Primary (ages 8 to 12)
€72 a month
Two afternoons a week: first the day's homework, then whatever is lagging behind, usually reading comprehension and arithmetic. They leave with the bag packed.
Neighbourhood academy in Valladolid · since 2008
Six students per group and the price written on the website
Support classes for primary, secondary and sixth form, plus university-entrance prep. Each group has at most six students from the same year, and below you'll find what every subject costs and when each class runs. No need to ring and ask.
- Groups of 4 to 6
- 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Monday to Friday
- No lock-in: fifteen days' notice
You can join at any point in the year: you pay for the month you start, not the whole term.
How we work
6
students per group, at most
In sixth form we drop to four.
18
years on calle Mantería
5
afternoons a week
From 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, in ninety-minute slots.
7
teachers, each in their own subject
Nobody teaches maths and language at the same time.
What we teach, and to whom
Groups are formed by year and by subject, never mixing a 12-year-old with a 16-year-old just because the time slot fits.
See the timetable
Secondary · one subjectMost booked
€68 a month
Maths, physics and chemistry, Spanish, English, Latin or biology. Two hours a week in a group of five, working from their own school's book and notes, not ours.
Sixth form
€82 a month
Groups of four at most, because here the pace is set by next week's exam. Maths I and II, physics, chemistry, biology, history and Spanish.
University entrance examLimited places
€145 a month
From October to May, four hours a week split across two subjects, working through past papers marked to the real regional criteria.
Study skills
€120 for the full course
Eight sessions for anyone who studies for hours and still fails: how to make an outline that works, how to plan the week before an exam, and how to stop highlighting everything in yellow.
English · Cambridge B1 and B2
€75 a month
A group of six plus a separate hour of speaking every fortnight. We prepare the exam, but you register for it yourself at the exam centre: we don't charge for that.
If your child needs two subjects and the afternoons don't line up, say so: we can usually shift a group by half an hour.
What it costs, itemised
These are the real prices, the same ones pinned to the board by the door. Registration and materials are extra and written below, not in small print.
Primary
€72a month
Ages 8 to 12, two afternoons a week.
- Two 90-minute sessions a week
- Groups of 6 students at most
- The day's homework done and checked
- A WhatsApp update every Friday
- €30 registration fee on top
The usual one
Secondary
€68per month, per subject
Two subjects: €118 a month. Three: €158 a month.
- Two hours a week per subject
- Groups of 5 students at most
- We work from their own school's book
- Extra revision in exam week, at no charge
- €30 registration fee on top
The second subject works out at €50 instead of €68.
Sixth form
€82per month, per subject
Two subjects: €142 a month. Three: €195 a month.
- Two hours a week per subject
- Groups of 4 students at most
- Past papers marked and returned
- A 20-minute family tutorial each term
- €30 registration fee on top
University entrance
€145a month, October to May
Two admission-phase subjects, four hours a week.
- Four hours a week across two subjects
- Groups of 6 students at most
- A full mock exam every month, marked
- Intensive Easter revision, included
- €30 registration fee on top
In May and June you can top up with one-off €22 classes.
Registration: a one-off €30 in September (covers accident insurance and enrolment). Materials: €12 per term, only if we use our own workbooks. Siblings: 10% off the second one. Paid by direct debit between the 1st and the 5th; a month started isn't pro-rated when you join, but it is when you leave.
The afternoon timetable
This is the grid that hangs in the corridor. If the group that suits you is full you go on the list and we'll call: places move more often than you'd think.
Måndag
- 16:00 – 17:30Primary · ages 8-10Marta · Room 1
- 17:30 – 19:30Secondary · Maths, years 1-2Javier · Room 2
- 19:30 – 21:00Sixth form · Maths IIJavier · Room 2
Tisdag
- 16:00 – 17:30Primary · ages 10-12Marta · Room 1
- 17:30 – 19:30Secondary · Spanish and EnglishNuria · Room 3
- 19:30 – 21:00Entrance exam · ChemistryElena · Room 2
Onsdag
- 16:00 – 17:30Primary · ages 8-10Marta · Room 1
- 17:30 – 19:30Secondary · Physics and chemistry, years 3-4Elena · Room 2
- 19:30 – 21:00English B2 · CambridgeNuria · Room 3
Torsdag
- 16:00 – 17:30Primary · ages 10-12Marta · Room 1
- 17:30 – 19:30Secondary · Maths, years 3-4Javier · Room 2
- 19:30 – 21:00Entrance exam · Maths and physicsJavier · Room 2
Fredag
- 16:00 – 17:30Study skillsNuria · Room 3
- 17:30 – 19:00Sixth form · History and SpanishNuria · Room 1
- 19:00 – 21:00Open study roomWith a teacher on hand · Room 3
Friday's study room is free for anyone already enrolled: come and study, with someone there to ask.
Ask about a groupWho we are
We started teaching in a living room
In 2008 we were two teachers and a dining table. We rented the place on Mantería the following year because we no longer fitted, and since then we've only grown in teachers, never in students per group: that's the thing that made us open in the first place.
There's no video platform here and no branded method. There are seven teachers who each teach their own subject, a timetable on the wall, and a Friday note to families with what was covered and what to go over at home.
- One teacher per subject, not one teacher for everything
- A Friday note to families, naming names
- You can join at any point in the year, January included
18school years with the doors open
The three rooms
Swap these for photos of your own rooms. If students appear, better from behind or at a distance: most are minors and chasing an image-consent form from every family is a headache.
What people ask on the first phone call
If yours isn't here, write to us and we'll add it.
How many students are in a group?
Six at most in primary, secondary and English; five in secondary science subjects and four in sixth form. When a group hits the cap we open another or you go on the waiting list: we don't squeeze in a seventh.
Can I start in November, or in February?
Yes. You pay in full for the month you join, with no pro-rating, and then month by month. There's no lock-in: to leave, just tell us fifteen days before the month ends.
What's included in the monthly fee, and what isn't?
Included: that month's classes, the extra revision in exam week and the family tutorials. Not included: the €30 September registration, the €12 per term for materials if we use our own workbooks, and the Cambridge exam fee, which each family pays directly to the exam centre.
Will you tell me how my child is doing?
Every Friday there's a short WhatsApp message with what was covered and what's worth going over at home. Once a term we sit down for twenty minutes, in person or on the phone, for a proper conversation. If something goes wrong before that, we ring the same day.
Do you guarantee a pass?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. What we do guarantee is the small group, a teacher who knows the subject, the timetable you can see here, and that if they miss a month you're not charged for what they didn't use. The rest is on them.
What if they miss a day because they're ill?
It's made up in the Friday study room, or in the same group's slot on another day if there is one. Two consecutive absences with notice and the following month comes with 25% off that subject.
Still not sure?
Write to usC/ Mantería 22, Valladolid
Ground floor, between the university square and paseo Zorrilla. Walking distance from three secondary schools.
C/ Mantería 22, ground floor
47004 Valladolid, Spain Open in maps+34 600 000 000
47004 Valladolid, Spain Open in maps+34 600 000 000
- Bus
- Lines 2 and 7, Mantería stop
- Schools nearby
- Zorrilla, Núñez de Arce and La Merced, under a ten-minute walk
- Access
- Street-level entrance, no step
Ask about a place
Tell us the year, the subject and which afternoons suit you. We answer the same day with the group that fits and, if it's full, with when a place is expected. The first class is a trial and isn't charged.
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- +34 600 000 000
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- C/ Mantería 22, ground floor · 47004 Valladolid, Spain
- Monday to Friday, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm · Mornings by appointment only