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Learn Spanish in Heredia and Samara Beach in Costa Rica.  

20 lessons per week, private courses, course on the beach.

Learn Spanish in Costa Rica at the beach or in the city

20 minutes by bus of the capital San Jose, here is Heredia, quoted from flowers, quiet and colonial city. The nature is everywhere. The town centre is in 5 minutes on foot of the school with all the conveniences (bars, restaurants, internet cafes, clubs..... The internal garden of the school will be a place of rest and meeting.

Tuition Programs

  • 1 lesson: 55 minutes.
  • Minimum age: 18.
  • Schedule from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
  • Maximum 6 students per class.
  • All levels available.
  • School materials
  • No extra cost, latin rhythms and traditional dancing discovery every day, music and cooking lessons every week.
  • A lot of week-ends school activities
  • Test and certificate of linguistic training.
  • Internet and email access in Heredia and Playa Samara

To reach Samara, please click here



 

Starting Dates

Each Monday of the year.

School closing Dates

Jan. March May July August Sept. Oct. Dec.
1 20 to 25 1 25 15 15 12 20 till 5/01/09

 Available options

  • Additional day with family: 20$US
  • Airport transfer one way San José - Hérédia: 35$US

    Recommended airport: San Jose.

Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2008. These prices never include the plane ticket.
                               By the ocean

During your stay in Heredia, one week in city can be switched by a week on the Pacific Ocean ( 5 inclusive overnight stays).
The residence is then made in a hotel complex in big villas being able to welcome from 10 to 14 persons.
North region, Guanacaste.

5 km of sandy beach and coconut palms.
Calm sea and protected by a coral reef .
2 or 3 persons per room.
Air-conditioning.
Balcony with sight on the swimming pool.
Kitchen.
Shared bathroom.
Safe.
Internet available ($).
Inclusive light breakfast.
On the spot possibility of buying food or take a snack to the hotel restaurant.
 Transportation by school bus from Heredia in/out not included: 30$US only with a minimum of 7 students to be paid on the spot. The bus leaves Sunday at 10 AM and comes back Friday in the afternoon after class.
Classes (20 hours a week) will take place in the campus directly on the beach. Classes alternate between morning and afternoon.

PRICE: add 150$US (double or triple occupancy bedroom) or 200$US (single occupancy) to your package.

POSSIBLE STARTING DATES: every week

By the ocean....click here for more details

Pictures of Heredia School click here

Pictures of Playa Samara school, click here

Costs

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 All prices are in US$. Please convert in Canadian dollars when final payment is made. Thank you. 

Program / week 1 2 3 4 additional week
20 lessons 295$US 535$US 754$US 973$US 217$US

20 lessons and family accommodation
(available for Playa Samara also) 

 430$US 805$US 1159$US 1509$US 352$US
Private courses Enrolment fees (once): 75$US.
21$US per hour. Minimum 2 hours per day
Family accommodation 1 week: 135$US

 

Family Accommodation.

  • Arrival on Sunday.
  • Departure on Saturday.
  • In family, single occupancy, 2 meals a day (breakfast, dinner), laundry service.

Our greeting families are recruited with great care. The criteria of selection are very rigorous and each family must satisfy a precise schedule of conditions: excellent morality, desire to communicate with their host, satisfactory social standing. We should specify that the families will only speak with you the language of the country where you will be. It is the principle of the immersion courses!




 

                                                                             By the ocean

In addition to its Heredia campus, we offer classes year-round at its brand new, beachfront campus in Sámara, Guanacaste. All students have the option to study at the beach: when you register, simply state the dates of the weeks you will be in Heredia and those you will be in Sámara.

NOTE: If you do not register for your beach program dates ahead of time, you may not be able to attend the beach campus, depending on availability. During high seasons the Sámara campus does reach capacity, both for classes and homestays/hotel.

We highly recommend the beach campus, as it offers a glimpse of rural life in Costa Rica very different from that in the cities. Due to the town's small size, students quickly come to know the local population and to feel at home in this warm and welcoming 'pueblo'. Apart from the beautiful beach itself, students may visit nearby Nicoya, the colonial capital of the region, or the indigenous areas where traditional ceramics and art still flourish. For those students who wish to stay longer, volunteer opportunities are available.

