Celebrate Our 15th Anniversary: Special Offers on Long-Term Intensive Courses
Celebrate Our 15th Anniversary: Special Offers on Long-Term Intensive Courses
Just a short walk from Retiro Park and Madrid’s most renowned museums; Museo del Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza. Cronopios offers the perfect starting point to explore the cultural heart of the city. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history lover, or simply looking to immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Madrid, our location puts you right in the center of it all. With endless opportunities for discovery and adventure.
Cronopios Idiomas welcomes more than 700 students per year from a wide range of countries and cultural backgrounds, creating a truly international and multicultural learning environment.
Students from Around the World
A Diverse Community of Learners
Small Classes, Big Impact
Our facilities can comfortably accommodate up to 120 students at a time, providing the perfect balance between a vibrant international atmosphere and a personalised learning experience.
Students have access to nine classrooms, a small library, a welcoming waiting room, and a recreational area designed to encourage interaction, cultural exchange, and new friendships.
9 fully equipped classrooms
Library & Recreational Space
At our school, students can enjoy a different guided cultural activity every week of the year. These weekly outings are carefully planned to complement your classroom learning and to offer a fun and engaging way to experience Spanish beyond the textbook. Whether it’s a visit to a museum, a stroll through historic neighborhoods, or a local event, each activity gives you the chance to practice Spanish in real-life contexts. Cultural activities are an essential part of the learning journey. They allow you to immerse yourself in the language in a relaxed and authentic setting, helping you gain confidence and fluency naturally. While exploring Madrid’s most iconic cultural and leisure spots, you’ll also gain a deeper understanding of daily life in the city.
Learning Spanish is not just about memorizing grammar rules; it’s about living the language. Our methodology is based on a communicative and task-based approach, where students actively participate in their learning from day one.
Through dynamic activities and real-life situations, we encourage practical use of Spanish, ensuring that each student builds confidence and fluency in a motivating and welcoming environment.
The student as an active protagonist
Students take a central role in their learning process by completing tasks that engage them and allow them to use the language in real-life situations.
Practical use of the language
Tasks are designed to ensure language learning happens through effective and meaningful use, simulating real-life communication contexts.
Action-oriented approach
The teaching-learning process focuses on practical activities with a clear objective, facilitating the acquisition of more integrated and functional language skills.
Evaluation of process and results
Both the final product and the process of completing the task are assessed, valuing language use and the active participation of students.
Discover more about the task-based approach at the Centro Virtual Cervantes
Discover more about the action oriented approach at CEFR
Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language
The Diploma Oficial de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) is an internationally recognized certification of proficiency in the Spanish language, awarded by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport. The DELE is one of the most prestigious and widely accepted qualifications for non-native Spanish speakers, providing evidence of a student’s linguistic skills in the language.
Levels and Structure:
The DELE exam is divided into six levels, ranging from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient), based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Each level tests the candidate’s ability to communicate in various everyday situations, with increasing complexity as the levels progress. These levels include:
A1: Beginner – Can understand and use basic expressions for everyday needs.
A2: Elementary – Can communicate in simple tasks requiring a direct exchange of information.
B1: Intermediate – Can deal with most situations that may arise while traveling in a Spanish-speaking country.
B2: Upper Intermediate – Can interact with native speakers fluently and spontaneously.
C1: Advanced – Can produce clear, well-structured text on complex subjects.
C2: Proficient – Can express themselves fluently and precisely in any situation.
Registration for the DELE exams
The registration and the corresponding payment of the DELE exam tests must be done online, after having registered and logged in on the website examenes.cervantes.es.
You can pay your registration for the DELE tests with any of the usual payment systems: both with credit and debit cards, through the Virtual POS system of Santander Elavon Merchant Services, as well as through Paypal, via which you can pay with any type of other credit card or payment system allowed by Paypal . In the search engine, after selecting Spain, enter the city of Madrid and look for our DELE exam center Cronopios Idiomas, then select the date of the exam round in which you wish to take part,as well as the level of the exam.
Level: A2
Enrollment open until: January 7
Level: A2 (Only Spain)
Enrollment open until: February 25
Level: A1, A2/B1, B2/C1
Enrollment open until: April 8
Level: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2
Enrollment open until:
April 8
Level: B1, B2, C1
Enrollment open until: September 2
Level: A2
Enrollment open until: September 2
Level: A1, A2, A2/B1, B2/C1
Enrollment open until: September 30
Level: A1, B1, B2, C1, C2
Enrollment open until: September 30
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Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge of Spain
Registration for the CCSE exams
Enrollment open until: January 9
Enrollment open until: February 6
Enrollment open until: March 6
Enrollment open until: April 3
Enrollment open until: May 8
Enrollment open until: June 5
Enrollment open until: July 10
Enrollment open until: Semptember 4
Enrollment open until: October 9
Enrollment open until: November 6
