discussions, field trips, museum visits, videos, and encounters with local community groups afford participants an understanding of the cultural context of gay and lesbian identity in Mexico.
Topics/Activities may include:
Weekend Excursions
Homestay
Sharing with a Mexican family provides a vibrant sense of the Mexican people and makes the course even more personal and more meaningful. It also provides participants with ample opportunity to practice Spanish in everyday situations.
Cost
The cost is $ 1,590 US dollars and includes full room (shared) and board with a Mexican family, two weeks of intensive Spanish instruction, educational material, cultural activities, local excursions in the Cuernavaca area and one weekend excursion. Cost does not include round trip airfare to Mexico City, nor transportation from and to the Mexico City airport. Childcare is available at a minimal extra cost.
For all persons interested in learning about the real situation of g/l life in Mexico through the study of the language and cultural exchange.
INCLUDES:
* Classes:
Intensive language instruction, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students are evaluated and placed at the appropriate level with a maximum of five students in each class.
* Cultural Activities
Guest speakers, lectures and roundtable discussions, field trips, museum visits, videos, and encounters with local community groups afford participants an understanding of the cultural context of gay and lesbian identity in Mexico.
Topics/Activities may include:
- Visits with artists, activists and community leaders
- History of the gay/lesbian movement in Mexico and Latin America
- The culture of Mexico and gender roles in contemporary Mexican society
- A weekend excursion trip
- Politics and the recent elections
- Dance class
- Human rights
- AIDS in Mexico
- Chiapas and Zapatismo
Weekend Excursions
- Xochicalco archaeological site
- The Magic Town of Tepoztlán
Homestay
Sharing with a Mexican family provides a vibrant sense of the Mexican people and makes the course even more personal and more meaningful. It also provides participants with ample opportunity to practice Spanish in everyday situations.
Cost
The cost is $ 1,590 US dollars and includes full room (shared) and board with a Mexican family, two weeks of intensive Spanish instruction, educational material, cultural activities, local excursions in the Cuernavaca area and one weekend excursion. Cost does not include round trip airfare to Mexico City, nor transportation from and to the Mexico City airport. Childcare is available at a minimal extra cost.