Description

Ayusa Volunteer Abroad: Explore Costa Rica!

During Ayusa's Service Learning Program, you will collaborate with our community hosts and established NGOs on a development project designed to serve the specific needs of the local people. Depending on your skills and interests, you might be involved in wildlife rescue, education, or light construction for schools or health centers. As you work to increase the overall quality of life for the community, you will also be gaining valuable practical skills, building self confidence, and learning first-hand about life in Costa Rica.

This hands-on learning will be supplemented by relevant curriculum, ensuring that you get the most out of your experience. Each day you will receive one hour of Spanish language instruction from native speakers at the Costa Rican Language Academy so that you can better interact with community members. Volunteers will also attend cultural lectures by local educators and nonprofit workers, and take part in our customized Global Initiative Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to link your service work experience to greater global concepts, allowing you to fully understand and appreciate the spirit of international volunteerism and the true impact of your work. For those students looking for a true outdoor cultural adventure, then Costa Rica is the right destination.

Despite its relatively small size, Costa Rica boasts some of the most diverse habitats on the planet. Ranging from rainforests to stunning beaches, cloud forests to mangrove swamps, Costa Rica is an ecological treasure with a dazzling array of exotic animals, waterfalls and volcanoes. Ticos, as Costa Ricans call themselves, are a warm and friendly people.

Program Requirements:

* No language requirement.
* 15-18 years old.
* Motivated students with a 2.5 GPA or higher on a 4 point scale.
* Mature, flexible, open-minded, and able to adapt to living with a host family.
* Eager for the academic challenge of studying in a foreign school.
* US Citizen/Resident- living in the US.

Highlights

On our 2 week Summer Volunteer High School Program you'll live with a host family, volunteer in your community, and explore Costa Rica through fun weekend excursions like white water rafting through rainforest canyons, ziplinging through cloudforest canopies, hiking at the base of the worlds most active volcano, and our program finale in Manuel Antonio National Park! No previous language experience is required but a sense of adventure is!

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad
• Language Immersion

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Subject Areas

• Culture
• High School Program
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

Inquire for more information.

Program Fees Include:

Our program fees include round-trip airfare, student health insurance, housing, meals, enrollment in a local high school if applicable, orientation and support throughout the entire program.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Scholarships are Available

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

Ayusa Study Abroad's Mission Statement

Ayusa Study Abroad is a premier youth exchange organization dedicated to international education and cultural exchange. Since 1980, as a part of Intrax Cultural Exchange, we've provided dynamic study abroad experiences for more than 40,000 students, enabling them to live and study all over the world for summer, semester and academic year programs. Let us help you plan your Cultural Adventure!

Year Founded

1980