INTERCULTURA'S SUMMER

BEACH AND CITY

ADVENTURE

SPANISH CAMP FOR TEENS

 

Are you looking to explore the world?
Travel with a group of kids your own age to an exotic destination?
Have more fun learning Spanish than you could ever have imagined?

 

Come back from an adventure this summer that you will never forget... go snorkeling at Turtle Island; catch a glimpse of humpback whales; study "Ser y Estar" in a beautiful tropical beach paradise before going out dancing at an open air lounge right on the beach; look at the stars and listen to the waves crash around you; eat s'mores around a bonfire; discover the vibrant music scene in the city of San José; ride horses in the ocean; do a Tarzan jump and a canopy tour zip-line through the rain forest; sunbathe, play soccer and hang out with the locals ... what better way can you think of to spend your summer than in Costa Rica?

Every summer Intercultura Costa Rica offers a Spanish Adventure immersion program for teens which allows adolescents to learn Spanish and immerse themselves in Costa Rican culture. In addition to intensive Spanish classes, our teen summer program offers a variety of fun, chaperoned adventure activities, which will immerse teen students in the local culture and expose them to the amazing variety of wildlife and eco-systems in Costa Rica.

Intercultura Teen Spanish & Adventure Camp takes place between late June and early August in 2 week sessions, combining beach and city stays for each segment. Teens arrive at and leave from San José International airport (SJO) in Costa Rica on the dates indicated below. From there, the adventure begins as teens are taken to their host residence at Sámara Beach (with swimming pool, cable TV and Jacuzzi) or their new host family in the colonial city of Heredia, where they meet their chaperones and Tica host mother.
From Monday to Friday, teens take 3.5 hours of Spanish classes per day with our fully credentialed professors, who have been specially trained to teach adolescents in a fun, communicative and real-life context, using the Intercultura textbooks designed specifically for adolescent learners. Classes take place in Sámara at our beachfront tropical campus, with air-conditioned classrooms, or in our beautiful colonial city campus.
In the remaining half of the day, teens engage in activities such as surf classes, coffee plantation tour, horse-riding, San José City visit, turtle watching, beach bike-ride, community service activities, ecological hikes, cave exploration, canopy zip line tours, bonfires and music on the beach, Latin dance and evening outings, movie nights, arts & crafts class, and more. On weekends, students visit the highlights of Costa Rica, such as the famous Montezuma beach town with a boat trip, snorkeling in crystal-clear waters and beach BBQ on Turtle Island; the live Arenal Volcano; Monteverde rainforest; Rincón de la Vieja National Park and hot springs; Manuel Antonio Beach and National Park, and other. Weekends provide a mix of tour activities and free time to shop, eat and meet & mingle with the locals.  

 

Buena Vista Beach
Teens Snorkelling

 

 

 

 



Camp facilities include:

-Beachfront and colonial city campuses with free Internet, optional wireless (extra cost), tropical gardens, hammocks, study and social areas, language lab, fully-equipped classrooms, dance studio, stage, TV room, football and volleyball on the beach, outdoor showers to rinse off after a quick swim between classes, and our friendly multi-lingual support staff!



Camp staff includes Two full-time chaperones (one is a native English-speaker, one is a Costa Rican host mother), school administrative support staff, Teen progam director, Latin Dance and cooking teachers, tour guides and Spanish professors.


  • Each two week session costs $1950 and includes: airport transfers, Spanish classes, lodging, meals, all activities and tours. Multiple-student and need-based financial assistance available.

  • Camp sessions last for two weeks each, with three sessions between June 21st and August 3rd, 2009. Students may enroll in one or more sessions. Arrival /departure guidelines each session must be followed:

    Session 1: ARRIVE Sunday June 21st at SJO airport. LEAVE Monday July 6th from SJO airport.
    Session 2: ARRIVE Saturday July 4th at SJO airport. LEAVE Monday July 20th from SJO airport.
    Session 3: ARRIVE Sunday July 19th at SJO airport. LEAVE Monday August 3rd from SJO airport.



  • Each session is divided into two parts: one week at the city campus in Heredia, and one week and the Sámara beach campus. Lodging is with a host family in the city, and in a hotel at the beach.


 

Program options:
Students can do one, two or three programs as they choose (each one is 2 weeks long), but must always respect the start and end dates. Ie. Students MUST arrive AND depart on the days indicated.

Scheduling:
Mealtimes, unless stated otherwise, are:
Breakfast: 7:00 am
Lunch: 12:30 pm in Heredia 12:00 pm in Sámara
Dinner: 6:00 pm (may vary depending on daily activities)

Curfews:
Without exception, these are:
Sun-Thurs: 10:30 pm
Fri-Sat: 11:30 pm

Contracts:
Student behavioral and liability contracts must be signed by both student and legal guardian, and handed in the first Monday of their program. Students who do not bring signed originals will not be allowed to enter the program.

Payment:
Students must pay on or before the first day of classes, by:
-bank transfer
-traveler's checks
-dollars or colones
-Int'l money order
-credit card (MUST BRING CARD)
No personal checks are accepted, and
credit card numbers cannot be used without the card itself.



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 cheque or international money order.

If paying by international money order or traveler's 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.

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