There are at present more than 20 International House (IH) language schools in Spain. Most of these schools concentrate on teaching English to the local population, but six of them — IH Cadiz, IH Madrid, IH Malaga, IH San Sebastian, IH Seville and IH Valencia — are schools that specialize in teaching Spanish to students from all over the world. In 1998, the IH language schools in Madrid, San Sebastian and Seville formed a consortium called IH España (IH Spain). All three schools shared a common philosophy: we all wanted to offer Spanish courses which exceeded our students’ expectations. In January 2005, the original  schools were joined by the IH language center in Valencia in January 2007; in May 2010, by CLIC IH Cadiz; and in June 2017, by CLIC IH Malaga.