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The school

Lacunza - IH San Sebastian was founded in 1956, grew initially through the teaching of English, affiliated to IH in 1977, and then opened a Spanish department in 1989.

The Spanish school has several awards of quality, like CEELE, CSN, Bildungsurlaub, and we are a Centro Acreditado by Instituto Cervantes. Our students come from 40 countries. 60% extend their course, come back to us or send their friends.

A recognised school for its committed professors, this dedication goes beyond the classroom to student accommodation and extracurricular activities.

In the centre of San Sebastian our new premises, which were opened in July 2000, have been designed to make it easier to communicate and learn Spanish in a pleasant atmosphere. The school was expanded in March 2004 and now has:

- A nice open air terrace with snacks, coffee and drinks machines, twice as big as before.
- A wide reception area with sofas and notice boards
- A wide social area and a library with graded reading and consultation books, magazines, newspapers…
- 16 ample classrooms with non polluting air conditioning
- Big size Multimedia room with a projector to see movies at the school.
- Notice boards for the activities, student mail received, displays for brochures and magazines…
- HIFI sound system in all classrooms and common areas. During breaks, music is operated from the reception. Another aspect of culture…
- Videos in school, overhead projectors, teaching aids…
- PCs for the students with free access to internet and a public pay phone

All is brand new and has been built specifically for a language school.

The students have access to a library and use encyclopaedias, grammar books, cassettes and school materials. They can borrow graded reading books to read outside the school. Also they can both borrow videos or watch them in the school.

In Spain, together with schools in Cordoba, Palma de Mallorca, Vejer de la Frontera, Madrid, Barcelona and Seville we have created the IH-Spain group. Among other benefits, you can combine these cities to do a course all over Spain.