Learning Spanish on vacation: is educational leave really relaxing?

Learning Spanish on vacation: is educational leave really relaxing?

Educational leave makes it possible! But is the combination of a break from work and learning really relaxing? Find out here!

In 14 of the 16 federal states, employees are legally entitled to five days of educational leave. Your employer continues to pay your salary while you take part in a training course. So when you take educational leave, you actually combine vacation and further training!

At our language school on Lanzarote, we offer you various options for spending your educational vacation:

● Educational leave on site

● Educational leave online

You can attend one of our language courses during an educational vacation on site with us in Lanzarote. In the afternoon, depending on your interests, a variety of leisure activities await you.

An online educational vacation, on the other hand, takes place in the comfort of your own home. You enrol in your language course online and spend your paid time off learning Spanish in your living room or study, or from anywhere in the world.

Depending on how you want to spend your educational vacation – on Lanzarote or at home – there are some advantages and disadvantages that you should consider when booking. This will ensure that you choose the best option for your educational vacation.

An educational vacation is a welcome break from everyday life for many employees. Switching off for a week away from home and gaining new experiences is inspiring. In addition to learning Spanish, relaxing in Lanzarote and re-energizing your mind after school can be beneficial as you are fully immersed in the culture and customs of the country.

Nevertheless, even if you spend your educational leave away from work, taking time out for your further education is different from a beach vacation.

Our island, the beautiful Lanzarote, is a popular destination for fans of outdoor activities. If you spend your educational vacation here, you will find yourself in the middle of a natural paradise.

An educational vacation on Lanzarote can be wonderfully combined. Learn Spanish in the morning and spend the afternoon enjoying leisure and cultural activities:

● Visit to the “Casa Museo El Campesino” – take part in workshops and make your own Canarian sauce.

● Varied tour through Yaiza with a visit to the arts and crafts center followed by a tapas meal.

● “El Grifo” winery – The first winery on Lanzarote. The visit also includes a wine tasting with an additional cheese platter.

● Timanfaya Visitor Center – Guided tour on the history and development of Timanfaya National Park – an extraordinary volcanic landscape

● Tasting of different types of cheese in the Quesería Rubicón – in Femés.

● Visit to the Salinas de Janubio – the largest salt works on Lanzarote.

● “Charco de los Clicos” in El Golfo – a green lake located on the coast between a black beach and a red mountain.

● and much more.

You can find more cultural activities here: https://cocolingua.com/de/spanisch-kultur-und-mehr/

Far away from everyday life, immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture.

A Spanish course with us on Lanzarote is very invigorating. Your Spanish improves every day and you can be very active at the same time. For many of our participants, this kind of time away from home is relaxing.

Even if you spend your afternoons by the sea, an educational vacation on the Canary Islands is only partly a vacation in the sense of a beach vacation. Learning something new also requires concentration and attention. However, when you notice your progress, you will see that the effort was worth it. In the afternoons and evenings, however, you can organize your free time as you wish.

It may be that your personal situation or your everyday life makes it difficult to spend a week abroad. You may also be uncomfortable being away from your home or family for so long. If this applies to you, an online educational vacation could be the better choice for you.

However, an online educational vacation also has its challenges – when you stay at home, it is more difficult to separate yourself from your everyday life. It can easily happen that you attend the course in the morning and try to do your homework and household chores at the same time in the afternoon.

In some situations, this combination of everyday life and learning may be practical. You save yourself the hassle of a trip to the Canary Islands and the household doesn’t have to be left undone. On the other hand, it is also possible that your educational vacation can become a stress factor between everyday life and learning. Without a defined space for your language course, it can become exhausting.

Depending on how well you draw the line between learning and everyday life, your online educational vacation can be a fulfilling experience or a strenuous organizational challenge. An online educational vacation is particularly relaxing if you make space for yourself and your Spanish course in your everyday life.

Whether in Spain or at home in Germany, an educational vacation can be relaxing under many circumstances.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. As an experienced provider of educational leave, we will be happy to advise you on the best form of educational leave for you.