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STUDY ABROAD IN COSTA RICA

Year-round available at our Heredia City Campus

Are you looking for a study abroad program in Costa Rica or for a Spanish immersion summer program for high school students that:

  • meets the needs of your high school student?
  • and also provides quality education with a major emphasis on Spanish study?

With our all-inclusive Spanish Immersion Program for High School Students, your teenager will learn fluent Spanish, adapt to a new community and gain a wealth of cultural knowledge. This experience will challenge them and broaden their horizons beyond what they could have imagined!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

  • Study location: Heredia City Campus (near San José)

  • Designed for students aged 16 to 17

  • Program duration: From 1 week up to 5 months

  • Spanish study, volunteering, and daily cultural activities combined

Benefits of our Spanish & Culture Immersion Program for High School Students

  • Excellent academic standards and cultural immersion
  • Prepares them for college
  • Helps them gain independent, life experience;
  • Teaches them effective tools for communication and autonomy in international environments
  • What's included

    Airport pick-up

    Breakfast & Dinner

    Intensive & customized classes in either private (15 h/wk) or group (20 h/wk) setting

    Hand-picked Costa Rican family homestay lodging, with teenage children

    Round-the-clock chaperone support from our multilingual staff

    Volunteer program placement fee

    One week-day cultural tour and all school extra-curricular activities

  • What's not included

    RT Airfare to Costa Rica

    Lunch (available next to school or in town for approx. $5-$6 per day)

    Transport to volunteer placement (usually within walking distance)

    Pocket money (suggested budget: $50-100 per week)

    Weekend excursions (price range $35 - $250)

    Airport Drop-off (approx. cost $28, arranged by school)

  • Class Structure

    Teens are not typically placed in group classes with adults.  If there are no other teens of a similar level, the teen has private classes three hours per day. Our group classes, four hours per day, are a maximum of six students per class.

WHY OUR HEREDIA CITY CAMPUS

...and what your teenager should consider before signing up for a study abroad program in Costa Rica.