Weekly Rate per Student:

The school Rigoberta Menchú Tum has fixed rates the entire year, in contrast to the majority of the other Spanish schools, it does not charge more during the months of the high season (June to August), since our aim isn’t for profit but rather a way of providing a source of work for the teachers and of giving social aid to the projects.

The school has several weekly study plans and payment fees, having two categories: PERSONALIZED, meaning one student per teacher, or COUPLES, meaning two students who are friends or a married couple per teacher, using the following plans:

Personalized Category

Couples Category

Payments are made when the student arrives to the school, but a reservation should be made prior to arrival via email.

Note: For groups larger than five students, the school Rigoberta Menchú Tum gives a ten percent discount on the fee for hours of study.

Our school is one of the few where a fair wage is paid to the teachers, being aware that social justice should prevail in all occupational and economic activities, and the social aid arrives justly to the institutions that we support, as our intention is not to generate funds for the school through our publicity, but rather to help alleviate in part the difficult situation for the children and displaced adolescents with less opportunities. The director of the school Rigoberta Menchú Tum, as well as the administrator, are people with a social awareness, with integrity, and moral soundness, and therefore we reiterate that what we are expressing is the truth and isn’t only a form of publicity to attract students.

How to Get to the School:

Quetzaltenango doesn’t have an international airport, so students primarily arrive at the International Airport “La Aurora,” located in the capital city of Guatemala. From the airport students should take a taxi to one of the bus stations for Galgos, Alamo, or Línea Dorada, with the following addresses: Galgos: 7ª Avenida 19-41 in Zona 1, and its departure schedule is: 5:30, 8:30, 11:00, 14:30, and 17:00 hours. Alamo: 12 Avenida “A” 0-65 Zona 7, and its departure schedule is: 6:15, 8:00, 10:30, 12:30, 15:00, and 17:30 hours. Línea Dorada (Direct Service): 16 calle 10-03, Zona 1, and its departures are at 8:00 and 15:00 hours. Taxis charge approximately US$8.00 (60 Quetzales), and the buses from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango (Xela), charge Q60.00 and Q70.00 (60 and 70 Quetzales), approximately US$9.00. The trip from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango is about four hours, so you may want to use the restroom before leaving.

Upon arriving to Quetzaltenango, there are taxis at the bus station. Please take a taxi to the school. They charge around US$4.00 (thirty Quetzales), and you should first say to the taxi driver, “ Puede llevarme a la Escuela de Español Rigoberta Menchú Tum?” and then having written the school’s address on a piece of paper, show it to the driver. The address of the school is:4ta. Calle 15A-12, Zona 1. If it is possible, please call us from the bus station in the capital city or upon arriving to Quetzaltenango so we are aware of your arrival. The phone numbers to call Monday to Sunday, from 8:00 to 18:00 hours are: 77632277 – 77613533 – 52489060.

If you arrive late in the afternoon or evening to the capital city, it is best that you stay in a hotel in the capital city, which will cost approximately US$25.00 per person (200 Quetzales).

The school Rigoberta Menchú Tum offers accommodations with a family in Guatemala City. This family will pick you up at the airport and take you to the bus station the next day. This service costs US$60.00 per person, and includes a night’s stay with the family, meals, and the bus ticket to Quetzaltenango.