At Saudade, we believe that learning a language is inseparable from experiencing its culture.That’s why we bring Portuguese history, traditions, and stories into the heart of our lessons, building bridges between our students’ roots and their new home. Last week, …
We had the pleasure of taking its students to the Palácio Pimenta, a former summer palace with 18th century manor house architecture, which currently has two exhibitions that invite us to travel back in time. The temporary exhibition ‘Lisbon in …
On the occasion of Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th, our school held a cultural event as part of our dear teacher Inês’ Portuguese Through Music project, this time with the theme: “Women in political song”. The students loved learning, …
With our amazing guide leading the way, we explored some of the most important pieces of Portuguese history. One of the highlights was Portugal’s oldest known artwork—a stunning gold cross from the 12th century, dating back to the reign of …
On the 12nd of December, Saudade Language School celebrated Christmas’ season with its students, taking a guided walking tour 👣 under the Christmas lights of Lisbon’s historic centre!✨ We heard some interesting stories about the places: Chiado, Praça do Comércio, …
This time we took our dear students to learn about one of Lisbon’s largest parishes: Arroios! It’s located in the centre of the capital and is home to Saudade Language School. It’s also the neighbourhood where many of our students …
📸 On the 31st of July, our students participated in a tile painting workshop and a peddy paper activity at the museum! 🎨 We started the visit with a practical workshop where everyone had the opportunity to paint their own …
On July 18, we explored the charming streets, lanes and alleys of Mouraria – a popular Lisbon neighbourhood whose origins date back to medieval times, in an unforgettable cultural experience for our dear students! We began our walk in Praça …
In the year we celebrate 500 years of the birth of Luís de Camões and 50 years of the April Revolution, we are also delighted to celebrate 5 years of Saudade. Here’s to five more, fifty more, and five hundred …
This time we took the Saudade students to visit the Electricity Factory. Central Tejo was a thermoelectric power station that supplied the Lisbon region with electricity in the 20th century. We began by appreciating the building’s impressive architecture, an iron …