Ben Smith Educational Travel Agency

Located in C/Fernando Macias in the centre of A Coruña, Ben Smith Educational Travel Agency offers tailor-made Language, Sports and Cultural Immersion Programmes for schools and individuals alike - providing students of all ages with a unique and memorable way to learn languages by traveling to amazing destinations!

INBOUND - UK/IRISH SCHOOL TRIP ORGANISERS & Transition Year Programme Specialists
For our visiting international school groups we offer bespoke Language, Sports and Cultural Immersion Programmes in GALICIA with the choice of either HOST FAMILY or RESIDENTIAL accommodation.
Our intensive Spanish language courses are held at our own Language School in A Coruña– which celebrates its 20th year in operation this year. After the classes in the morning – our programmes include a varied itinerary of cultural activities such as a visit to Santiago de Compostela (UNESCO) or Spanish Cooking Workshops, in addition to activities such as SURFING, SAILING or FOOTBALL. Visiting students are immersed in the cultural, gastronomic and linguistic richness of this beautiful, yet lesser known region of Spain!
For School groups/Transition Year students that choose to stay with a HOST FAMILY, we are proud to say we have an excellent pool of wonderful families which we have worked with for many years. Most host families have teenagers at home to maximise the interaction with incoming student groups and all have a genuine interest in the cultural exchange which all parties benefit from by taking part in the programme. Rest assured all families are thoroughly and formally vetted.
Our excellent full-board RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, are run from various destinations - CORUÑA, SANXENXO, CORRUBEDO and from 2025, we are opening our own residential facility in VILLARRUBE, CEDEIRA. Combine your language course with sport, sustainability workshops, learning about local industry - all under the tutelage of our team of native staff, and enjoy what GALICIA has to offer!
We also have experience working with both Erasmus+ and Turing Scheme funding for schools that can benefit from this funding for their trips.
*Examples of some of the schools we are currently working with - (Bedford School, St. Albans School, Shrewsbury School, King's School, Christ's Hospital School…)

OUTBOUND PROGRAMMES to UK, IRELAND, USA, CANADA
For 15 years, our Director, Ben Smith has returned every July to the UK with groups of students on SUMMER LANGUAGE IMMERSION COURSES. Our unique URBAN ENGLISH programmes in London break the traditional moulds of language learning – and require our students to LEARN THROUGH INTERACTION, fully engaging with the locals through specific task-based projects where the excursions and academic content overlap. 
We also run bespoke immersion programmes in CANADA and USA for school groups and individuals who wish to study further afield and for those wishing to spend an extended stay in an English speaking country – we offer HIGH SCHOOL TERM/YEAR ABROAD programmes in British/Irish schools.