Live & Learn in Costa Rica

Many participants travel independently to study Spanish at the Spanish by the River Spanish school in Turrialba, a beautiful highland community in central Costa Rica, surrounded by natural and cultural wonders. You'll live with a host family and enjoy a wide range of activities including traditional cooking classes, salsa dance lessons, hikes, and volunteer opportunities. Additional weeks of study and volunteerism and alternate schools and locations are possible, including the school's sister programs in Bocas del Toro and Boquete, Panamá.

This is independent travel study so you pick the dates; classes typically begin on Mondays. You'll study for 3 or 4 hours per day either morning or afternoon and can register to receive 6 quarter hours at the 400 or 500 level per week for up to 4 weeks per country. Credits are issued by Heritage Institute and Antioch University Seattle; minimal additional assignments are required for credit and PDU and clock hour options are also available.

For information about similar programs in other Latin American countries as well as credit for volunteer and culutral learning projects, click here or on the bottom link, below. Contact information is available on the Registration Form.