Classes
The Teen Spanish courses are usually held from 2:00-6:30 PM Monday to Friday with a half hour break. All teachers at the language school are native Spanish speakers with university degrees and certifications in teaching Spanish as a second language.
This immersion program is taught entirely in Spanish with a maximum of 5 students per class, allowing teachers to devote a lot of attention to each student.
Activities
Students in the Costa Rica Teen Spanish Summer program will be surrounded by the beautiful natural settings and warm people that Costa Rica is known for. Excursions are arranged on the weekends, and allow students to take a break from their Spanish studies and leave the city to see Costa Rica’s wildlife and national parks.
Activities are arranged in the morning and/or evening and will include things such as sporting events, hiking, Salsa lessons, and Spanish language games.
Please inquire for a list of activities and excursions.
Accommodations
Accommodation for teens includes 3 meals per day with specially selected Costa Rican families. Students will be picked up from the airport by a school representative and taken to their host family. All students will have the chance to stay in a host family with another student unless they request to be placed in a Costa Rican host family by themselves.
On weekend tours, participants will stay in hotels and share rooms with other students of the same gender that are also attending the Teen Summer High School Program.
Supervision
The Teen Spanish Program in Costa Rica provides a moderate amount of supervision. Participants are expected to be mature and to follow all of the rules provided in the Rules for Minors form at the time of registration. The host families are selected due to their proximity to the school as well as their ability to accommodate the specific needs of teens in the Spanish program.
High School Spanish students will be supervised while at the school, host families, and during teen program activities and excursions. Santo Domingo de Heredia is a safe residential area relative to the large city of San Jose. All host families will be 5-20 minutes walking distance from the Spanish language school in Costa Rica.
Host families may take high school students out in the evenings, however students will not be allowed to go out in the evenings without a member of their host family or a fellow student's host family. High school Spanish students are subject to a 10 PM curfew so that the host family can be sure they are home at a safe time. If a student misses curfew, the student will speak with the school’s directors concerning actions that must be taken.
Start Dates
Students may stay from two weeks to six weeks. Start dates are June 13, June 20, and July 11. The program runs from June 13-July 24. Accommodations start on Sunday and end on Saturday. All students should arrive and depart on these days.
Cost
The prices are all inclusive – tuition, activites**, excursions, airport transfer upon arrival and departure, and 3 meals per day – no additional registration fees or miscellaneous course costs so long as the course is paid in full more than 30 days before the start date.
1 week: $795
2 weeks: $1495
3 weeks: $2195
4 weeks: $2895
Each extra week: $695
**Some activities do not include meals.
Included
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Four lessons per day of group Spanish classes (Monday through Friday) |
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Private bedroom with a local host family |
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3 meals per day with a Cost Rican host family |
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Cultural activities and excursions as outlined above |
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Books, handouts, materials, etc. |
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Laundry service with host family |
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$5 Phone card with option to reload |
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Round trip airport transfer |
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