Spanish with Social Impact
Learn Spanish or Catalan while participating in real educational and social projects in Barcelona. An experience with personal, cultural and professional impact.
An experience with purpose
A 12-month programme combining language training and supervised volunteering at the Fundación BCNLIP.
- ✓Language course
- ✓Follow-up and tutorials
- ✓Volunteering participation
- ✓Support throughout the itinerary
- ✓Academic documentation (if applicable)
Fundación BCNLIP
This programme is run within the Fundación BCNLIP. It combines language training with participation in real educational and social projects in Barcelona.
◈ Limited places
Places on this programme are limited. Contact us to check availability and upcoming start dates.
Check availability →Conditions and entry level
Students with a genuine motivation for volunteering and social impact. An especially interesting option for study visa renewal.
A minimum B1 level (ideally B1.2) is recommended to participate in the Spanish volunteering programme.
The programme can also be taken in Catalan. Completion of Spanish B1 level or an equivalent Catalan level is required.
This programme requires a prior selection process
Tell us your level, your idea of the experience and your start date.
20 hours
per week
Language
Spanish or Catalan · in person
Supervised volunteering
Real projects at the Fundación BCNLIP
Training and personal project
Specific preparation and guided reflection
Independent study
Activities linked to the environment · according to the programme
Spanish or
Catalan
Spanish: minimum recommended level B1 (ideally B1.2)nCatalan: requires completion of Spanish B1 or equivalent Catalan levelnnnℹ️ Start dates subject to availability. Programme mainly in person.
Placement test
Before you start
Welcome
Initial orientation
Tutorials
Ongoing follow-up
Progress
Guided assessment
Personal project
Reflection and development
Certificates
Language + Volunteering
Choose your area of impact
- ✓Literacy support and classes
- ✓Conversation workshops
- ✓Digital skills
- ✓Projects with other organisations
- ✓Event organisation
- ✓Guidance and motivation
- ✓Communication and administrative support
- ✓Foundation ambassador
Practical, participatory
and experience-oriented
Language is also learned through lived experience, interaction with others and participation in the social and cultural reality of Barcelona.
Aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and the Instituto Cervantes Curriculum Plan.
The language programme combines Spanish and Catalan, following the Spanish + Barcelona pathway and the available Catalan programmes according to level.
BCNLIP · Beyond the classroom
Day to day at BCNLIP
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The MONLIP group
Looking for something else?
BCN LIP is part of MONLIP, an educational network with specialised centres. If your goal goes beyond the language, explore our schools.
