Funcarele - Fundación de Cartagena para la Enseñanza de la Lengua y la Cultura Española

Spanish courses in Cartagena

Funcarele is a school specializing in Spanish as a foreign language, located in Cartagena’s historic center. It began operating in 2008 and has since taught nearly 10,000 students from around the world. It is accredited by Instituto Cervantes, a recognition of its teaching quality.

Courses and programs

The school offers general and specialized Spanish courses for different ages and levels, in person, online, and in hybrid formats. Classrooms have cameras so students can follow live lessons remotely. Courses include:

• Intensive Spanish, 10, 15, or 20 hours.
• Extensive Spanish, 4 hours per week.
• Private Spanish lessons.
• DELE exam preparation.
• Online Spanish.
• Incoming Erasmus UPCT.
• Customized Spanish.
• Spanish for school groups.
• Cultural activities.

Official exams

Funcarele is an official testing center for DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language), SIELE (International Spanish Language Evaluation Service), CCSE (Knowledge of Spain’s Constitution and Society test), and Trinity College London English exams.

Facilities and location

Classes take place mainly in two buildings: Palacio Molina, the main location, and the School of Business at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT). Funcarele has worked closely with UPCT since its early years through an agreement to share methods and quality standards for teaching Spanish to the university community. Students can use university services such as the library.

Additional services

The school can arrange housing in Cartagena, airport pickup, and stays with local host families. It also offers a Spanish placement test, gift certificates, and exam registration forms.

Contact

Phones: +34 968 12 89 53. Email: info@funcarele.com. Website: www.funcarele.com. Social media: Facebook and Instagram.