Cervantes Escuela Internacional – Spanish School Malaga Reviews 

This has been a great experience. All the arrangements have been handled professionally. Communications have been outstanding. The instructors were excellent, maintaining a positive enthusiasm while keeping the class on task. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone interested in furthering their Spanish communication skills.

The location of the school is amazing! so close to the beach and many restaurants. The neighborhood is all local people and children and schools yet very close to the city. There were people of all ages (17-80) and nationalities. During the break every day is a chance to meet new people from all over the world who are all learning just like you! The teachers were wonderful and the staff were some of the sweetest beautiful people you will ever meet. Classrooms are small because the classes are small, never more than 10 people. Makes it easy to bond with your classmates and all have fun and struggle to learn this language together. No english is spoken in class. I'll miss my time at Cervantes (4 weeks) and would recommend to anyone. Everyday I was sad that class was over. Tahihi was my teacher for 2 weeks and she was great! I know it seems scary to live with a host family, but it will be so much better if you do. Don't waste your time trying to cook your own meals and go shopping, doing laundry and trying to make friends with locals. You will most likely only speak english in the student apartments and sit in your room and look at your phone. Perhaps if you are a teenager or young 20 something the apartments will be fun and you will make friends your own age, but you wont be speaking Spanish and you wont be forced to meet any locals. I've made life long friends now that I've stayed with a family (husband and wife)for a whole month and they even got me a gig while I was there (I am a musician). Highly recommend Cervantes.

Very good teachers
Ve took a senior curse, but the 3 new pupils for the secund week were very yong and laud
I would love to come back

This is a very well organized school in plesant surroundings. Well qualified teachers. I attended a 2 week 'senior' class with students who had passed the age 55 and with a very good social program.

The over 55 program combined classroom teaching in the morning with group activities in the afternoon all in Spanish. Our teacher was excellent , very up beat encouraging, no embarrassment by dwelling on mistakes.(I was a bit out of my depth at times)
The activities like walking tours allowed us to mingle & make friends which added greatly to the enjoyment.

I liked that it was more open conversation than just class.

I had a one week long intensive course with conversation lessons. I also joined the free Malaga tour with Esther.
I really liked the teachers. All of them were nice, patient and helpful. I really enjoyed our lessons and interactions. I liked the fact that they were sharing information about their personal lives, about their traditions and habits.
The lessons were interesting and easy to follow.

I really love the spanish courses. Both teachers are great and really cool - Dania and Adrian. But the apartament was too far away from the school and the problem with closing my door at the beginning was very unconvinient and it never shoudn't happen. As well that I have to wait for a warm water and sometimes the water was not really warm.

It gave me confidence in my teaching and I could learn a lot. The tasks were good structured and with flexibility about when to do them.

The courses were great, definitely an experiencie I wasn't expecting. It was a lot much better and truly inmersive. The professor was genuine, kind and a true guide throughout the whole process. I would certainly recommend this school to anyone who's looking to grow professionaly in the Spanish Teaching area.

A Highly Recommended Experience

I recently completed this course, and it was a very positive experience. The content is practical, up to date, and extremely useful for immediate application in the classroom. I particularly enjoyed the creative approach, with activities focused on gamification, storytelling, and designing engaging learning experiences for Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) students.

I would especially like to highlight Patricia’s work as our teacher. Her friendliness, dedication, and constant support truly made a difference. She was always available to answer questions, provide guidance, and encourage us to keep improving. She clearly has a passion for teaching and creates a welcoming and motivating learning environment.

I am finishing the course with many new ideas, resources, and inspiration for my teaching practice. Without a doubt, it has been a valuable and enriching training experience that I would highly recommend to other teachers.

Thank you very much to Patricia and the entire team for such a wonderful experience!

The teachers I had were very diligent and very focused on teaching. The class was small and everyone was given attention.
The teachers were also very pleasant and there was always a nice atmosphere in the classroom.

moved me to the very bottom class and refused to move me up wasting time and money as i knew everything already the teachers were rude as were the people at the reception the house i was put in had mold in the shower and my room i was unable to open my blinds because the curtain had been cut off or ripped off and the i was on the bottom floor with my bedroom facing the street and when i asked them to refund me the last week of my education there they said i could only get a voucher but why would i want a voucher for a school so shit i had to leave a week early

Having private lessons with Cristina was great and I look forward to continue at the school.

We booked a summer course at Enforex Barcelona through Cervantes, trusting their expertise and expecting a reliable, safe program for our child. Unfortunately, that trust was misplaced.

When serious issues arose at the school – including lack of communication, disorganization, and safety concerns – we tried contacting Cervantes for support. They responded in an extremely unprofessional way, saying that by contract they were not liable and that we should deal directly with the school. When we asked about compensation, they literally laughed.

As an agency, Cervantes acted more like a passive reseller than a responsible intermediary. They were absent when it mattered most, and showed no empathy, accountability, or willingness to help once problems started.

I would strongly discourage other families from booking through Cervantes, especially when it comes to programs involving minors abroad. If things go wrong, you’re completely on your own.

The online "course" for teachers is, in my opinion, heavily overpriced and a waste of time. It's not really a course. The student receives a series of exercises and brief cookie cutter feedback once the exercises are completed and marked.

This method might work if you teach a language, but I think it's not appropriate if you are teaching somebody with no previous experience how to teach. I have two masters degrees, speak 3 languages and I never felt so lost in a "course".

Despite being an "international" school, the start date and deadlines to delivery the assignments are in Madrid time. This is not specified anywhere, except in the terms and conditions, the small print document that nobody ever opens and reads just before making a payment. When I sat Monday to start the course, I found out it had already started Sunday midnight my time and I was already late to deliver the first assignment!