Recommended partner · Spanish in Salamanca · Historic centre
Berceo has taught Spanish to foreigners in the historic centre of Salamanca since 1994. Its semi-intensive course runs Monday to Friday, 09:10–11:00, while the children are at school: an au pair can study in the oldest university city in Spain without giving up a full childcare week.
Information from the school. Details checked on 4 November 2026.
Berceo is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and is an official SIELE examination centre. It teaches on Calle Pedro Cojos, near the Gran Vía and the Plaza Mayor, in the city of the oldest university in Spain.
After your lesson, the old city is yours to share with the children: the Plaza Mayor, the Huerto de Calixto y Melibea at the foot of the cathedral, a walk by the Tormes, a hornazo for the afternoon snack.
Accreditations and exam centres
The semi-intensive course is the school’s answer for au pairs. The intensive course is for the au pairs whose mornings are free.
Recommended course
In yellow: the course we suggest first. Prices and hours from the school, checked on 4 November 2026. The intensive course is shown for completeness: its 09:10–13:00 classes only fit if you have no childcare in the morning.
Two examples of a 25-hour childcare week. In the first, you study 09:10–11:00 once the children are at school. In the second, an early arrival with free mornings.
Two lessons of 50 minutes, care before and after
Early arrival: free mornings, care from 15:30
Illustrative timetables: 5 hours of childcare a day over 5 days. Your hours are fixed with your host family in the placement agreement; Spanish rules cap au pair tasks at 5 hours a day, with a free day every week. The intensive course is shown only for an arrival with free mornings: it does not fit a school-year childcare week.
From a first hornazo to a long evening in the Plaza Mayor. Six CEFR levels, A1 to C2, each with a sentence you could really say in Salamanca. A free level test places you.
Ordering a snack
«Un hornazo y un zumo para el niño, por favor.»
A hornazo and a juice for the child, please.
Starts the first Monday of the month · Next: 7 Dec · 4 Jan · 1 Feb
In a shop with a child
«¿Cuánto cuesta esta bufanda? ¿Tiene otra talla?»
How much is this scarf? Do you have another size?
Starts any Monday · After a free level test
A Saturday walk with the family
«¿Y si paseamos por la orilla del Tormes?»
What if we take a walk along the Tormes?
Starts any Monday · After a free level test
Talking with the parents
«Quisiera visitar la Universidad el domingo. ¿Os viene bien?»
I would like to visit the University on Sunday. Does that suit you?
Starts any Monday · After a free level test
Adjusting your timetable
«¿Podemos hablarlo con calma y ajustar el horario de las clases?»
Can we talk it over calmly and adjust the lesson timetable?
Starts any Monday · After a free level test
A late night in the Plaza Mayor
«Tras la sobremesa, nos quedamos charlando en la Plaza Mayor.»
After the long chat over the meal, we stayed on talking in the Plaza Mayor.
Starts any Monday · After a free level test
Start dates from the school: every Monday, except complete beginners (A1), on the first Monday of each month. The Spanish sentences are examples written by AuPair Connect, not the school’s material, and the school can correct them.
The longer you book, the less each week costs. Official prices of the school, by length of stay.
The au pair course
€180
10 hours · 09:10–11:00, Mon–Fri
The course we recommend. Two lessons of 50 minutes a day, at most 10 students.
40 hours
€570
€142.50 a week
Same timetable, four weeks booked together.
120 hours
€1,480
€123.33 a week
The best value for a school term, booked in one go.
150 hours
€1,750
€116.67 a week
For a full au pair stay, with the lowest weekly rate.
| Weeks | Total price |
|---|---|
| 1 week | €180 |
| 2 weeks | €320 |
| 3 weeks | €450 |
| 4 weeks | €570 |
| 8 weeks | €1,100 |
| 12 weeks | €1,480 |
| 15 weeks | €1,750 |
| Weeks | Total price |
|---|---|
| 1 week | €260 |
| 4 weeks | €735 |
| 12 weeks | €1,915 |
| 24 weeks | €3,615 |
| 36 weeks | €5,235 |
Official prices of Berceo Salamanca, recorded in the partnership file on 4 November 2026. Published rates may change: confirm the current amount with the school.
