Two-Week Intensive · Condesa / Roma, Mexico City
Two weeks. Build a working range in Spanish.
A working range is the part of daily life you can enter, handle, and repair in Spanish. Over two weeks, you get 40 class hours in a level-matched group of six, with placement before arrival and guided outings where the language has to work outside class. Each day adds new language, brings earlier material back, and asks you to use both under pressure. Classes run in the morning; selected afternoons take the work into the city.
What you leave with
Your starting point changes the result.
Two weeks will not make anyone fluent. It can create a real working range, make familiar Spanish easier to reach, or target systems that already break under pressure. Placement determines what the two weeks should build.
Start and finish routine exchanges, ask for clarification, handle simple plans, and use a first set of high-frequency present and past patterns. The range is narrow, but it is usable — and you know how to keep the exchange going when you miss something.
The moment you noticeYou order dinner, catch the follow-up question, and answer without automatically reaching for English.
Retrieve familiar language faster, connect sentences with less translation, and handle everyday exchanges that move beyond the version you rehearsed.
The moment you noticeA conversation goes somewhere you did not plan for, and you follow it instead of freezing.
At this level, the Intensive works only when a compatible level-matched cohort is running. The focus becomes speed, accuracy, avoided structures, and longer turns across different voices. When the right group is not available, private instruction is the better format.
The moment you noticeYou catch yourself repairing a sentence while the conversation continues instead of abandoning it.
These are two-week program targets, not guaranteed level changes. Placement, attendance, starting point, and the Spanish used beyond class affect the result.
The two-week method
The hard part is the reply.
A memorised line gets you through the opening. Recognising the structure underneath it helps you understand the reply and build the next sentence yourself. The Intensive teaches you to recognise, reuse, and adapt that structure when the exchange moves somewhere you did not plan.
Learn today's new language
New structure, vocabulary, and pronunciation are explained clearly and practised with support before the task becomes less predictable.
Use today's language with what came before
Today's language does not replace yesterday's. Production tasks require both, so the active range grows cumulatively rather than as ten isolated lessons.
Fix what breaks
The teacher lets the thought continue where reasonable, brings back the patterns worth fixing, and asks for another attempt. When the same issue returns, it appears again on a later day.
Make it work outside class
Guided outings reduce the control of the classroom. Natural replies and different voices show what remains available when the prepared version no longer fits.
What the two weeks look like
Ten mornings. Guided outings. A clear next step.
Before arrival — start at the right level
A short video call confirms your starting point, goal, and group fit before the first morning. You arrive ready to begin rather than spending class time discovering where you belong.
Each weekday — learn it, practise it, use it
The first part of the morning (Mon–Fri 09:30–13:30) introduces and practises new material. After a proper break, the larger production block uses today's language together with earlier days. The balance moves toward speaking as the two weeks progress.
Selected afternoons — use it in the city
The setting may be a café table, a restaurant order, or another everyday task in the neighbourhood. The exact outing changes with the cohort. What stays the same is the job: use the week's language with natural replies, different voices, and less control than the classroom gives you. Afterward, the group brings the useful moments and recurring problems back into class so the outing becomes part of the sequence — not a separate tourist activity.
Final day — see what changed
Review what now works, what still breaks under pressure, and what should come next. Depending on your level and plans, the next step may be Resident, La Mesa, private instruction, or a practice plan you can continue independently.
Dates
Upcoming starts. Six seats each.
Cohorts begin on a rolling schedule — the first and third Monday of each month. These are planned starts; VERBO confirms your cohort, seat, and level fit before you pay the balance.
Monday 3 August 2026
Through Friday 14 August
Mon–Fri 09:30–13:30
Monday 17 August 2026
Through Friday 28 August
Mon–Fri 09:30–13:30
Monday 7 September 2026
Through Friday 18 September
Mon–Fri 09:30–13:30
Price
Two weeks. One clear price.
The Two-Week Intensive
- 40 class hours
- Pre-arrival placement
- Level-matched group capped at six
- Guided outings
- Final review
- Day-two guarantee
Half to reserve the seat. Half on day one. Card, transfer, or cash.
Add targeted private work
Private sessions can focus on a specific gap, professional situation, or high-pressure need. Placement determines whether the additional load is useful during the two-week schedule.
Complete placement and attend Monday and Tuesday. If the level, format, or program is not what you came for, tell us by Tuesday evening and the tuition is refunded in full.
Reserve
Send your dates. We confirm the right group.
Tell us when you'll be in Mexico City and where your Spanish is. We confirm the right cohort, available seat, and placement call before any payment.
How to reserve your place
- 1 · Check the current dates above
- 2 · Submit the form, or WhatsApp your available window
- 3 · We confirm seat and level fit
- 4 · Complete the pre-arrival placement call
- 5 · Pay the deposit
- 6 · Receive your schedule and preparation details
Intensive questions
What result can two weeks realistically produce?
A working range, not fluency or a guaranteed level change. From zero, that can mean starting and finishing routine exchanges and asking for clarification. With some basics, it can mean faster retrieval and more connected speech. At a conversational level, the group format only works when a compatible cohort is available. Placement defines the target before you begin.
Is this the faster version of Foundations?
No. Foundations builds a beginner system over time through the Resident Program. The Intensive builds a narrower working range through a concentrated two-week method. If you want to move through Foundations faster, add guided contact within Foundations rather than treating the Intensive as a shortcut.
Can I attend for only one week?
No. The second week is where earlier material returns in more demanding tasks and the working range begins to connect. For a one-week window, private instruction is the better format.
What makes this different from a standard group intensive?
Placement happens before arrival, groups are capped at six, earlier material returns across later days, guided outings take the work outside the classroom, and the program includes a day-two guarantee and final review. The difference is the sequence and the amount of usable production — not simply the number of hours.
Is accommodation included?
No. Tuition covers the program, not accommodation. VERBO can share a short guide to staying in Condesa / Roma after you reserve, but accommodation is booked directly.
What if I am already conversational?
The group intensive only makes sense when a compatible level-matched cohort is running. If your level or goal falls outside the available group, private instruction will produce a better two-week plan.
Two weeks. Six seats. Spanish that has to work outside class.
Send your dates and current level. VERBO confirms the right cohort, available seat, and placement call before you pay the balance.