Arcadia Spain

PROGRAM: Arcadia Granada, Environmental Studies and Spanish HOME SCHOOL: Macalester College Last September, I received an email from former Arcadia Granada student Jordan Katz. The message had no text, but only a picture in which I could barely see Jordan…

Granada and Spain are full of co-curricular opportunities, and Arcadia wants to offer you all the best! We have some excellent co-curricular activities planned for the summer programs. Take a look at what’s on offer! Events are only open to Arcadia program…

And once again, time flies!  A couple of weeks ago, we had to say goodbye to our Spring 2017 students... We already miss them! We couldn't believe this fantastic semester has gone so fast! We still remember our students' first days here, during Orientation…

The results of our Spring 2017 Photo Contest are already here! The participants were asked to submit one photograph they had taken during their time abroad, dealing with the topic "Your experience in Barcelona", and we got impressive submissions. We would…

Last Saturday we went to Mont-Roig del Camp. A small village in which the famous catalan artist Joan Miró spent long periods, and where, as he always said, found his pictorial language based in his deep love to nature. In this field study students had…

A regular session of Painting and Drawing course in the Artist’s studio.  Students arrive, take an easel, the materials to draw or paint, and start or continue the proposed exercise. Almost always there’s soft music in the ambient, which helps to isolate…

Last weekend, the Brand Barcelona class went to Bilbao as part of the field study of their course. Bilbao is located in the north of Spain in the Basque Country region. The city shares some characteristics with Barcelona and other post-industrial cities…

As part of the Spain Today course, last weekend we went to discover the city of Zaragoza, its gastronomy, history and culture. Founded as an outpost of the Roman Empire in 24 B.C., its original name of Cesaraugusta eventually became Zaragoza. Its narrow…

Last week we went on a little excursion to the Bunkers of Barcelona, and we got some of the best views of our city!  The Bunkers of Barcelona is not only a spot where you can get an awesome 360º panoramic view of Barcelona and the surrounding area. As…