Location
Costa Rica: Monteverde
Term
Throughout the year
Dates
Year round
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Description
Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI) is the only Spanish immersion school in Costa Rica that allows students to study at three separate campuses, in three distinct regions of the country - Heredia, Monteverde, and Flamingo Beach.
At each campus, we maintain the same high-quality teaching methodology, faculty, and administrative resources, to ensure students receive the same first-rate instruction no matter where they choose to study.
Our programs are appropriate for families, college students, professionals, as well as retired couples.
CPI's teaching staff consists of professionals with university training and experience in teaching Spanish as a second language. The teaching staff is accredited with the Costa Rica Ministry of Education. In addition, we offer preparation for the ACTFL Certified Oral Proficiency Exam. This exam is accepted by various North American universities and allows students to receive credit for their classes at CPI. After preparing for the exam at CPI, the student may return to the United States and schedule an appointment to take the test (please note that CPI does not administer the exam).
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Highlights
In Monteverde, CPI is dedicated to working closely with the community to find "Volunteer Opportunities" for interested students.
Positions include: volunteering in the Santa Elena Reserve or trail maintenance in one of the forests in Cerro Plano. Monteverde offers abundant opportunities for hiking, bird-watching, and exploring the local cloud forest reserves. Students can take horseback rides to see the sun set over the Nicoya golf, zip through the canopy of the cloud forest and take weekend trips to the Arenal Volcano or Manuel Antonio National Park. In addition, cultural events, such as live music, poetry reading, movie night and festivals, are organized reguary in Monteverde.
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Degrees Available
- Diploma/Certification
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Travel Types
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Dancing
- Eco Tours
- Ecology
- Hiking
- Homestay
- Horseback Riding
- Language Immersion
- Nature Tours
- Rafting
- Skydiving
- Soccer/Football
- Student Tours
- Tours
- Trekking
- Volunteering
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
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Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching
- Spanish
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Subject Areas
- Biology (general)
- Business
- Community Service
- International Business
- Law
- Literature
- Medicine
- Social Work
- Spanish
- Spanish Literature
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Cost in US$:
USD465 and up
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Cost Include Description:
Classes, textbooks, placement test and free activities, homestay with two meals daily, airport pick up, wireless internet service.
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Experience Required
no
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This Program is open to
Worldwide Participants.
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Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Home-stays
- Independent living
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Participants Travel to Costa Rica
Independently or in Groups
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Typically Participants Work
Independently or in Groups
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Application Process Involves
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Written Application
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Typically The Application Process Time is
2 business days
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Centro Panamericano de Idiomas's Mission Statement
To be the best language school in Latin America. Today, with three campuses across Costa Rica, each operating independently with the same high quality service, CPI is working to achieve its mission. We continue to accomplish the following goals year after year: * To invest in the quality of our professors by attending annual language conferences, providing regular training seminars, and consistently updating our teaching methodologies and materials. * To provide superior student services by reviewing and incorporating student feedback into our programs, improving our educational facilities, and attending to each student's individual needs. * To offer high quality education at a competitive price. * To increase global communication through language immersion and cultural education.
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Year Founded
1991