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COSTA RICA Youth Programs Churchill Middle School

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THE COST OF $2600* IncludeS

  • Trip led by Senor Dolan
  • Pre-planning informational meetings and packets
  • Roundtrip airfare from Sacramento on American Airlines

  • Private airport transfers
  • Five days Spanish classes in small groups with native, university-trained instructors (total of 15 hours)
  • All books and materials
  • Daily cultural classes for additional two hours daily in Salsa dancing, conversation and cooking
  • Homestay in a private room with warm Costa Rican families-two students per family.
  • Breakfast and dinner daily with families
  • Welcome dinner with folkloric dance/music show
  • Daily private bus service to pick up and drop off students at their homes
  • Half-day tours of the butterfly farm, coffee factory, scarlet macaw breeding program, museum and shopping
  • Two weekend excursions to Arenal Volcano and Tambor Beach including hotels, private transportation, most meals and more (2 nights each)
  • Additional program offered for parents and siblings who want to join us

*price based on more than 15 students. Add $150 for 15 students or less.

COSTA RICA JULY 15-28, 2010:

DAY 1: LEAVE SACRAMENTO FOR COSTA RICA. Day spent in travel. Arrive in the evening and transfer to a nearby hotel for one night.

DAY 2: TRIP TO ARENAL VOLCANO, FORTUNA WATERFALL AND TABACON HOT SPRINGS: After breakfast at 8:15am, we will leave for our trip to Arenal. Be ready in the lobby by 9:15am with one smaller bag. Leave the rest of your luggage at the hotel. We will arrive at La Fortuna town around 1:45pm. After checking into the Hotel Tacotal, we will have free time. At 5:30pm, we will head to the hot springs. Be sure to wear your bathing suit and have a change of clothes. We will have dinner at the springs. Overnight here. 

DAY 3: ARENAL. Breakfast between 8 and 9am. Then, we will visit the beautiful rainforest Fortuna Waterfall at 9:30. We will take a short hike to the falls and then have time for swimming & photos. Lunch around 12:30pm. The rest of the day is free to swim at the hotel or return to the hot springs. Pizza for dinner. 

DAY 4: ARENAL: Free time in the morning after breakfast to swim at the hotel or relax and sleep in. Be ready in the lobby at 12pm with all your bags to go have lunch and return to San Jose. Arrive at 6pm for dinner with families.

DAY 5: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! The families will take students to school today at 10am. We will have an orientation and placement test. We will have time to change money and have lunch at the mall before class. CLASSES FROM 1PM TO 4PM. SALSA DANCE CLASS FROM 4PM TO 5PM. Return to the familiesby 6pm. 


DAY 6: BUTTERFLY FARM: Pick-ups begin at 7am. This tour visits a butterfly garden with a tour of the site and an explanation of the life of a butterfly. Return to San Jose for lunch. SCHOOL IN THE AFTERNOON FROM 1PM TO 4PM. SALSA & CONVERSATION CLASSES FROM 4PM TO 6PM.

DAY 7: CAFÉ BRITT COFFEE FACTORY TOUR: Pick-ups begin at 7am. This award-winning musical tour explains the importance of coffee in the region in a musical show. Return to San Jose for lunch. CLASS FROM 1 TO 4PM. SALSA & COOKING FROM 4PM TO 6PM. Bring your dress clothes to school!

WELCOME DINNER AT 6PM. We will leave from the school for the elegant restaurant that overlooks the city lights. Dinner is an all-you-can-eat buffet of typical foods. The show will last 1 ½ hours and there is an opportunity to dance with folkloric dancers. We will drop students off at homes at 10:30pm.

 

DAY 8: SCARLET MACAW PROGRAM: Pick-ups begin at 8am. We will visit a Scarlet Macaw Breeding Program and Refuge to learn about these rare birds. Return to San Jose for lunch. CLASS FROM 1 TO 4PM. SALSA DANCING AT 4PM & CONVERSATION AT 5PM. Return to the family’s at 6pm.

DAY 9: SHOPPING IN THE MORNING: Pick ups begin at 9:30am. We will visit a crafts market for souvenir shopping, followed by lunch. CLASS FROM 1 TO 4PM, FOLLOWED BY DANCING. GRADUATION AT 4PM. We will head to the movies to celebrate the end of class. Return home at 8pm.

DAY 10: FREE DAY. The families will spend the day with the students in a fun activity.

DAY 11-13: TAMBOR BEACH ADVENTURE (ALL-INCLUSIVE) We will travel by bus and ferry to this deluxe 5-star hotel located on the Pacific Ocean. There are activities, such as beach volleyball, dance classes, ping-pong tournaments, beach soccer, dart tournaments, etc. We will spend supervised time at the beach and pool. All meals, drinks and activities are included. Return to the families for the last night.

DAY 14: We will pick up early for our trip to the airport for the flight back to the U.S.

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