Spanish immersion program in Costa Rica - La Fortuna - Volunteering available

Spanish immersion program in Costa Rica - La Fortuna - Volunteering available

We offer Spanish immersion packages by the week. Our prices include:

– 20 hours of Spanish classes per week (student chooses how many hours)

– Live with a local family that only speaks Spanish (7 days of lodging, 3 meals per day, and laundry, each week)

– Language activities (3 to 5 weekly activities with activity instructors)

– Volunteering program (optional): Help local high school seniors prepare for their exit exam’s English section

SAMPLE 1-WEEK SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

MONDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Spanish courses (4 hours) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Coffee farm activity (2 hours) - Ox cart activity (1.5 hours) - English volunteering in local high school (1.5 hours) - Dinner with family (1 hr)

TUESDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Spanish courses (4 hours) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Making tortillas activity (1.5 hours) - English volunteering in local high school (1.5 hours) - Dinner with family (1 hr)

WEDNESDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Spanish courses (4 hours) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Coffee farm activity (2 hours) - Horseback riding activity in forest (3 hrs) - English volunteering in local high school (1.5 hours) - Dinner with family (1 hr)

THURSDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Spanish courses (4 hours) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Salsa dance activity (2 hours) - English volunteering in local high school (1.5 hours) - Dinner with family (1 hr)

FRIDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Spanish courses (4 hours) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Visit live volcanic crater activity (3 hours) - English volunteering in local high school (1.5 hours) - Dinner with family (1 hr)

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Breakfast with family (30 min) - Lunch with family (1 hr) - Dinner with family (1 hr) - Students can stay in the community with host families or leave to explore the region during the weekend. More often than not, host families invite students to see the area's main attractions.

Living Situation: Students live with host families handpicked by the program. Host families have WiFi, Cable TV, and rooms come with locks. Living with a host family forces students to step out of their comfort zone and get used to using words that they normally only use in class back home.

Food Situation: Students fall in love with our host families' cooking and delicious local ingredients! We can accommodate most dietary restrictions. Please ask.

Spanish Classes: Students receive classes from one of our Spanish teachers. Our teachers are trained in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Students receive 20 hours of classes per week.

Language Activities: Students are given activity sheets prior to the activities. The activity sheets come with vocabulary, expressions, and homework designed to help you make the most of your activity. Activities are a very fun and are a natural way for people to learn a language by doing something in conjunction with a predetermined set of language learning objectives. Activities include horseback riding forest tours, salsa dance classes, live volcanic crater tour, canope tours, how to make tortillas activity, etc.