KANDACE MURRAY

spanishadmin on April 28, 2014

“Working with Santiago was a great experience! He is very knowledgeable and conducts sessions in a very professional manner. I am a young professional with a lot of schedule changes. He was flexible and understanding. I learned a lot in only a few sessions. He is very patient and is good at assessing your specific needs. I highly recommend him!”

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I think Manolo is a wonderful teacher and really understands the student.

Spanish Tutor DC is awesome! I have been learning Spanish with this company for almost three years.

Who would have thought that learning Spanish could be so entertaining?

- DEVRA KLEIMAN

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Ana Maria has been great!

- TAMARA MARZOUK

I just want to let you know that I really enjoy the Spanish classes so far.

- MARYBETH BERHARD

Who would have thought that learning Spanish could be so entertaining?! Santiago keeps class lively with thought-provoking discussion subjects and reading assignments.

- DEVRA KLEIMAN

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Roberto tailored the sessions to our needs. Absolutely met my expectations.

Manolo is a top-flight teacher...

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Spanish Tutor DC..

- GWYNNETH ANDERSON

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I just wanted to say we had a great time with Juan Luis. Jordan and I learned more from him in an hour and a half than our entire 4 years of high school Spanish. He was wonderful.

- MARGARET POLLARD

I wanted to take the time to tell you what a wonderful job Oswaldo has been doing with our children...

- THOMAS AND LAURA JONES

I have no idea how he does it, but Juan Luis took a complete non-speaker of Spanish and got me both speaking and understanding the language without ever using English...

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I tried learning Spanish in the car, Rosetta Stone CD’s, studied at a language school in Spain, and went to two tutors in D. C. before finding Santiago...

Santiago is a truly fantastic teacher – he is extremely smart, approachable, encouraging and clear in his explanations....

- MARY ANN BRONSON

Santiago Montero is the thinking person’s Spanish teacher...

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I’ve been taking private classes with Juan-Luis for well over a year. He has been a fantastic teacher, always willing to take the time to lead me through the difficult concepts...

My fiancé and I have been taking lessons with Juan-Luis for almost a year now and we love it! Juan-Luis has a patient and methodical approach to teaching speaking ...

- NORA WHITEHEAD

I’ve really enjoyed classes with Juan Luis. I definitely have increased my understanding of the Spanish language and I am grateful for this experience..

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I’m a social worker and I wanted to become fluent in Spanish in order to provide better services for my clients...

- BEVERLY MYERS

Spanish lessons with Santiago are a win-win proposition. They are more effective, more enjoyable, more convenient...

- JODY PELTASON

Juan-Luis is an excellent teacher of spoken Spanish. As a relative beginner to the language, I have much more difficulty with oral communication...

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I had studied Spanish for years and was looking to improve fluency, not take another class on grammar and the basics...

I started my spanish lessons as a complete beginner with Juan-Luis..

A cultured, globally minded, and fun-loving gentleman hailing from Spain via Mexico, Santiago easily adapts to the needs of his students..

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Taking Santiago’s Spanish classes was challenging. We talked in Spanish the entire time..

I enjoyed Juan’s enthusiastic approach to teaching Spanish. His classes are fun and engaging, designed to go at the pace of the student..

- BONITA FARRALL

Santiago is an excellent instructor! I have gone from a basic understanding to an advanced level and am very confident speaking in Spanish..

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Santiago is a professional and patient Spanish tutor. He did an initial assessment of my abilities and then tailored lessons according to my needs..

- ALISON HORNER

Working with Santiago was a great experience! He is very knowledgeable and conducts sessions in a very professional manner..

- KANDACE MURRAY

I have been taking Spanish classes with Santiago for over two years. Santiago is a passionate and enthusiastic teacher..

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This is the most fun and challenging Spanish class I’ve taken. By speaking only Spanish in class, yet maintaining a social atmosphere, we receive a well-balanced interesting lesson..

- STEVEN V. JONES

Working with Santiago has been like having my own private language school. He designed a learning program tailored to my strengths and weaknesses..

- BILL MCCARTHY

I am a beginning student of Spanish and I have been taking private and small-group lessons on a weekly basis with Santiago Montero for about eight months..

- PETER HEYWARD

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I have tried other tutors and Spanish classes and so can truly attest to how great Santiago’s lessons have been..

My name is Keva and I am a 26-year-old attorney. I have thoroughly enjoyed my one-on-one Spanish classes and I am learning a lot from Santiago at each lesson..

- KEVA MCDONALD

The Spanish class has been very helpful for me, not only at work but in everyday life. Just the other day I had a conversation with a guy from Mexico and I understood him perfectly..

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Although I hadn´thadn’t taken Spanish since high school (ten years ago), my Spanish classes with Santiago had me right back to where I left off within weeks..

