Calle 4oe ends abruptly at a basketball court that overlooks the ocean; the Santa Familia building (where we are located) lays to the right and the new community garden space rests to the left. Last week a group of artists organized by Sembrarte painted the court while kids skated around the area. This project was coordinated […]
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Our top 1o reasons to visit Panama:
10. Flowers in the Anton Valley- Tucked away, a mere two hour drive from the city, this beautiful mountain town is famous for its Sunday market and the wide array of flowers that flourish here: including delicate orchids, serpentine vines and much more.
9. The Canal- And of course, there’s the famous Panama […]
Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas brings the best theater and contemporary dance in the world to Panama for seven days beginning next week.
Germany, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, EE.UU., France, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama will all be participating this year. The line up begins Thursday, March 22nd at the Teatro Anita Villaláz in Plaza Francia in Casco Viejo at […]
The International Film Festival of Panama was founded by Hank Van der Kolk. Henk is one of the co-founders of the Toronto International Film Festival. After visiting Panama and his daughter Henk and wife Yanka decided to retire and make Panama their home. Henk and his son in law, Brown explored the possibility of starting a film festival here. After many months of […]
We love Casco Viejo. This is why we made it our home and the home for the Casco Antiguo Spanish School. Casco is such a wonderfully diverse neighbor hood with much to offer visitors.
There are an abundance of great restaurants and shops selling everything type of souvenir you could hope for. There are street vendors […]
We have officially been open for TWO MONTHS! We have been very busy here at the Casco Antiguo Spanish School. And we are so thankful for all the support we have received from members of the community. Aleida has been training more teachers so we can take on more students and broaden our availability. Sophia has been busy […]
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering our first Intensive Spanish Course Package:
– One week Intensive Spanish Classes
– 5 nights stay at Hospedaje Casco Viejo
– Two day, one night stay in the San Blas Islands
With this package you get 20 hours of Small Group Intensive group classes
5 nights stay in a hostel […]
This week we has the pleasure of meeting a wonderful woman named Magin. Magin has a Masters Degree in Art and was looking for volunteer opportunities and ways to practice the Spanish she was learning while traveling. Magin took a week of Intensive Spanish Classes here in Panama at the Casco Antiguo Spanish School and […]
Recently a group of students and David got the opportunity to visit Gamboa and the surrounding Soberania National Park. Soberania National Park is 25 kilometers from Panama City and covers 19,341 hectacers located at the basin of the Panama Canal. The park was established in 1980 and is home to a wide variety of creatures. […]