The Spanish Institute of Honduras is located in beautiful Siguatepeque, a town of 90,000
people. Surrounded by mountains and pine trees, Sigautepeque is a great place
to live while learning Spanish. The Spanish Institute of Honduras was originally started as an offshoot of a local seminary by Camino Global missionary, Mark Fittz, for the purpose of providing language classes to future missionaries. In 2013 the Spanish Institute of Honduras became a legally registered Honduran company and has continued to grow and expand.
Although we are very proud of the fact that the school is a completely self-sustaining business, we have not lost sight of the original purpose of the school, providing quality Spanish language training, primarily to missionaries coming to serve in Honduras and Central America.
As part of our language program, we provide one-on-one classes with certified Honduran teachers, many of whom worked for a number of years teaching Spanish to Peace Corp volunteers.
In addition to time in the classroom, we do all we can to provide students with the opportunity to practice what they are learning. Trips into the community, visits to a home for the elderly, taking time to visit the local farmers market, or volunteering with local churches are all part of the learning experience we offer.
If you are already involved in full-time missions work here in Honduras, but would like to continue your language classes and cannot get away from your responsibilities, we also offer “mobile classrooms” where we send one of our teachers to work with you for several weeks.
Although you do not need to be a missionary to study with us, the majority of those who do come here are either short-term or long-term missionaries. As more and more NGOs and missions organizations are sending their new missionaries to us for language training, we recognize our responsibility to make their time here as positive, productive, and rewarding as possible.
We understand that during your time with us you will be away from your family, your country, and your future missions work. Although we cannot replace these things, we do our best to support all of our students in every way possible. This support comes not only from those who oversee the school, but also from our teachers and the other students. When you study with us, you will find that you become part of a group of people who are committed to each other and to one another's success. When you leave us, you will leave as friends and family.
Although we are very proud of the fact that the school is a completely self-sustaining business, we have not lost sight of the original purpose of the school, providing quality Spanish language training, primarily to missionaries coming to serve in Honduras and Central America.
As part of our language program, we provide one-on-one classes with certified Honduran teachers, many of whom worked for a number of years teaching Spanish to Peace Corp volunteers.
In addition to time in the classroom, we do all we can to provide students with the opportunity to practice what they are learning. Trips into the community, visits to a home for the elderly, taking time to visit the local farmers market, or volunteering with local churches are all part of the learning experience we offer.
If you are already involved in full-time missions work here in Honduras, but would like to continue your language classes and cannot get away from your responsibilities, we also offer “mobile classrooms” where we send one of our teachers to work with you for several weeks.
Although you do not need to be a missionary to study with us, the majority of those who do come here are either short-term or long-term missionaries. As more and more NGOs and missions organizations are sending their new missionaries to us for language training, we recognize our responsibility to make their time here as positive, productive, and rewarding as possible.
We understand that during your time with us you will be away from your family, your country, and your future missions work. Although we cannot replace these things, we do our best to support all of our students in every way possible. This support comes not only from those who oversee the school, but also from our teachers and the other students. When you study with us, you will find that you become part of a group of people who are committed to each other and to one another's success. When you leave us, you will leave as friends and family.
Wolfe Family
Mark Fittz, Founder
Welcome to Honduras! Todos esten "cheque leque!" (Everything is okie dokie!) We started the Spanish Institute of Honduras with the vision to create a place that provided new missionaries quick language acquisition, a fun way to learn the culture, and ways to immediately apply it in ministry in Honduras. It was also a way that we could help provide jobs for some very talented teachers that had been involved in our lives. In 2001 my wife and I started our journey to full-time ministry after chasing a career as an architect. Our hearts were beating for an international experience to serve the poor in community development. We sold all that we had, stored our wedding gifts, left one year after our wedding and headed down to Costa Rica. We lived with a tico family for two months learning Spanish. After arriving in Tegucigalpa, Honduras we realized Hondurans speak a very unique Spanish and we still had a lot to learn! So we continued with a Honduran tutor and along with with her and a few other teachers, we adapted several programs from Costa Rica and Honduras create a more complete, comprehensive program that would give the missionary more "bang for their buck." We hope you enjoy the experience with our great staff and please let us know how we can get better as we journey together in Honduras together!
Welcome to Honduras! Todos esten "cheque leque!" (Everything is okie dokie!) We started the Spanish Institute of Honduras with the vision to create a place that provided new missionaries quick language acquisition, a fun way to learn the culture, and ways to immediately apply it in ministry in Honduras. It was also a way that we could help provide jobs for some very talented teachers that had been involved in our lives. In 2001 my wife and I started our journey to full-time ministry after chasing a career as an architect. Our hearts were beating for an international experience to serve the poor in community development. We sold all that we had, stored our wedding gifts, left one year after our wedding and headed down to Costa Rica. We lived with a tico family for two months learning Spanish. After arriving in Tegucigalpa, Honduras we realized Hondurans speak a very unique Spanish and we still had a lot to learn! So we continued with a Honduran tutor and along with with her and a few other teachers, we adapted several programs from Costa Rica and Honduras create a more complete, comprehensive program that would give the missionary more "bang for their buck." We hope you enjoy the experience with our great staff and please let us know how we can get better as we journey together in Honduras together!
We strive to offer the most comprehensive immersion possible. At the institute, students learn and experience the local customs of Honduras and the Spanish-speaking world. Each student will receive personal attention, ensuring that your unique developmental needs will be met. Some classes will discuss various aspects of Latin American culture and society so that you're learning the language in the context of the culture. At other times we'll organize your class around themes or subjects you personally find interesting.
All classes are in the one-on-one format for better language comprehension. The institute was started for the non-Spanish speaking missionaries of different denominations who enter our country to join a church work, ministry, or community service. It is also for those who come to Honduras to develop social assistance projects and any community service though a Non-Government Organization. Each month there are cultural trips taken to nearby villages, children's homes, or downtown to practice speaking what you learn!
