Volunteer in a Monteverde Butterfly Garden

  Costa Rica

• Monteverde: 
Monteverde

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Any Monday

Description: A private organization created to provide education about Costa Rica's butterflies and ecology. The Costa Rican-American owned project is very well organized. Focusing on giving information about butterflies to the tourist visitors in the Monteverde Area, the Butterfly Garden has volunteers from different countries working as guides, making it a very intercultural experience.

Highlights: Give tours of butterfly garden and museum. Other duties include general maintenance of building, gardening, care of exhibits.

Qualifications: * Minimum age: 20 years.
* Minimum commitment: 8 weeks.
* Minimum Spanish level: Low-Intermediate
* Fluent in English for tours
* Knowledge of environmental education, tourism and/or biology
* Knowledge of German, French, Italian, or Spanish helpful

Cost in US$: $1490

Cost Breakdown: $50 (application fee) + $300 (placement fee) + $700 (2 weeks classes - 4 hrs/day Group w/homestay) + $440 (4 weeks lodging)

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 20-35

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Resume

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