Prices for Spanish Language, Culture and Homestay Program

SPANISH PROGRAM: GROUP CLASSES consist of four hours per day intensive language study from Monday to Friday, offered mornings or afternoons, according to available levels. Prices include course and registration fees for both the Heredia and the Sámara Beach campus, textbook, and materials. Max. number of students per class is 6, minimum 2. Classes containing only 1 student may be reduced to 3 hours per day instead of 4.

NOTE: Please see NATIONAL and SCHOOL HOLIDAYS at the end of this page, for the days on which classes will not be held at Intercultura. There are no discounts for the weeks that contain a holiday day. Those which fall on weekends do not affect your stay. Holidays that fall between Tuesday and Thursday may be moved to Friday in order to give a long weekend. Homestays are not affected.

Price List 2008

GROUP CLASSES		GROUP CLASSES AND LODGING
1 week--- $270		1 week--- $394
2 weeks--- $490		2 weeks--- $738
3 weeks--- $690		3 weeks--- $1062
4 weeks--- $890		4 weeks--- $1386
After 4 weeks--$199/week		After 4 weeks--$323/week
LODGING ONLY: $124 /week (family 7 nights, or hotel 5 nights)
PRIVATE CLASSES Privates (1 student)--$19 Semi-privates (2 stds)-- $28
TEEN SUMMER PROGRAM All inclusive, with tours : $710/week

ACTIVITIES: (included free of charge for all language students)

• Latin dance classes (daily);
• Latin music and cooking classes;
• Spanish film night;
• Arts and Crafts classes;
• Lectures/'tertulias';
• 'Intercambios' with local students;
• Monthly cultural events calendar;
• Internet access;
• Use of tour/travel planning resources.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Homestays (7 nights) in Heredia and Sámara include breakfast, dinner, laundry facilities and private room. In the Sámara Beach hotel campus option (5 nights only), a morning snack with coffee and tea is included, and accommodations are shared. There is a surcharge for single occupancy, and weekend nights are arranged for and paid by the student directly to the hotel

OTHER: Weekend excursions and additional cultural activities are offered at a small cost. Friends and family are welcome to join us for these when space permits.

PAYMENT METHOD: All prices are listed in U.S. dollars. Program fees may be paid upon arrival at Intercultura in US dollars, Euros, Costa Rican colones, Visa or Master card, traveler's cheques or international money order. If paying by cheques, please make out to:
Centro de Idiomas Intercultura if you are starting at the Heredia city campus, or
Sámara Language School if you are starting at the Sámara beach campus.

Please note that per-week prices are discounted for longer stays, providing all weeks are registered and paid for at the beginning of the program. Extensions made after the program has begun will not be given discounted rates, but will be charged at the basic 1-week rate of $270. After the first 4 weeks, however, all extensions are given at the discounted rate of $199/week (classes).

NOTE: We do not recommend paying by credit card, as banks charge a high percentage or fee for foreign transactions. Reservations will be guaranteed with a credit card number or a 20% deposit. No refunds are given after the program has begun, except in the case of a documentable emergency, in which case 50% of the unused portion of the fees may be returned at the discretion of the administration.

NATIONAL & SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, 2008 

JANUARY 1:	New Years Day
MARCH 17th to 21th:	Easter Week
APRIL 11:	Juan Santamaría Day (Costa Rica's national hero)
MAY 1:	Costa Rican Labour Day
JULY 25:	Annexation of Guanacaste
AUGUST 15:	Mother's Day
SEPTEMBER 15:	Costa Rican Independence Day
OCTOBER 12:	"Día de la Raza" Indigenous Peoples' Day
DECEMBER 15 (2008) to January 2 (2009):	Christmas Holiday

 

START DATES:

Classes start every Monday, except when school is closed for a National Holiday, in which case classes will start on the Tuesday.

" I can report that Intercultura is a well-organized and well-run academic institution providing an excellent environment and high-quality training [in the Spanish language]..... I feel comfortable recommending Intercultura with great enthusiasm".
-- Sherman Fein, PhD, Honorary Consul of Costa Rica (tel: 413-781-5400)