It was necessary to add a “safety” page to the website at
because some students (and their scared families!) have only heard the border horror stories, and don’t know that the Roca Blanca Spanish Language School is a long way removed from Mexico’s problem areas. You also easily avoid those areas when traveling there and back. The dates for the 2011 courses have also been revised, and new information has been generously added. Take a look!
The school is for those who are serious about communicating in Spanish. Located on the campus of a Bible school, Music school, and Medical Clinic for Oaxaca’s indigenous, it’s an ideal setting for learning, conversation, cultural integration, practical ministry, and rich interaction with both missionaries, Mexican staff, and local townspeople. The setting is beautiful, too, right on the Pacific Ocean. The course is written by missionaries who’ve learned the language themselves, and the grammar classes are done in English by a native English speaker. All of the other classes (six other distinct classes every two days) are taught by Mexicans trained in teaching their native language. Mission agencies send their new missionaries (presently from four countries), and then there are those who simply want to learn Spanish as part of God’s general plan for their lives.
All levels have openings now for the 2011 sessions. The school exists to equip you, and all profit goes to the Clinic and Bible school operations. Organizers say, “Come on down, and/or tell a friend!” (Thanks to the organizers for a $50 gift to Brigada!)
Looks like a great place in Oaxaca to study Spanish.