AGES: From 9 to 17 years old.

HOMESTAY: Carefully selected Spanish host family accommodation. Breakfast, dinner and laundry included. Lunch at School. Acoording to your preferences students can be placed alone or with 1 or 2 more students at the same host family accommodation. We always try to place the students with family with children. Most of the host families live short walking distance from the School in the center of the city. Students have a curfew that must be respected.

CLOTHES TO BRING July is very warm in Barcelona, students should only bring summer clothes. Casual wear: in June and July temperature can be between 24º and 29º Celsius (68 and 78 Farenheit), hot during the day and warm during the night.
Remember to bring the swimming suit, towel and sunscream for the beach days.
The host families provide the student/s with any towels, sheets and pilows needed.
It's not necessary to bring any first aid medicine (except in the case the student needs anything special).
If you have a question regarding to bring any special item, please ask us.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE BARCELONA AIRPORT... There is only one exit door from the international flights arrival concourse and the door leads directly to the reception area. In the reception area there will be a SpainBCN representative with a big sign with the SpainBCN logo and the student's name. We are in constant communication with airline flight arrival information.In case the flight arrives earlier or later than the scheduled arrival time we will be there when the plane arrives at Barcelona. In the rare case when a student may miss a connection enroute to Barcelona SpainBCN will make sure someone is at the airport when the student arrives. In any case, the student is to stay near the entrance of the reception area until the SpainBCN representative arrives. 
The SpainBCN representative that meets the student at the airport will drive the student to the host family accommodation and introduce the student to the family.
That first day the students also receive maps and directions and other information they need: phone numbers and addresses of the school, of the host family and of other students/friends also in Barcelona.
The first day of program the host family accompanies the student to the school or to the meeting point or a coordinator of the school will go to pick the student up. Our our host families live in the same area of the school between 5 to 20 minutes walking distance from the school. This is also the central area of the city, with wide sidewalks and lots of shops.

CURFEWS: This is a supervised program for students under 18. Curfews will be strictly enforced.
* Students under 18 are not allowed to be away from their home in Barcelona overnight (after 11,30) and curfews will be strictly enforced.
A student bad behaviour may then result in the school contacting the parent or guardian to inform them that the parents/guardians must speak with their child directly.

** Those parents or guardians who want to permit their children to go out after the curfew have to send to the school a formal permission slip.

PHONE CALLS: Participants are normally not permitted to make long-distance phone calls directly from their host family's phone. They have to use a phone card to make those calls. However students' parents may call the participants at the accommodation at specific times. It is also customary to keep calls brief.
Student can use any public or private phones with the pre-paid cards (which are very cheap and available in many stores in the city).
Students can also receive calls at SpainBCN school and make internationl phone calls from the school's phone using the pre-paid cards.

POCKET/SPENDING MONEY: Although the program covers all meals, transportation, and scheduled course activities, we suggest to bring 60 or 70 euros per week for minor expenses.

WHEN THE STUDENTS' FAMILIES ARE IN BARCELONA: If the student's family is traveling to Barcelona with the student, the cost of the host family accommodation will be deducted from the program's prices.
A program that matches as much as possible your preferences can be organized. For exemple not including the 1 day excursion on Saturday or not including the cultural activities in the afternoon.