Our students benefit from a diverse student population: some native speakers, others that have gone abroad to study , and novice but ambitious Vermont and out-of-state students.?The Spanish program offered by the Castleton University? offers small, yet personalized classes that are learner-centered. Our students may voice their interests and opinions at our weekly Spanish Club meetings. They are offered an opportunity to practice their communicative skills outside the classroom setting at our weekly language table meetings. They can put their creativity and competitive minds to work at our cultural semester agenda, which includes cooking workshops, dance classes, film showings, our Spanish radio program and/or our full immersion field trips to cities such as New York, Boston, or Montreal.

Each semester brings in new forces and special people that help us define the particular needs for that time period. Our students have had hands-on experience while translating official documents and they had a unique opportunity to teach Spanish to the little ones from a local middle school. As Spanish is increasingly being spoken in more areas and by more people, we will continue to find new ways to relate our students to the community.