15-Day Program | A unique Spanish language immersion experience begins for your student group upon your arrival in Madrid! With a travel coordinator, explore Madrid’s plazas and museums before your excursion to Segovia where breathtaking views from the Alcázar await. In Sevilla, stroll the Guadalquivir and climb La Giralda. See Granada and the awe-inspiring Alhambra. Then, Spanish language skills learned in the classroom come to life in this in-depth language immersion experience. Students enjoy six days of la vida española with their host family. Our unforgettable Family Stay Experience® allows students to become temporary locals and appreciate the Spanish way of life before returning to Madrid. All travel dates are tentative, pending teacher approval and airline confirmation.

All travel dates are tentative, pending teacher approval and airline confirmation.

Payment reminders will be sent 1 week and 1 day before each payment is due.

Accepted Payment Methods

Payments may be made by credit card, debit card, ACH transfer, or check. A 2.9% processing fee applies to all credit and debit card transactions.

Checks must be made payable to Xperitas and include the participant’s full name and destination country. Postdated checks are not accepted and will be returned.

Family Stay Application

• Family Stay applications are due on November 1, 2026.

Passport Submission

• Passport information and copy of passport due on February 1, 2027

Xperitas is a nonprofit educational organization committed to making our short-term immersion travel programs accessible to as many students as possible. We provide meaningful financial aid on a “needs based” sliding scale to create equitable access. Over the past decade we have dedicated over a million dollars to financial aid, scholarship and classroom grant programs.

Financial Aid Applications Due November 1!

At Xperitas, we work with teachers to provide their students with outstanding language and cultural immersion experiences. We believe that when students have an authentic experience outside of the classroom, using their language skills in a different culture, they make a deeper cultural connection. Our programs are designed to inspire students to make personal connections with communities worldwide and gain greater cultural awareness. Benefits reported to us by teachers, parents and the students themselves are as follows: 

• A better understanding of language and the nuance of dialect 

• An understanding of language within the context of the culture 

• A greater awareness of different perspectives  

• A sense of increased independence, self-sufficiency, and cultural competence 

Since 1972, we have carefully selected families who volunteer to share their home, language, and culture with our student travelers. Students live with a local host family while abroad on their language immersion program, creating an authentic language and cultural immersion experience, unmatched by other cross-cultural programs. No Family Stay Experience is “typical”; every one is as unique as the families that host.

• Families are volunteer, not a paid service

• Students share meals and family routines in the target language

• Families and students explore differences and similarities in culture and tradition

These connections can last a lifetime! Many students and host families stay in touch for years afterward.

The success of our Family Stay Experience® is due to our network of of dedicated Family Stay Coordinators around the world, who work tirelessly to ensure a safe and enjoyable hosting experience.

• Xperitas Family Stay Coordinators are local to the host communities

• Recruit and screen families in their own networks and match them to Xperitas participants

• Are on call 24/7 during the program to address any issues that arise

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• 🎥 Family Stay Information in WeTravel

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• 🎥 Parent Account in WeTravel

• 🎥 How to Access the Family Stay Application

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