Spanish Intensives in East Hampton, NY

Description

One-Day Spanish Intensives

April 11 or 12, 2026 | East Hampton, NY
(Enrollment has closed for the Saturday class. Email us ([email protected]) if you’d like to know about our next offering. Or consider joining the Sunday session.)

Join us on Saturday, April 11th (Beginner/Beginner Plus) or Sunday, April 12th (Advanced Beginner/Intermediate) for a day immersed in meaningful, engaging Spanish — right here in East Hampton.

Whether you’re preparing for travel, using Spanish professionally, or wanting to communicate more comfortably with Spanish speakers in our local community, this two-day immersion will strengthen your comprehension and expand your ability to speak with confidence.

Using a Comprehensible Input approach, you’ll experience rich, understandable Spanish through stories, conversation, reading, and music. Our brains acquire language most effectively when we understand what we hear — and when the experience feels engaging and relevant.

You’ll deepen comprehension, increase fluidity, and grow more comfortable thinking directly in Spanish.

This will be a small-group, highly interactive experience designed for meaningful progress.

Levels

Saturday is for Beginners to Spanish.
Being a “beginner” doesn’t necessarily mean that this is your first Spanish class… simply that you are not quite comfortable speaking. We will be focussed on the most frequently used verbs in Spanish (in the context of stories and conversation) such as “likes”, “is”, “has”, “goes”, “wants”, and “is able to”.

Sunday is for “Advanced- Beginner” or “Intermediate” students.

Recommended for students with prior exposure to Spanish who can understand quite a bit and are ready to expand their speaking ability.

Schedule

Saturday & Sunday | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

(Lunch break 12:30–1:30)

Location

Springs Library

East Hampton, NY

Tuition

$150 for one day ($275 if you would like to join for both days.)

Register by March 28 and receive $20 off your tuition.

Instructor

Elissa McLean, Founder of Express Fluency

For questions, please contact:

[email protected]

What past students have to say:

I have observed hundreds of Spanish language classes in the U.S. and abroad. I believe Elissa at Express Fluency to be among the best language instructors I’ve ever seen–she is able to teach high quality Spanish language in a way that is joyful and with immediate and powerful results. Her methods reflect the best language teaching practices and is a great investment for any serious Spanish language learner (beginner – intermediate) to make! Bravo–I have never seen students so engaged and making such speedy and expansive progress as the five day workshop I observed!
–Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, Ph.D. professor of language and literacy education, University of Georgia

Elissa’s class was a wonderful experience. For someone like me who usually feels a need to take notes and read books, it was easy to participate in another way, and take in much more than I thought would have been possible, just by being present and listening. Elissa has great spirit and that’s part of what makes the experience an enthusiastic and positive one. — David L

I had a 500-day streak going on Duolingo, which was GREAT, but when it came time to open my mouth and actually SPEAK Spanish, my body would seize up and no words would come out. Enter Elissa, and her non-traditional way of teaching, and I had actual words coming out of my mouth after just two days of her class!! We’re not memorizing words and conjugating verbs on a white board. We’re learning HOW TO SPEAK through repetition, play, movement, and laughter. Like a bunch of courageous, happy toddlers, stringing words together for the first time. It’s thrilling!! —Stasia S.

I can’t believe how much fun I had during this class! Elissa is fantastic. She creates a very safe, supportive environment, and you’ll never feel pressured to participate beyond your comfort level. Plus she knows how to keep things interesting. There’s no sitting through boring verb conjugation drills. You’ll be up and moving, and before you know it, able to carry on a conversation. I highly recommend this program — whether you’re completely new to Spanish and want to become familiar with the basics, or you already have some experience and want to become more confident speaking the language. I learned lots, I laughed lots, and even made new friends. Gracias! —Alison W.

I can’t say enough about the quality of Elissa’s classes! I’ve been taking the intermediate classes for awhile- in preparation for a month long trip to Costa Rica. My experience there was enhanced by the increase in my comfort level when conversing in Spanish! ¡Las clases son muy divertidas y mágicas! I highly recommend Express Fluency if you want to take your Spanish to a whole new level! — D’Vorah K