Intensive Spanish
EPA! Español en Panama - Playa Venao · Pedasí, Panama
From €169.85 per week
- Course days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Maximum class size: 7
- School admin. fee: €45.24
- Average number of students: 5
- Lesson duration: 50 minutes
- Course materials: Optional and not included
- Course certificate: Yes
- Levels: Beginner, Elementary - Level A1, Pre-Intermediate - Level A2, Intermediate - Level B1, Upper Intermediate - Level B2, Advanced - Level C1
Intensive General Spanish course: 20 hours of group lessons per week (lessons of 50 minutes), Monday to Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Small classes: an average of 3 students and a maximum of 8 per class. Classes start every Monday for all levels except complete beginners (A1.1), who start on set dates. Includes an online level test with oral interview, an orientation session on the first day, weekly cultural, social and adventure activities, weekend excursions once or twice a month and an official certificate. A set of books (USD 60) is required for courses of 3 weeks or more. The school is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. If only 1 or 2 students are enrolled in a level, the class continues with up to half the hours that week.
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About the school
EPA! Español en Panamá's beach school in Playa Venao, on the Pacific coast of Los Santos province, one of Panama's most famous surf beaches and host of international surf championships. EPA! has taught Spanish in Panama for more than 20 years and is the only private centre in Panama accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. The school is inside Selina Venao River, next to the co-working, a 5-minute walk from the beach, with classes in the classroom, on the terrace or on the sand. Group lessons are in the afternoon (Monday to Friday), so mornings are free for surfing: optional private surf lessons with a certified surf school (USD 50 per hour, equipment included). Other activities: yoga and meditation by the sea, hiking, paddleboarding, pottery classes, snorkelling, whale watching (July to October) and turtle nesting at Isla Cañas (July to November). Maximum 7 students per class, from 16 years old. Students can also combine Playa Venao with EPA!'s schools in Panama City and Boquete.
About the school: EPA! Español en Panama - Playa Venao
Number of classrooms: 16
Average nº of student per classroom: 5
Minimum student age: 16
Placement test on the first day: ✓
Distance from the airport: 32 km.
Closest airport: Pedasi Airport (domestic flights from Panama City)
Year the school opened: 2008
School opening times: 8:00 - 17:00
Facilities
After class/extra curricular seminars · Car parking · Coffee shop · Computer room · Cultural trips · Eating area · Elevator · Fax service · Free internet access · Internet WIFI · Printing service · Snack machines · Social activities · Study room
Terms & Conditions: EPA! Español en Panama - Playa Venao
- Services must be paid in full 15 days before the course starts in order to complete the enrolment and secure a place in the course and/or accommodation.
- Bank charges are payable by students
- Students must be 16 years of age or over
Cancellation policy
- The cancellation needs to be communicated in writing to the school by the person who booked the course.
- No course changes will be allowed to make up for refunds in the case of course cancellations.
- Where a cancellation is received 1 days after enrolment there will be no refund.
- The deposit is non-refundable.
- Enrolment fee is non-refundable.
- The registration fee is non-refundable.
- Accommodation booking fee is non-refundable.
- No refund will be made for shortening the course duration after the payment.
- There is no refund for any cancellation once the course has commenced.
- After a course has started there is no refund for any accommodation or other item booked.
- No tuition refunds are given for late arrivals, early departures or absences, for whatever reason, from classes during any course.
- If a student is absent for one or more weeks at a time, arrangements can be made for the course duration to be extended at no extra cost.
Refund policy
- A cancellation fee of U$D 10% administration fee with a maximum of $200 applies when a course is cancelled less than 2 week/s before the course commencement date.
Visa refusal
- registration fee
- week tuition
- week accommodation
- The remaining balance will be refunded to the student upon receipt of an original VISA refusal letter.
Other terms
Should the student require a visa, he must process the necessary documentation with the Panamanian embassy or consulate of the country concerned. EPA! Español en Panamá will provide the documents required from the school once the student has booked the course.
Instructional Hours
EPA! Español en Panama Intensive Spanish Group Programs consist of 15 or 20 group lessons per week scheduled from Monday through Friday. Each lesson is 50 minutes. For one-to-one program, each lesson is 60 minutes.
For the super intensive, intensive and semi intensive programs, if there is no group of the student´s level at the time the student starts classes or, at any time the student is alone in class continuously, the instructional hours will be reduced (one less lesson per day).
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
The application fee is non-refundable.
All tuition, except an administration fee of 10% of funds due under contract, with
a maximum of $50, will be refunded to a student if written notice of withdrawal
is received 2 weeks prior to commencement of studies.
All tuition, except a 10% administration fee with a maximum of $200, will be refunded
to a student who withdraws in writing from a course less than 2 weeks prior
to commencement of studies.
Fifty percent (50%) of tuition will be refunded to a student who withdraws or
is dismissed from a course that is up to 10% completed by the date of notice
of withdrawal/dismissal.
Thirty percent (30%) of tuition will be refunded to a student who withdraws or
is dismissed from a course that is up to 30% completed by the date of notice
of withdrawal/dismissal.
No refund will be granted to a student who withdraws or is dismissed from a course
that is more than 30% completed by the date of notice of withdrawal /dismissal.
Deferrals, postponements and mid-course breaks (maximum 12 weeks) will be
granted provided EPA! Español en Panama receives a written request at least
30 days prior to commencement, and may be subject to a $50 administration fee. The maximum study period is 6 months counted from the date of commencement of classes.
For group classes, those lessons to which the student is absent for reasons unrelated to school are not subject to recovery or refund. Similarly, the national and local holidays are not subject to recovery or refund.
For private lessons, classes accept cancellations without penalty provided that such cancellations are made in writing with 24 hours notice. Otherwise, the student will be penalized one hour of class. Under no circumstances can students make arrangements directly with the teachers.
All refunds will be processed within 30 days from the date of request, which must be in writing.
Prices
Price list from 8 Oct 2026
| Weeks | Total | Per week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €221.68 | €221.68 |
| 2 | €429.79 | €214.90 |
| 3 | €615.27 | €205.09 |
| 4 | €809.81 | €202.45 |
| 5 | €1,004.34 | €200.87 |
| 6 | €1,180.78 | €196.80 |
| 7 | €1,366.27 | €195.18 |
| 8 | €1,538.18 | €192.27 |
| 9 | €1,710.10 | €190.01 |
| 10 | €1,886.54 | €188.65 |
| 11 | €2,062.98 | €187.54 |
| 12 | €2,230.37 | €185.86 |
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