Rancho d Espaņol is owned and operated by Clara Cambronero and Enrique Rosales, both Costa Rican by birth. In total Clara and Enrique have been teaching Spanish for more than 20 years, including having worked for the American Peace Corps teaching Spanish to U.S. volunteers serving in Costa Rica. At Rancho de Espaņol we use the Communicative Method for teaching Spanish. This method emphasises conversation without neglecting grammar.

We feel that some teaching of grammar is important to help each student ultimately communicate effectively in Spanish. We try to make learning grammar fun. The Communicative Method introduces students little by little to Spanish grammar while reinforcing it with examples and conversation. All our teachers are native Costa Rican. Although most speak little English their knowledge of written English is more than sufficient to help students with translations. We place an emphasis on speaking Spanish as much as possible, however, both Clara and Enrique speak English when translation is needed.