Events & Blogs

🎄✨ Christmas is coming… and so is the DarKha Christmas Club! 🎁🎉 Looking for magic, language, and a little morning peace? Join us for two festive weeks of fun, creativity, and bilingual adventure at the academy in Xàtiva! 🧒👧 From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we’ll keep your little ones engaged with hands-on fun in English and Spanish — while you enjoy a well-earned morning break. ☕🎶 🎁 What’s in Santa’s sack this year? 🍪 Whipping up winter treats & hot chocolate 🔬 C

Thursday, November 21 🕖 7:00 PM📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32 💶 Bring 3€ for supplies. 🥧 And bring something to share with the group! Come cook, laugh, and connect in English & Spanish while learning about the heartwarming American tradition of Thanksgiving! 🇺🇸❤️🗣 Practice your language skills in a fun, real-life setting 🌍 Celebrate culture, friendship, and gratitude 🎉 Friends are welcome – the more, the merrier! 📝 RSVP (685 166 339) please!

Ready to switch stories? 💫 We’re putting Don Quijote back on the shelf (for now 😉) and diving into a captivating, slightly eerie, and beautifully written short story collection: 🕊️ “Birds in the Mouth” by Samanta Schweblin. 🔁 As always, it’s our DarKha Special Bilingual Book Club — where language learners and literature lovers meet to share, laugh, and practice Spanish & English in a relaxed, thoughtful space. 🗓️ Get a copy of book in PDFs in both Spanish and English at

So, our “valiant knight” Don Quijote has just been beaten up by some muleteers (big surprise). He’s lying half-dead in a field, when a kind farmer from his village finds him. Instead of proudly declaring his real name, Don Quijote insists (in true delusional fashion) on being called Valdovinos (a hero from an old ballad). Yes, he’s still roleplaying while bleeding. The poor farmer, trying to make sense of this nonsense, loads Don Quijote onto his donkey (not a noble steed, b

📚✨ Bilingual Book Club Announcement! ✨📚 Hola, valientes lectores y caballeros andantes! ⚔️ This Friday at 7 PM at the academy, our Special Bilingual Book Club meets again — and we’re riding straight into Chapter 3 of Don Quijote de La Mancha! 🐴📖 What madness awaits in Chapter 3? Oh, just your average knight demanding to be dubbed in an inn he mistakes for a castle, with innkeepers, prostitutes, and muleteers all unwittingly cast as noble courtiers and holy men. 😅🏰👑

🎭 Bilingual Adult Immersion Night – Friday, June 13th! 🇪🇸🇺🇸 Join us for a fun and engaging evening at our bimonthly bilingual Adult Immersion class! We’ll challenge ourselves and bond through the universal language by playing Charades 🎉🗣️📍 Sant Doménec, 32, Xàtiva, Valencia 🕖 Friday, June 7 at 7:00 PM Let’s create unforgettable memories and share plenty of laughter 🤩🤣 See you there! 🙌

¡DarKha Senderismo Bilingüe🥾: El domingo 11 de mayo exploramos el Les Arcadetes d'Alboi! Nos reunimos en la academia (Sant Doménec, 32, Xativa) a las 10; lleva buenos zapatos para caminar, agua y ganas de explorar y practicar tu español/inglés. Hay que subir un poco pero no es difícil. 🥾⛰️🤩

It's like fish swimming in water — they don't even notice it. Take them out, plop them into new waters, and it’s traumatic. That's exactly what happens when you’re transplanted into the rhythms of a new culture. After six years in Spain, I still don’t think I’ll ever fully get used to Spain’s daily tempo.

Join us on Sunday, March 30, for a fun and adventurous bilingual bike ride! 🌿🚲📍 Meeting point: DarKha Academy, Sant Domènec, 32 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM 🧢 What to bring: Water, helmet, and your adventurous spirit!  We'll be exploring the scenic area around Mount Puig between Genovés and Xàtiva, enjoying the fresh air, great company, and bilingual conversation along the way.  All levels welcome! Let’s ride, chat, and immerse ourselves in language and nature. 🌍🌞 👉 RSVP now and

🌍✨ DarKha Academy Bilingual Club Excursion to the SEU! 🏛️🔔📚 Join us this Sunday, April 28 at 11:00 AM in front of the Academy (c/ Sant

🚴‍♀️ Bilingual Bike Ride with the DarKha Immersion Club! 🚴‍♂️ Join us on Sunday, March 30, for a fun and adventurous bilingual bike ride!

🎶 📍Where: C/ Corretgeria, 35, Xàtiva 🕖 When: Friday, January 24, 7:00 – 8:30 PM 🗣️ Practice your English & Spanish while dancing!

🚴‍♀️ Bilingual Biking with DarKha Academy!🌟 Join us on Sunday, February 2, for a scenic ride through orange groves and charming towns! 🛣

DarKha Academy Excursion to Bicorp. Did you know that the Cueva de la Araña holds one of the most significant examples of Levantine Rock Art

We are continuing with "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain for Bilingual Book Club! It is an American Classic.

🎄 **Join Us for a Special Bilingual Christmas Party!** 🎄 Mark your calendars for Friday, December 20, and come celebrate the season at...

November 17, we are hiking🚶🏻‍♀️to La Ermita en el Puig.🥾 It’s an emblematic hermitage of Xàtiva very close to the urban center.

On Sunday,  November 3, we shall explore the Vía Verde from Xátiva to Manuela. 🛣️💦This is a new route!

¡DarKha Senderismo Bilingüe🥾: El domingo 20 de octubre, ¡subimos a la Creueta de Xàtiva! Nos reunimos en la academia (Sant Doménec, 32)

DarKha Bilingual Hiking🥾: On Sunday, October 20, for our monthly bilingual hiking excursion we will climb to the Creueta in Xàtiva! Meet at