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COSTA RICA :
Heredia 

20 lessons per week, specialized professional courses, private courses.

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.
  • Airport transfer/family at arrival.
  • School materials
  • Specialized professional tuition: Private tuition only. Minimum level required: upper intermediate.
    A number of hours must be taken according to your choice (in red). This number is to be split into weeks with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 hours per week.
        - Spanish and medicine (50)
        - Spanish and legal procedure (50)
        - Spanish and the business world (80)
        - Spanish and finance (50)
        - Spanish and communication (30)
        - Spanish and law (30)  
  • Latin rhythms and traditional dancing discovery
  • A lot of week-ends school activities
  • Test and certificate of linguistic training.

Starting Dates

Each Monday of the year.

School closing Dates

April May July August Sept. Oct. Dec.
13 to 19 1 25 15 15 12 18 to 26

 Available options

  • Additional day with family: 19$US
  • Recommended airport: San Jose, and then one hour to reach Heredia.

Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2004. These prices never include the plane ticket.

During your stay in Hérédia, one week in city can be replaced 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 ($)
Double and single bed
Inclusive light breakfast.
On the spot possibility of buying food or take a snack to the hotel restaurant.
Transport going there and back (30$US) not included payable on the spot
The classes (20 lessons a week) will take place at the hotel.

PRICE: add 85$US to your package.

POSSIBLE STARTING DATES FOR THIS WEEK

Jan. Feb. March April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
18,25 15,22 14,21 25 23 13,20 18,25 15,22 19 24 21 12

 

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 and accommodation  414$US 776$US 1109$US 1339$US 322$US
Specialized professional courses
      30, 50 or 80 hours
30: 685$US
50 : 1100$US
80: 1695$US
Accommodation 1 week: 127$US
 Family accommodation without tuition 150$US per week, maximum 6 weeks
Private courses 20$US per hour. Minimum 2 hours per day
Accommodation 1 week: 127$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!

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

 

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