Volunteer and Learn Spanish in Costa Rica with EXIS

  Costa Rica

• North Western Region: 
Alajuela

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Every Monday

Description: This voluntary work is a unique opportunity to experience the country, its inhabitants and culture. At the same time, you are doing a meaningful job. The voluntary work also demands adaptability, as you must often work closely with Costa Ricans. The language school has a special coordinator to help you before and during your working period. The combined language and work program consists of at least 4 weeks language lessons, as described under "language program", followed by voluntary work from 1 to 6 months.

EXIS organizes a language and volunteer work program in collaboration with the school and local Costa Rican organizations as well as the National Parks, a language course followed by voluntary work of different kinds.

Highlights: This program combines Spanish lessons and voluntary work in social institutions and national parks. The following mini courses and activities are available and included in the school programs:

* Introduction to national parks of Costa Rica
* Lessons in Latin American dancing
* Visits to museums
* Grammar
* The history of Costa Rica
* Lessons in listening and understanding Spanish
* Excursions to Los Chorros waterfall
* Written Spanish
* Idiomatic expressions and phrases
* Films in Spanish
* Costa Rican cooking
* Local theatrical performances
* A trip to the Zoo
* An excursion to the artist town of Sarchi

Qualifications: Volunteering offers a unique possibility to experience the country, culture and population from the inside while doing a meaningful job. Volunteers must be independent, open minded and minimum 18 years old. You can, of course choose to follow Spanish lessons without volunteering.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: depends on the length of stay

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteers must be independent, open minded and minimum 18 years old.

Age Range: 18 years old above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

EXIS ApS's Mission Statement: EXIS is your ticket to put together a different kind of travel experience. EXIS got started in 1982 with restlessness and an urge to ramble before globalization was a household word and the world could be Googled in five seconds. EXIS made sure nearly 30 years ago that Danish au pairs could drink tea on the High Street in London and now offers unique language study and voluntary work on five continents. EXIS philosophy is still the same to make it possible for you to satisfy your curiosity and thirst for adventure. We work with partners all over the world to build the most secure starting gate for unique experiences and you take it from there! Forget all about the world getting smaller. It's bigger than ever and right within your reach. Join the world... it's yours!

Year Founded: 1982