The Spanish-Speaking World: Cultural Crossings

Program Components

• Spanish language immersion
• Field trips around the Yucatán peninsula
• Community-based Learning with local community organizations

Program Description

For a description of the full academic year (Fall 22 - Spring 23) program, visit the course catalog. 

This study abroad component (offered in Spring 2023) is designed in collaboration with Habla: the Center for Language and Culture. Habla is a language school and educational center based in Mérida, Mexico that engages students in learning Spanish through participatory and arts-based methods. Evergreen faculty and Habla staff work closely to design the program, plan field trips and community work, and ensure that language courses are aligned with students’ language level and the themes and content of The Spanish-Speaking World program.

Throughout this study abroad program you will: refine your Spanish-language skills through language classes at Habla, deepen your knowledge of the natural, historical and social contexts of the Yucatán Peninsula and Mexico more broadly, and establish relationships with the local community through homestays and community-based learning at organizations in Mérida.

All classes during spring quarter will be conducted entirely in Spanish, and is available to students at all levels of Spanish language learning.

Click on the video below to hear from Evergreen alum and former participant, Jacob, about his experience studying abroad in Mexico.

Global to Local Involvement

Evergreen’s Center for Community-Based Learning (CCBLA) can help you find opportunities to engage with the community and build upon your skills developed/strengthened in Mexico.

Total Cost

Evergreen Tuition + Fees + Variable Costs = Current Tuition + about $7,900 (varies from $7,200 - $8,650)

Fees

Charged to your student account

Variable Costs

Not charged to your student account