Learn Spanish in Costa Rica

Flamingo beach

Costa Rica is a wonderful location in which to learn Spanish, with an incredibly wide variety of landscapes, climates, animals and vegetation. The untouched mountain rain forests, palm-fringed Pacific and Caribbean beaches, reefs, volcanoes and jungles make this a paradise for nature lovers.

Our schools offer Spanish language courses throughout the year, in Flamingo Beach, Monteverde Mountain Rain Forest, San Joaquin de Flores, San José and Samara Beach.

Flamingo Beach Image Gallery

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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica offers students a truly unique experience. Students on Spanish courses at our three schools learn Spanish in small groups, with fully-qualified native Costa Rican tutors. The schools also organise an extensive activities program, consisting of activities, visits and excursions, scuba diving, turtle watching trips, beach barbeques and many more! This cultural program helps students to explore Costa Rica, enjoy themselves and also learn about life and nature in Costa Rica. It also helps students to meet Costa Ricans and practise the Spanish that they learn on their Spanish course, thus enabling students to learn as much Spanish as possible in the time available to them.

Spanish courses in Flamingo Beach, Costa Rica

On-site pool

Our school is located just 5 minutes walk from the beach. There are 16 classrooms, a student study/video room, cafeteria and on-site swimming pool. Students are accommodated in host families in the nearby villages of Potrero and Brasilito, or in the studio apartments or hotel rooms, if preferred. The Spanish courses are in 'mini-groups' of a maximum of just 4 students per class. The school is air-conditioned and offers students learning Spanish at the school an extensive optional activities program.

Courses

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  Intensive Spanish Course (20 lessons/week)
• Super-Intensive Spanish Course (27 lessons/week)
• Combined Spanish Course (20 lessons/week+ 5 or 10 private)
• Volunteer work

Min Age:16   Max in Class:4   Lesson:55 mins

Accommodation

• Costa Rican host families
• studio apartments
• bed and breakfast in guest house hotels

How to get there

Fly to San José Airport. Regular express coach to Flamingo. Airport collection also available.

Star Points

• first-rate Spanish course in beautiful surroundings
• excellent facilities in school
• superb activities/visits/excursions - Arenal volcano trip, scuba-diving, beach horseback riding, mangrove safari, beach bar-b-que, turtle watching, cookery lessons
• small group size (max. 4 students)
• Volunteer Work available

Monteverde Mountain Rain Forest Image Gallery

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Spanish Courses in Monteverde Mountain Rain Forest

Monteverde Mountain Rain Forest

The School - Monteverde

Courses

• Intensive Spanish Course (20 lessons/week)
• Super-Intensive Spanish Course (27 lessons/week)
• Combined Spanish Course (20 lessons/week+ 5 or 10 private)
• Volunteer work

Min Age:16   Max in Class:4   Lesson:55 mins

Accommodation

• host families
• studio apartments

How to get there

Fly to San José. Airport collection available

Star Points

• first-rate Spanish courses in Mountain Rainforest location
• maximum 4 students per class
• excellent visits/activities/excursions - San Luis waterfalls, guided rainforest hike, night hike, Arenal Volcano (still active), ecological farm visit, white water rafting, canopy "sky walk", mountain hike, full day horse riding to Lake Arenal, Salsa/Merengue classes, Costa Rica cookery classes
• Volunteer work

San Joaquin de Flores Image Gallery

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Spanish Courses in San Joaquin de Flores

The school - San Joaquín

San Joaquín de Flores is a prosperous, friendly, middle-class town of around 5,000 people, 17km from San José, where we have another school. The town offers a glimpse of the 'real' Costa Rica and a peaceful setting, within reach of the hustle and bustle of San José. Here students can easily meet "Ticos" (Costa Ricans). This naturally makes learning Spanish easier and more enjoyable.

Our school in San Joaquín has magnificent views over coffee and banana plantations, towards the Barva volcano. There are 17 classrooms, a student cafeteria, as well as a student room with e-mail access.

After lessons, take a leisurely stroll around the beautiful colonial streets of San Joaquín, relax in the sun on the school's terrace, or join other students and teachers on our activities program. Dance the salsa, enjoy film evenings or, if you're feeling adventurous, hike up to Barva volcano.

Salsa lesson at our school in San Joaquin

Courses

• Intensive Spanish Course (20 lessons/week)
• Super-Intensive Spanish Course (27 lessons/week)
• Combined Spanish Course (20 lessons/week+ 5 or 10 private)
• Volunteer work

Min Age:16   Max in Class:4   Lesson:55 mins

Accommodation

• host families
• studio apartments

How to get there

Fly to San José. Airport collection available

Star Points

• first-rate Spanish courses in a typically Costa Rican, colonial town
• small class sizes (max. 4 students)
• excellent facilities in school
• varied activities/visits/excursions – waterfall abseiling, rain forest canopy tour, coffee plantation tour, river boat trip, visits to museums, hike to Barva volcano, theatre trip, Salsa/Merengue classes, visit to butterfly farm, nightclub trip to San José
• Volunteer work