Personalized Spanish Summer camp program

Hola, we invite you become part of our coolest and complete Spanish experience in Personalized Spanish school:

Personalized Spanish is a boutique school with a warm and safe environment perfect for you to improve your Spanish skills through our customized designed program.

In our Summer camp Program you will not only be learning about the Spanish language, but you will also be immersed in the Costa Rican culture while living with a local family and participating of cultural presentations, recreational activities and traveling in our beautiful country.

This is the plan!

Cultural activities in the principal cities of Costa Rica. Volunteer in a rural small town on a mountain in Cartago, Costa Rica. Cooking for your friends with your families hosts. Having the experience of living in a rural and with a downtown family. Learning Spanish practicing all day long with your teacher next to you having fun. Having adventurous activities: Canopy tour, rally games, traveling by train and hot springs near a volcano.

Included in this summer camp is the following:

  • 30 hours of Spanish lessons and materials
  • Mini groups
  • Spanish lesson by local teachers
  • Placement Spanish text
  • Daily cultural and recreational activities
  • Homestays and lodgings
  • Three daily meals
  • Adventure tours
  • Airport transfers and all transportations
  • 24/7 emergency support
  • Certificate of participation
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Coffee, tea, fresh fruit, fruit juice and snacks

THINGS TO KNOW:

  • Some Spanish lessons and Homestay free for chaperones
  • Classes are held from Monday to Friday, inside a classroom or in a context situation
  • We recommend students to bring an extra $250 in cash for snacks, bus transportation in San Jose and souvenirs.

PROGRAM PRICE: $1500 per person

Your schedule:

Sunday: Departure from the US. Upon your arrival our staff will meet you at the airport to transfer you to meet your Costa Rican family in nearby community of Tres Rios.

Monday 

• Arrive in the early morning to Personalized Spanish School to get started with your fun Spanish morning program. Let’s learn a bit about what a TICO/A is?

• Lunch at the school

• In the afternoon together we take a public bus and headed to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. We learn about the city main attractions including the Central Market that has been functioning for more than 100 year and we you can find from crats to traditional home remedies and food.

Tuesday

• Morning: Spanish classes

• Lunch at the school

• Afternoon: We are going to explore our cooking skills making traditional tortillas and learning how to make fresh tropical fruit juice

Wednesday

• Let’s take a different type of Spanish Class, we headed from the early morning until the afternoon to the Children’s Museum, experience the fun of a very practical day of learning Spanish while playing

• Lunch box provided by the school

Thursday 

• Morning: Spanish classes

• Lunch at the school

• Afternoon: It’s time for Salsa, we are learning to dance some fun Latino moves.

Friday 

• Morning:  Spanish classes

• Lunch at the school

• Free afternoon

Saturday 

• Enough of the city it is time for some adventure outside of San Jose, today we are going to spend the day in the beautiful area of La Fortuna, a town in the foot of the Arenal volcano. This is also a super cool day since we are going to a thermal hot spring water park.

• All meals included.

• We get back to the homestay

Sunday

• You will enjoy the whole day with your tico family having a real cultural experience, learning ow a Costa Rica family spends a regular Sunday in the city. Time to say good bye and rest. Tomorrow we are heading to meet your second tico family in the countryside.

• Lunch: With your tico family

Monday 

• Morning: Practical Spanish classes in Cartago

• Lunch: Lunch box provided by the school

• In the afternoon; back to homestay

Tuesday 

• Morning: Spanish classes

• Lunch: Group lunch at a Costa Rican family home.

• Afternoon: Time to have fun playing traditional Costa Rican games with other Costa Rican kids.

Wednesday

• Canopy tour in Tres Rios

• Afternoon; starting to prepare the presentation (project)

Thursday

• Morning: Spanish classes

• Lunch: Let’s preparing fruit salad

• Afternoon: Interview to your Costa Rican family

Friday 

• Presentation of project and graduation

• Typical lunch at the school

Saturday: Airport transfer