Santiago develops a compelling and challenging curriculum to suit my personal needs and interests..

- DONALD NORWOOD

Professor Montero makes learning Spanish a pleasure. Still, he is an exacting teacher, constantly scribbling notes about my progress or problem areas..

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Learning Spanish with Señor Montero is fun, exciting, rewarding and challenging..

- MARY ELLEN HIMES

I needed to brush up on my Spanish skills and Santiago was the perfect tutor..

- DANIEL LÒPEZ

I just received my master’s in public health, global health promotion, and plan on working in Latin America..

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Santiago provides intensive one-on-one tutorials on Spanish language usage, including grammar and pronunciation..

- BLAIR CAMPBELL

As a current student of Santiago Montero, I can unequivocally say that Mr. Montero is a superb Spanish instructor..

- JESSE HANDSHER

After four years of high school Spanish classes and four years of university classes, I have spent the last 20 years not “studying” Spanish..

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The most effective ways to learn Spanish are through immersion and one-on-one instruction. Being a busy Washingtonian professional..

I have had many different Spanish tutors and Santiago is by far the best. He has tailored his lesson plans to my specific interests and weaknesses..

- MEREDITH TUTLE

Santiago Montero is an extraordinary Spanish instructor. His enthusiasm for the beauty of the Spanish language, its rhythms, nuances, complexities, and eccentricities is truly contagious..

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Santiago has a combination of traits that make him a rare and wonderful teacher. He has an innate understanding of Spanish diction and grammar..

Taking Spanish classes with Santiago has leaped my Spanish forward. He is extremely encouraging while at the same time applies a systematic and thorough approach..

Among the countless language teachers I’ve had in my life, Santiago stands out as one of the best..

- CAROL GOLDBERG

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A big improvement over high school! Santiago makes struggling through a new language enjoyable instead of tedious..

- LAURIE BALLENGER

I took Spanish in college and lived in Spain many years ago, but I’ve needed to improve my Spanish to focus my career in International Marketing..

Taking private Spanish classes is a great way to learn Spanish and choosing Santiago is the only way to go..

- SABRINA MORELLI

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Over the past year and a half, I have had the honor of taking Spanish classes with Santiago. Apart from his professionalism and ongoing dedication..

- ASSAD ALEJANDRO MALIK

I started as a beginning Spanish student about eight months ago and am now able to converse, read and write in Spanish far beyond..

- JANET SATTERTHWAITE

I have been studying Spanish with Santiago for almost a year now — I came to the lessons with little knowledge of the language..

- MICHAEL PETER

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It should be noted that I am a retired engineer who does not learn languages well. But, I wanted to learn Spanish for travel and practical purposes..

- JERRY MENDENHALL

I am an intermediate Spanish student, and I have been taking small group lessons from Santiago Montero once a week for several months..

- JOHN F. COONEY

I have worked with Juan-Luis Panizo on the advanced level for several months. He gives me much pratice in conversation..

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Spanish Tutor DC is an excellent way to learn Spanish. Having studied other languages in university settings..

I took classes with a small group this past winter and was really happy with my experience..

I have been taking classes at Spanish Tutor DC since last spring and couldn’t be happier..

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I have been delighted to take classes with SpanishTutorDC for the past three years...

I have been studying Spanish with SpanishTutor DC for 3-1/2 years and have no plans to stop. I had only very limited prior exposure to Spanish.

I really enjoy my Spanish class with Juan Luis. It’s a lively one-on-one conversation about interesting topics and forces me to express my thoughts using whatever words I can remember..

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I have always loved the Spanish language and I wanted to become conversational in it, but never committed..

I started at Spanish Tutor DC after a well-known language learning center was not offering more group classes, and the cost of their private sessions was too high for me.

- Heather Allen

I fell in love with Salsa & Batchata. However, I knew no word in Spanish. I found Spanish Tutor D.C. on line and decided to try..

- Monika Ramanauskaite

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Santiago is very focused and inspires students to reach the next level in each Spanish class – with energy, excitement and humor..

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Why Spanish Tutor DC?

Great native tutors

All hold Bachelor's degrees or higher, and are rigorously selected. Our training makes them even better.

Great program

You and your tutor speak only in Spanish. Effective and fun!

Great locations

Many locations for private lessons in the Washington DC area. Convenient location at our offices in downtown DC for open enrollment classes.

No lost classes

For open enrollment students, we arrange make-up classes for time missed due to illness or travel.

Nine skill levels

Beginner to upper advanced-bilingual.

Eight-week courses

Keeps classes dynamic and allows you flexibility to decide your own pace.

Reasonable rates

Competitive prices, discounts, and loyalty rewards.

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Full refund if for any reason you decide to leave your course after the first class.

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