The cursillo features a local fiesta as part of the curriculum!  

Annual Fiesta de San Juan Bautista, patron saint of Badajoz

This feast is a week of fun to welcome in the summer with cultural events, concerts and bulls. The celebration in Badajoz, provincial capital, is the largest with thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese who come to enjoy the feast.

PD Cursillo Information

Location

2 week cursillos will be held in Badajoz, Iberian southwest cultural capital, in Extremadura region with bookends in Madrid.
Cursillos include visits to
​Madrid, Mérida and Toledo.

Schedule

The cursillo is 2-weeks long with 60 hours (between classroom time and 8 evening activities) that can be used for recertification.  Generally, classes are from 8.30 - 2.15 with short morning and afternoon break times.

Total price 2.500€

                           Cost Includes:

• Course tuition
• Lodging (14 nights price based on SINGLE occupancy)
• Breakfast & lunch (main meal) daily (25 meals included)
• Cultural activities related to cursillo (12 activities)
• Day excursions to Mérida and Toledo (tour & admissions included)
• Transportation in SPAIN related to cursillo and included activities (bus, train, plane, metro)

 NOT included: light daily meal, round-trip flight USA-Spain,  
ground transport to & from Barajas Airport
 on arrival & departure days*

                  *Exception: teacher traveling with students
 Round trip airport transportation will be provided for teachers traveling with a group of students who arrive on the morning of the cursillo orientation.  The group will be met at Barajas Airport, Madrid, by a UCE staff member.  Likewise, for departures on the day after the cursillo ends, said group will be escorted back to Barajas by a UCE staff member.  Anyone or any group who extends their trip either before or after the cursillo dates is responsible for their own airport transportation.

Minimum Size Policy

To be cost effective without compromising personal quality, there is a minimum of 10 participants with a maximum of 20.  
​We reserve the right to consolidate or cancel any session not meeting this requirement.

Lodging

Madrid & Badajoz
We have chosen centrally located lodging all single occupancy dorm-style rooms with private bathroom, WiFi,  and other services.  Daily breakfast and lunch, the main  three-course meal  of the day, are included and will take place in local taverns and/or restaurants.