Contact and Aplication

Get Ready has been offering exchange programs for international students in Spanish high schools for more than 25 years.

Contact Get Ready for more information on our programs in Spain.

You can reach Get Ready headquarters by

• Phone: +34 91 564 01 62
• Email: spain@getready.es
• Address: Calle de Recoletos 5, 1º Derecha, 28001 Madrid

Office hours: Monday – Friday 09:30-14:30 and 15:30-18:30

We collaborate with a large number of agencies in different parts of the world. If you would like to locate an agency in your own country, email us.

If you are an agency exploring the possibilities of collaborating with us, contact us here.

Our unique service cuts through the complexities of applying to a Spanish high school, accelerating the process while advising and supporting students at every stage – from first inquiry to successful placement and beyond.

Making the process simple

• Step 1: Student turns in completed Get Ready high school program application.
• Step 2: Application is reviewed and a response is given within two weeks.
• Step 3: Students applies for a VISA at a Spanish consulate in his/her home country (if needed) using Get ready’s visa support documents submitted after reception of full payment.
• Step 4: Approximately 3 weeks prior to arrival, the student will receive information regarding the host family, the school, the community, and arrival date.

Who should apply?

• Students between the ages of 14 and 18 (minimum age 14 for public school program).
• Students who have not finished their high school studies at home. We have special programs for students who have finished high school. Please contact us for additional information.
• Students who want to become more fluent in the Spanish language. At least two years of study are required in order to be able to follow high school lessons taught in Spanish and to make the adaption to a Spanish host family smoother.
• Students who want the opportunity to successfully participate in all aspects of school, family and community life in Spain.
• Students who have achieved average or better school results in the last two years.

In Get Ready, our Local Coordinators will be available to support and guide the students throughout the program. They will assist them when they have questions and support them during their study abroad experience. Both our staff at the Get Ready office and the Local Coordinators are committed to providing the highest level of service to the students, ensuring a successful and happy year.

Placements

Student files will be distributed to Get Ready Local Coordinators in Spain who will place the students with appropriately screened and oriented Spanish host families. In the case of boarding school students, they will likewise offer their support and help to them, meeting them periodically to check on their progress and well-being.

Get Ready provides guidelines and advice for both our host families and our students to help ensure that students are fully integrated into the family unit, making the experience enjoyable for everyone involved.

Local Coordinators

The Local Coordinators will be in at least monthly contact –if it’s not more often- with students by phone or in person and will provide counselling to students for the whole duration of the program. Each student is assigned a Local Coordinator who is responsible for talking to the student and his/her host family/boarding school staff and being available throughout his/her program to help resolve any problems the students may have.

Local Orientations

Within the first weeks of the student’s arrival, Get Ready’s Local Coordinators will arrange a student orientation with the exchange students living in the area. The purpose of this meeting is to review the rules of the program, the adaptation process, Spanish customs and general high school information. At the orientation, students can share experiences with other high school students and have personal talks with their Local Coordinators.