THE BEACH:
Samara is located on the northern Pacific coast in the Guanacaste region. It is 5km long, lined with palm trees, and enjoys a calm, clear water ocean in a protected coral reef bay. You can swim, dive, snorkel, kayak and surf/ boogie board. Offshore, an island with a deserted beach is accessible by kayak or boat.

Samara has also won Costa Rica's prestigious 'Blue Flag' award, given only to the beaches and communities with the cleanest waters and proven environmentally-sound practices

THE CAMPUS:
Classes are held in our custom-built campus right on the beach, close to the town center and services. It offers tropical gardens leading to the sand, ranchos, hammocks, social areas, TV lounge, kitchen, and study rooms. We also offer tour planning services (domestic flights, horse-riding, bike or car rental, ultralight gliding, deep-sea fishing, dolphin tours, waterfall visits, etc) *these involve an additional cost*

THE PROGRAM:
Classes are given in fully equipped classrooms with AC. Courses follow the Heredia program with emphasis on conversational skills and didactic activities. Every Friday, workshops are offered on political, social and cultural themes; students attend according to preference and Spanish level.

 

ACTIVITIES:
Extra-curricular activities offered include Latin dance and cooking classes (once a week), conversational interchanges with Tico students, optional tours, and a graduation party at the beachside cafe. In their free time students enjoy mountain-biking to nearby beaches or forests, playing pool and darts, trying out the local "bocas" (typical dishes), spending time with friends at a beachside bar or restaurant, surfing one of the area's many beaches, or enjoying the sunset while riding horses down the beach.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Homestay with local families include breakfast, dinner and laundry, for 7 nights per week, and are a wonderful introduction to rural Costa Rican customs and lifestyles. Families live within walking distance of the school and beach (bikes may also be rented for easy coming and going).

Hotel stays do not include meals, and the fees cover only shared rooms for 5 nights per week (students pay extra for Friday and Saturday nights). Hotel rooms each have a balcony or terrace, private bathroom with hot water, bedside tables, lamp, desk, and ample closet and drawer space. The hotel has a pool, a safe to store valuables, and laundry service (extra cost).

In both the homestay and the hotel, no visitors are allowed, particularly overnight!
In the hotel, only registered guests are allowed beyond the hotel lobby.
 

THE TOWN OF SAMARA:

Samara is a local community with a variety of activities, such as sunset football games on the beach, a disco, card games, horse-riding, and more. It has a typical Tico character, with a local art gallery on the beach, several ocean-side cafe/restaurants and bars, small supermarket, post office, medical clinic, gym, internet cafés, etc.
For more information on the town and beach, see the site:                                     www.samarabeach.com

TO REACH SAMARA

1. Liberia International Airport arrivals:
a) Standard taxi option costs around $80 one way, and will take you directly to your homestay in Sámara (2 hours drive). Additional passengers, $10 each.
b) Car rentals are available at the airport, and are available for around $45-$70 for a one-day rental with drop off in Sámara.

2. Juan Santamaría International Airport arrivals (San José):
a) Standard taxi option costs $160 one way, and will take you directly to your homestay in Sámara (5 hours drive).
b) Car rentals are available at the airport, and are available for around $45-$70 for a one day rental with drop off in Sámara.

3. Stopover in Heredia/ San José:
a) Alternately, we can provide a pre-arranged one night homestay including airport pickup, pre-paid public bus ticket, and taxi to the bus station the next day, for $65
b) If you prefer not to take the bus, you may fly from San José to Sámara-Carrillo local airport, 7 kms from Sámara Centro, for 75 to 128$US one way.

Buses from San José:
To go: Noon or 6 PM every day.
To return: 4:15 AM or 8:15 AM every day. On sunday, 8:15 AM or 3 PM.

Pictures Playa Samara School

   

Pictures Heredia School

                                   

Town's information

CostaRicaKnown as " City of the Flowers ", Heredia is the center
of the coffee plantations of Costa Rica where one can 
still see baskets charged with grains. In the villages, 
you will discover vestiges of the old typical colonial architecture.
In proximity to Heredia, San Jose made of it the ideal place to live.
You will easily access the volcanoes of Poàs and Barva, 
the many ranges of Costa Rica and the national parks.
You will be able to explore the natural treasures universally recognized for their beauty and their variety 

Heredia weather

 

 

                            Pictures

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Tel: +1 (514) 844-2831 Fax: +1 (514) 844-2018 Email: info@langage.com