Courses start every Monday of the year, except for complete beginners, who start on the first Monday of each month. Pick the Monday that follows your arrival in Salamanca.
Open all year round. Closed only during Christmas and official public holidays.
A calendar from November 2026 to October 2027: courses start every Monday of the year; complete beginners start on the first Monday of each month; official SIELE exams are held on demand, Monday to Friday.
What else the school offers around the semi-intensive course, from an official SIELE exam to lessons built around your own goal.
If your mornings are free
Intensive course
20 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 09:10–13:00: €260 for a week, €1,915 for 12 weeks. It fills your morning: only if you have no childcare then.
Official centre, preparation
SIELE · DELE
Official SIELE exam on demand all year round. Berceo also teaches DELE preparation: five sessions a week, €150 a week.
Tailor-made
Private lessons
€38 an hour, or a pack of 5 lessons for €150 (€30 an hour). Tell the school your goal and it adapts.
The level test is free, from A1 to C2. At the end, an attendance certificate endorsed by the Instituto Cervantes (85% attendance).
Exam centre status and session rules confirmed with the school on 4 November 2026. Session dates and fees are set by the Instituto Cervantes and SIELE.
Classes start every Monday of the year. Complete beginners (A1) start on the first Monday of each month.
The school places you from A1 to C2. Tell it you are an au pair and give your childcare hours.
From 1 week (€180) to 15 weeks (€1,750) in the semi-intensive course: the longer you stay, the less each week costs. No registration fee; course materials included.
Buy and enrol directly on berceo.com, or email [email protected] to receive the enrolment form and the link to the free online level test.
Four places the school puts on the page, for the afternoon or the weekend with the family. They show the city, not the school.
Photo credits:Benjamín Núñez González (CC BY-SA 4.0),Ensalman (CC BY-SA 4.0),Zarateman (CC0),Zarateman (CC0)
Partnership transparency: AuPair Connect and Berceo Salamanca are partners. The “Recommended Partner” badge is provided to the school for its website. This page is editorial: fees, dates and terms are those given by the school and may change. Spotted a mistake? Write to [email protected].
The recommended-partner badge is available to Berceo Salamanca in English and Spanish, in paper, ink and horizontal versions.
The semi-intensive course: Monday to Friday, 09:10–11:00, two lessons of 50 minutes a day, 10 hours a week. It falls in school hours, so it fits around a 25–30 hour childcare week. If you also want to prepare for an official exam, the school offers a DELE/SIELE extension on request; Berceo is an official SIELE examination centre.
Semi-intensive (10 hours a week): 1 week €180, 2 weeks €320, 3 weeks €450, 4 weeks €570, 8 weeks €1,100, 12 weeks €1,480, 15 weeks €1,750. Intensive (20 hours): 1 week €260, 4 weeks €735, 12 weeks €1,915, 24 weeks €3,615, 36 weeks €5,235. DELE/SIELE extension: €150 a week. Private lessons: €38 an hour, or 5 for €150. These are the school’s prices: no au pair rate is shown here.
Only if you have no childcare in the morning. It runs Monday to Friday, 09:10–13:00 (20 hours a week), so it suits an early arrival, before your childcare hours start, or a summer stay. During the school year, choose the semi-intensive course.
Two simple ways: buy and enrol directly on berceo.com, or email [email protected] to receive the enrolment form and the link to the free online level test. No registration fee. Course materials included (digital and paper); a physical textbook is optional.
In Spain, au pair tasks are capped at 5 hours a day, with at least one full free day a week. A lesson is not childcare time: agree your lesson times with your host family in the placement agreement before you book.
Berceo is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes, and the certificate of attendance it issues carries the Cervantes endorsement. That is a quality accreditation for the courses. We have found no rule making a Cervantes-accredited school mandatory for the au pair visa or the NIE, and the school does not issue the NIE. Ask the school for a written enrolment confirmation and check with your Spanish consulate which documents it requires.
Spanish rules: Real Decreto 1155/2024 (BOE), Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Rules change: check your consulate before applying. Checked on 3 November 2026.
Timetables, current prices and enrolment are on the Berceo website.
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