Arts, Cooking, Photography & Tango Programs in Argentina

Mente Argentina:
Mente Argentina is an organization whose main objective is to offer opportunities to visit Argentina in a unique and different way. We provide a wide range of -specialized arts-related short study programs including Photography, Cooking, Wine, TEFL teacher training, DJing, and Tango, among others.

Short Study Programs:

Barman Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English
- Certificate supported by World Bartenders Training Organization recognizing you internationally as a certified bartender

The goal of the bartending program  is to provide participants with the skills to manage any kind of bar, whether in hotels, pubs, night clubs, classic or modern cafés, theme bars, or even special events. Prior knowledge and experience is not required; we offer beginner and advanced level courses.

Cooking Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English 

The goal of the cooking program is to teach students typical South American & Argentinean dishes with modern preparation, presentation techniques, and sophisticated flavor combinations.

Program Highlights:
- Learning to prepare more than 15 different individual dishes
- Learning the intricate and rich history of argentine cooking
- Cooking and tasting some of the best classic argentine dishes as well as other international plates
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- The guidance of well-known and experienced Argentine chefs as your professors

DJ / Music Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English 

Mente Argentina’s DJ program objective is for participants to develop theoretical and practical skills in order to achieve higher level mixing techniques and a better understanding of electronic music.

Program Highlights:
- Opportunity to go to some of the best music shows and clubs in Buenos Aires
- Access to Mente Argentina’s Partner School equipped with the most cutting edge technology and fully equipped DJ booths
- Hours of practicing live DJing as well as recording your own sets
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- Experienced DJs as your professors to introduce you to the local music scene

Photography Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English

Mente Argentina's Photography Program is designed to accommodate both beginners and those at a more advanced level who wish to expand their technical knowledge and become more experienced photographers.

Program Highlights:
- In studio and field excursions to the most aesthetically stimulating spots in Buenos Aires
- Extracurricular photography activities and events
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- Experienced and professional photographers as your professors

Tango Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English

The goal of the tango program is to teach students techniques and style of the traditional Argentine tango dance, as well as introduce them to the beautiful rich history of the Argentine culture through the art of tango.

Program Highlights:
- Opportunity to attend one of the most important and renowned tango schools worldwide
- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes offered to allow for further development of tango, from the basic to the most complicated tango techniques
- Specialized classes for women and men to deepen the relationship in the tango dance
- Free admission into milongas (tango dance clubs) to practice and immerse yourself in the authentic tango culture
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- The guidance of experienced Argentine tango dances as your professors

TEFL English Teacher Training Program:
- Program Duration: 4 weeks
- Classes Meet: 5 times per week
- Levels: Beginner to Advanced
- Contact hours : 150 in total
- Language of instruction: English / Spanish

The TEFL/TESOL certification program is open to anyone with a desire to learn how to teach English as a foreign language, no prior teaching experience needed. This certification enables you to teach English in a variety of settings abroad.

Once completed, this certification will allow you to teach at language institutes, kindergartens, and other levels of English education.The program that Mente Argentina offers is backed by the International TEFL and TESOL Accrediting Organization

Program Highlights:
- TEFL/TESOL program enabling you to teach English in a variety of settings abroad
- Certification from TEFL/TESOL Accrediting Organization recognizing you as an internationally qualified teacher
- Opportunity to participate in the work in the professional world in Buenos Aires
- Starting salaries from 2500 to 3500 argentine pesos depending on working hours
- Guaranteed job upon completion of the course

Wine Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English

The objective of the wine program is to introduce you into the wine world so that you put into practice in your work environment all the knowledge and skills acquired, and, as a wine lover, enjoy good wines with friends whenever you feel like.

Program Highlights: 
- Tasting more than 50 high-end argentine and international wines
- Beginner and Advanced classes offered to further to participant’s knowledge of wines
- Option of traveling to Mendoza, Argentina, the country’s principal wine-producing region.
- Courses on wine tastings, food and wine pairing, and Argentine wines
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- The guidance of experienced sommeliers and professionals in the wine industry as your professors

Yoga Program:
- Program Duration: Min 2 weeks - Max 8 weeks
- Classes Meet: 3 or 4 times per week
- Class Length: 2.5 hours per class
- Language of instruction: Spanish & English

Mente Argentina’s Yoga program is designed for beginners, who are interested in learning and practicing the discipline, as well as for those are experienced and would like to deepen and strengthen their knowledge and ability in their practice.

Program Highlights: 
- The guidance of well-known and experienced Argentine Yoga instructors as your professors
- Individual classes (as well as the group sessions) tailored to your personal needs
- Opportunity to improve health and posture
- Opportunity to learn to reduce stress

Longer-Term Study Programs: 

Culinary Arts / Chef Degree Program:
- Program Duration: 5 Months
- Language of instruction: Spanish
- Level: (Undergraduate / Graduate)

Aspiring chefs in the Mente Argentina Professional Chef Degree Program will take intensive classes for five months which cover the same content as a 2 year Culinary Arts Degree program. This is an intensive program, created specifically for students who are passionate about gastronomy and expanding their culinary skill set.

Photography Specialization Semester Courses:
- Duration: 18 weeks/36 weeks (Semester / Year)
- Language of instruction: Spanish

Our Photography Program has been designed for students from all over the world who not only want to learn or improve their knowledge of photography, but who also seek an extraordinary learning experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The curriculum features fourteen different concentrations in the study of photography:

- Comprehensive Basics
- Photographic Experimentation (Workshop)
- Creative Vision (Workshop)
- Photorealism in 3D
- Creative Photography 2
- Documentary Photography
- Advanced Laboratory
- Digital Art
- Lightning
- Advertising Photography
- Fashion Photography
- Retouching and Digital Photomontage
- Image Manipulation and Retouching
- DSRL Filmmaking

Sommelier Diploma Program:
- Program Duration: 18 Weeks
- Level: Undergraduate / Graduate
- Language of instruction: Spanish

Mente’s Sommelier program offers students the highest quality education, and because of the intensive nature the program can be completed in just five months.

It will encompass all of the material that a 12 month program covers in a short and thorough five months.