Archive for May, 2009

Ohio University Summer Seminars Comes to the Casa

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The wheels were set in motion last year when Linguistics professor Terrell Morgan came down to Granada to look at Casa Xalteva as a possible site for an annual summer training program, but  we are happy to announce here that Casa Xalteva has been selected as the host.    Here is a brief description from their website:

The program, scheduled for July 28-August 13, 2009, is intended primarily for Spanish teachers. Application is open, however, to graduate (and, occasionally, advanced undergraduate) students from Spanish and other disciplines who have a demonstrated ability in the use of the Spanish language and a need for this type of course.  Both native and non-native speakers of Spanish are invited to apply.

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Casa Xalteva Receives Grant from Parochiele Charitas Instelling

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

After volunteering with for our Children’s Program and helping with our English classes, a student arranged a meeting to speak with Juan Carlos and Jose Luis about the needs of Casa Xalteva.  She was familiar with a Dutch organization that provides assistance to projects like Casa Xalteva on a one-time basis, as long as that organization is not currently receiving support from any other source.

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