SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAM
In every Latin country, ISV offers an incredible Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion Program that takes place one-week prior to the Volunteer Project.
“It was an amazing experience, the best way of learning about Costarican culture. Everyone was so nice and amazing to talk to! Would recommend to anyone.“
Jacqueline Hamilton
Glasgow University, United Kingdom
Five Reasons Why You Should Join the Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion Program:
1. Improve your Spanish Speaking Skills!
Fun and professional language lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced-level proficiencies in Spanish are facilitated by our partner Spanish School in Heredia (Intercultura), which has over 20 years of experience. By the time you reach your volunteer project, your confidence and ability to converse with the locals will have improved significantly!
2. Stay with a “Tico” Host Family!
The highlight for most participants is the home stay. Families are experienced, carefully selected for ISV, warm and friendly. Homes are safe and comfortable and located within walking distance to the School. Still not sure?
3. Learn to Live Like a Tico!
Staying with a local family, discovering Heredia’s attractions, socializing with your fellow ISV volunteers plus included cooking and salsa lessons will give you a great start to learning to live like a Costa Rican, even before your ISV volunteer project begins!
4. Make New Friends!
Start the process of making long-lasting ISV friends sooner by sharing this one week experience together; by the time your Volunteer Project begins you’ll already have made close friends and loads of good times together in Heredia.
5. High Approval Rating!
It’s consistently awesome – each year ISV alumni rate the Program an incredible 4.8/5 for the overall experience! We’ve got thousands of positive testimonies.
Ariel Loewenthal
San Diego State University, United States
What’s included in the Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion Program?
7 days and 7 nights living with a Costa Rican host family, including two meals a day in their home (breakfast and dinner)
Orientation Meeting and Heredia Cultural tour
Half-day tour to the beautiful La Paz Waterfall Gardens
20 hours of Spanish Language lessons for all levels
Latin dance lessons (three sessions)
An authentic Costa Rican cooking lesson
Begin with an orientation meeting at your Spanish School, then get to know your surroundings with a cultural tour of Heredia. At night, explore the local night life or community with your new ISV friends or host family.
Receive 20 hours of professional Spanish language instruction in small class sizes (6 persons max), customized to your level of proficiency level (beginner, intermediate or advanced). In addition, have heaps of fun learning to dance Salsa, and cooking a few typical dishes of Costa Rican cuisine!
ARRIVAL & MEETING YOUR HOST FAMILY
Upon your arrival in your host country, you will be picked up at the airport by a member of your host family and taken to your homestay location.
Settle in and meet your new host family and enjoy some of the delicious home-cooked local cuisine.
LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS EXCURSION
Today you’ll come together with your other ISV volunteers and enjoy a half day excursion into the countryside to explore the famous La Paz Waterfalls and Gardens, with its lush tropical rainforest, spectacular waterfalls, birds, butterflies, monkeys, sloths, snakes, frogs and jaguars.
Explore its many walking trails and be reminded that you have landed in paradise!