Celebrating at El Patio: Last Class Fiestas!

Our students deserve to have some fun after dedicating themselves to weeks of Spanish learning. At El Patio, we have a long-established tradition of the Last Class Fiesta, that brings all of our favourite things together: friends, food, and Spanish!

Hints and Guidelines for Zoom classes!

We're really pleased to be able to keep our classes going during the COVID-19 period. Online (Zoom) classes are now the norm for the moment.

For the best online class experience, we've laid out a set of guidelines, from both the tech point of view - as well as best behaviours!

Robles' Revolution

Isidro returns to Australia with the fascinating story of Colonel Robles, a relative who lived a truly revolutionary life.
(In English)

Receta de pimientos del piquillo rellenos de bacalao (B1-B2)

Esta receta es muy típica del norte de España, especialmente de Euskadi (País Vasco). Los pimientos del piquillo son una variedad de pimiento que se produce en La Rioja y Navarra. Aunque esta receta puede parecer complicada, es de fácil elaboración.

La revolución de Robles

Isidro returns to Australia with the fascinating story of Colonel Robles, a relative who lived a truly revolutionary life.
(En español)

¿Bailamos? - A Latin dance guide!

Dance shows how cultures from different corners of the globe have come together and intertwined, each leaving its mark on the others and creating the movements and rhythms we know today.

It is definitely one of our favourite things from the Hispanic world, and makes up an important part of the Spanish-learning experience for many students and teachers here at El Patio.

So take out your dancing shoes and get ready t0 practice with this guide we've prepared for you - and, most of all, don't forget to have fun!

How to Handle a HYBRID Class!

HYBRID is designed to combine the worlds of online and face-to-face - to provide extra flexibility while still offering the chance to connect in the real world!

The word HYBRID is being thrown around a lot at the moment! You may have been wondering, how will a HYBRID class work exactly?

Read on for all our tips and tricks and how to make the most of your new form of class!

APRIL - easy, flexible payment for your next course!

Read on for information about our new partnership with APRIL, giving you the option of secure instalment payments at El Patio!

¡Español en vivo! Melbourne-based Latin bands

Melbourne's Latin culture scene is great! There are many places to eat, spaces to dance, festivals to go to and live music to immerse ourselves in, so that we can stay in touch with our favourite culture until we are allow to leave the island.

This time we've prepared a guide to some of the amazing bands performing around marvellous multicultural Melbourne. Check them out!

"Los posesivos" and their place in the Spanish Language!

My, yours, his, hers... the posesivo (possessive) in Spanish will allow you to describe ownership and ask others questions about whether something belongs to them! Take a look at our quick grammar guide to get your posesivo skills ship-shape.

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