INTERCULTURA'S SUMMER BEACH ADVENTURE
SPANISH CAMP FOR TEENS

 

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, with the last one starting July 27th and ending August 10th in Sámara Beach (earlier sessions are already booked). Teens arrive and leave on each Sunday, at Liberia International Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica. From there, the adventure begins as teens are taken to their host residence at Playa Sámara, 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. Classes alternate between mornings and afternoons, and take place in our beachfront tropical gardens, air-conditioned classrooms, and on the beach itself! In the other half of the day the teens engage in activities such as surf classes, turtle watching, ecological hikes, cave exploration, canopy zip line tours, bonfires and music on the beach, Latin dance and evening outings, and movie nights. The first weekend, students will visit the famous Montezuma beach town, on the tip of the remote Nicoya Peninsula, and take a boat trip to Turtle Island for a beachside barbeque and snorkeling in crystal-clear waters. We stay overnight in a hotel close to the beach, and students have free time to shop, eat and meet & mingle with the locals. On the second weekend, a trip to Barra Honda National Park provides a fascinating glimpse of Costa Rica's rich and varied wildlife, before the last night's pizza/dance party where they say goodbye to new friends. 




























Camp facilities include:

Beachfront campus with free Internet, tropical gardens, hammocks, study areas, football and volleyball on the beach, outdoor showers to rinse off after a quick swim between classes, and our friendly multi-lingual support staff!

The residence is in Casa Paraiso, located 50 meters from the beach, the town centre and several restaurants and cafés. Students shared doubles or triples, and all rooms have fans, cable TV, and private bath. Breakfast and lunch are eaten at the residence (famous for its Argentinian pizza and Costa Rica "casados", while dinner is eaten at a number of different local eateries.

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.



Camp Season-- Last session open: July 27, 2008 to August 10, 2008
Two week session cost: $1420, includes Spanish classes, lodging, food, all activities and tours. Multiple camper and need-based financial assistance available.

Program dates:

Heredia
Program #1
Sunday, June 29th - Sunday, July 13th

Heredia & Sámara
Program #2
Sunday, July 13th - Sunday, July 27th

Sámara
Program #3
Sunday, July 27th - Sunday, August 10th

 

 

Sample Schedule (Program #2)

Sunday, July 13th
All day		Homestays families meet students at the airport
Monday, July 14th
7:30 - 12:30		Placement exams, Spanish Classes, Icebreaker activities
13:30 p.m. -17:30		Walking tour Heredia, Arts & Crafts Class, Latin Dance Class
Tuesday, July 15th
8:30 - 12:30		Spanish Class
13:30 - 19:30		Field trip to butterfly farm, movie night at School
Wednesday, July 16th
8:30 - 12:30		Spanish Class
13:00 - 20:00		Hiking at the Barva Volcano, Dancing at Castro's
Thursday, July 17th
8:30 - 12:30		Spanish Class
13:30 - 18:00		Latin Dance & Cooking Class, Theater Trip to San José
Friday, July 18th
8:30 - 12:30		Spanish Class
Friday, July 18th through Sunday 20th		Arenal Volcano & Monteverde Cloud Forest trip Monteverde Zip line/Canopy Tour Visit to Frog & Snake Farm, Tarzan swing, swimming, hiking & hot springs at Arenal.
Sunday, July 20th
17:00		Arrive to Sámara, dinner orientation and room assignments in Sámara residence
Monday, July 21st
08:00 - 12:00		Spanish Class
13:30 - 17:30		Arts & crafts class, dance class, shopping in Sámara
Tuesday, July 22
09:00		Bike trip to Carrillo
13:15 - 17:15		Spanish Class
20:00		Movie at residence
Wednesday, July 23th
08:00 - 12:00		Spanish Class
13:00 - 20:00		Kayak trip to Choro Island, bonfire on the beach
Thursday, July 24th
08:00 -12:00		Latin dance class, cooking class
13:15 - 17:15		Spanish Class
20:00		Dancing at Vela Latina
Friday, July 25th through Saturday, 26th		Trip to Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Hot springs, hiking, horse riding and biking
Sunday, July 27th		Students leave from SJO Airport

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 Sundays indicated. No exceptions, please.

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.