PRESHCO Culture Workshops

“I learned a lot about Spanish culture, and my Spanish improved immensely!”
— Colby College student,2018

As part of a rich co-curricular program, PRESHCO offers you many cultural offerings throughout the semester at no additional cost. More information about each of these offerings is provided upon arrival.

  • Sevillana Dance

  • Spanish Cooking

  • Guitar Classes

  • Ceramics Workshop

  • Theater

  • Crochet

  • NOTE: Minimum enrollment required for a workshop to be offered.

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Sevillana Dance

PRESHCO offers to their students two hours per week of practical classes. Some students are able to ask their home institution to receive Physical Education or Dance credit for participating in these classes. If the student wants to receive credits, they should communicate this to their home institution and get permission to obtain them. Full-year students have the option to take Flamenco classes in the second semester. It is necessary to have taken a course of Sevillanas or any other experience in dance to take this class. 

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Spanish Cooking

PRESHCO offers several cooking classes to their students, imparted by an important chef from Córdoba. The students will learn how to elaborate dishes from the popular and traditional Spanish cooking, such as: Spanish omelette, salmorejo cordobés, paella, and a rich variety of desserts, such as: manoletes and gachas. After the class, all the students share the food cooked and have lunch together. Genarally, cooking classes take place on Friday during lunch time and you do need to sign up for them in advance.

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Guitar Classes

PRESHCO provides guitar instruction, “guitarra flamenca”, imparted by a great flamenco guitarrist from Córdoba. It is not necessary to have previous musical knowledges to take this class. Students will learn different techniques and will be able to play solea, seguidillas, among others. 

Classes have a duration of one hour per week in groups. The students can practice at home as needed. This class has an additional cost for the students of 30€, and they can use their cultural reimbursements to pay for it.

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Ceramics Workshop

You can enroll in a ceramics workshop while you are in Córdoba. It is taught by a craftswoman in her workshop, located in a typical neighbourhood in Córdoba in a beautiful Andalusian patio.

The workshop has a duration of four hours, divided in two sections:

- SECTION 1: the elaboration of one piece using the “churros” technique and the preparation of the tile.

- SECTION 2: the painting of the piece, or pieces, using the “bajo cubierta” technique.

When the pieces are finished, each student has their own ceramic piece.

Theatre Workshop

This workshop will depend on student interest.

Ganchillo/Crochet Workshop

In this workshop you can learn and/or perfect one of the following techniques: 

Pieces made by students

  • Crochet or hook knitting. Technique for knitting work with yarn or wool using a short, specific needle, "crochet needle" made of metal, plastic or wood.

  • Knitting or tricot. This technique consists of interlacing the yarn or wool horizontally with the help of two knitting needles, so that a row of stitches (loops) is assembled on one of the needles, which are chained with the help of the other needle; this step is repeated until a mesh is formed.