Twenty students and two teachers from Begues, Spain are getting the Tabor treatment as they visit the campus for a 12-day exchange.

The trip is part of an ongoing partnership between Tabor Academy and the Col·legi Sant Lluís de Pla i Amell. On alternating years the students visit each other’s towns, campuses and homes.

Since arriving on Oct. 16, the Spanish students have gotten the lay of the land with visits to Boston, New York City, and, of course, Wareham Crossing. They are also spending time learning about life at Tabor.

The visiting students have the option of attending classes with their American peers, hanging out in the student lounge and participating in sports practices.

Fifteen-year-old Arnau Ienes said the setup is different from his school at home.

“It’s cool because in Spain we don’t have this type of campus,” he said.

Athletic fields on the grounds and fewer snacks in between meals are different, he said while munching on an apple, but he’s enjoying his first trip to the U.S.

Local Tabor families host the students during their stay. Tucker Francis, who has already visited Begues, has Ienes and another student staying at his home and said it’s an interesting way to engage with them.

“We learn each others cultures,” he said.

Georgia West of Rochester is hosting Monica Giner at her home and added that the exchange helps them improve their English.

“This is at least the third time their school has visited Tabor,” said Kerry Saltonstall, Tabor’s director of communications. “One of the cool things is that some of the siblings are here this time. It’s fun to have a long-term partnership.”

Since not everyone will be able to visit Begues, having the Spanish students spend time doing regular Tabor activities gives the American students more opportunities to interact.

“It expands it rather than just the twenty kids who get to go to Spain,” Saltonstall said.

The trip is also an opportunity for the faculty. The two teachers from Spain especially enjoy interacting with Tabor’s Spanish teachers.

“It’s becoming a really nice exchange of ideas,” said Saltonstall.

In June it will be Tabor’s turn to travel with their biannual trip to Spain. Next year the academy will also host French students through it’s partnership with a school in that country.