Indianapolis Spanish Place

Our History

A Proud Local Business in the heart of Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Spanish Place is a Midwest business, which started together with Ohio locations in Cincinnati in 2004, Cleveland in 2011, and Columbus in 2017. A local entrepreneur was looking for Spanish classes for his daughter but couldn’t find any established academy that could fill this need. So he partnered with our first director from Mexico with the objective of providing Spanish instruction to both children and adults in a small, community setting.

We pride ourselves on offering a full immersion learning setting, which is the only tried and true way to help your brain think in Spanish. We offer adult classes of all levels each night of the week, along with private and corporate classes. We also offer programming for children at our Rucker Rd. location and through area schools. We’ve since expanded to offer translation services, interpretation, ESL, and more!

We’ve undergone expansion and many changes over the years, but one thing has never changed – our commitment to offering quality, IMMERSION instruction to children and adults in a small, conversational setting at reasonable prices with native, experienced teachers. We hope you’ll come to see what we’re all about!

Our Values & Methodology

Our Core Values

• Quality For both children and adult classes, we offer a carefully planned curriculum with experienced, native instructors who conduct classes using the immersion methodology.

• Affordability We want Spanish to be accessible to all, and we reflect this in our prices. Group classes are under $15 per hour, and private class fees can be shared with a partner or small group.

• Comfort We offer an informal, welcoming setting with small groups. Our students get to know their instructor and classmates so that the learning process is enjoyable and so that students can learn from each other.

• Balance  Learning should be fun and engaging, and that’s exactly what you’ll find with us. Although the immersion style of learning is challenging, we promise you’ll laugh more than you cry!

Our Teaching Methodology

• Immersion Students are taught Spanish in Spanish and are given the tools to help them interpret the language as they experience it. This is the only tried and true method to learn to think in Spanish!

• Conversational Although grammar and written work are important, they are a small portion of what it takes to actively learn a language. Our classes are focused on understanding and speaking Spanish.

• Activity-based Students actively participate, discovering the language rather than passively learning by memorization or a grammar book. Age-appropriate activities for either adults or children are a part of every class.

• Application We equip students to do everyday tasks in Spanish, such as going to school, ordering food, shopping, traveling, attending parties, etc. Our dynamic methods help students become part of the language and culture.