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Global Routes Gap Program in Costa Rica/Panama
Global Routes Gap Program in Costa Rica/Panama
Global Routes
Global Routes
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Global Routes

 5 · 1 review
Location
Multiple Locations +2
  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
Length
4 - 26 weeks
Program Tags
Adventure Travel Teach Abroad Volunteer Abroad
Need-based funding, General grants/scholarships, Payment plans
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Program Details

Housing
Guesthouse Host Family Hostel Hotel Lodge
Primary Language
Spanish
Age Min.
17
Age Max
22

Pricing

What's Included
Accommodation Activities Meals Park Fees Tour Guide Transportation
What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance
Sep 10, 2014
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About Program

The land of Pura Vida! Join Global Routes for the most immersive Gap program in the field on the Teaching Internship Program in Costa Rica/Panama. After an jam-packed orientation learning the customs of Costa Rica, exploring the rainforest, and rappelling down a giant waterfall, you'll settle into your village during your placement as an English teacher.

While teaching provides the overarching framework for your volunteer experience, you also engage in additional projects such as community recycling programs, tree-planting initiatives, after-school sports programs, and much more! You truly have the opportunity to make this program your own.

In addition to your work in the community, you travel with your group on a number of adventures throughout this beautiful country, including an excursion to Panama where you will explore the unique marine reserve on Isla Coiba. Visit the Global Routes website for more information, and start planning your gap year today!

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with Global Routes for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

Program Highlights

  • teaching
  • internship
  • homestay
  • community service
  • adventure

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Global Routes Excursions in Costa Rica
Teachers in Costa Rica
A gap year volunteer in Costa Rica

Diversity & Inclusion 💙

We recognize that we are a long way from the diversity we aim for within our students, staff, and partners. We want and need more diversity to truly become the organization we would like to be. We recognize that this will not happen overnight or without dedicating time, attention, and resources. To that end, we have created a strategic plan to address our current shortfalls and to make significant improvements, which you can see on our Diversity & Inclusion page.
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At Carpe Diem, each applicant reads through our extensive Essential Eligibility Criteria prior to enrollment. This criteria allows applicants to determine if the organization is an appropriate fit for their gap semester/year goals and their individual needs. During the interview and application process, we have honest and direct conversations with students and families about the support that our staff is able to provide throughout the program experience. We are committed to creating a culture of acceptance and support. To that end, our Overseas Educators and local leaders are selected for their skill in group facilitation and promoting inclusive group dynamics.
At Carpe Diem, each applicant reads through our extensive Essential Eligibility Criteria prior to enrollment. This criteria allows applicants to determine if the organization is an appropriate fit for their gap semester/year goals and their individual needs. We have honest and open conversations with applicants about our ability to support individual needs on each program, with the ultimate goal of a healthy and successful experience for all students. In the past, we have worked with students with severe allergies, diabetes, chronic injuries, and mental health diagnoses. We know each student's journey is individual and we work with families to support these individual needs where possible to help determine if the program is a good fit for their gap semester goals.

Impact 🌎

Global Routes - and our sister organization, Carpe Diem Education - is committed to maximizing the net positive impact while minimizing the carbon footprint of every program. In our office, on our programs, and through our carbon offset match, our programs are geared toward environmental education to empower future leaders to move their communities to take action. During our programs, students learn more about their impact as individuals and a travel community - then take a solution-oriented lens to tackling key issues. We also contribute to and amplify the voices of organizations and partners who focus on permaculture, natural building, and sustainable solutions.
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Global Routes - and our sister organization, Carpe Diem Education - is designed to connect to our local communities and provide reciprocal exchange and engagement. Through engaging in experiential education, community engagement, and intercultural exchange, our students develop enhanced perspectives, deeper cultural understanding, and a profound sense of self-discovery and personal growth. We work with vetted local providers to build their businesses as they provide value to our students and programming. With our homestay families, we ensure we minimize our footprint by regularly rotating the communities we work with and evaluating our social impact alongside their community leaders.

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Enriching gap year experience!

Sep 10, 2014

My Global Routes experience was without a doubt the highlight of my gap year. During my 4 months in Costa Rica I lived in a small town outside of San Isidro with a family who I grew very close to throughout my time there; I even went back to visit the following year and I am still in very close communication with them. I spent my days teaching english at the local elementary school and I also gave some private english lessons to adults in the town who approached me about doing so. The program makes it impossible not to improve your spanish skills, because you are living with families who know very little spanish and you are fully immersed in their culture. I found myself dreaming in spanish after only a few weeks there. I couldn't have better things to say about this program and would highly recommend it to anyone who is really passionate about improving their spanish and having a truly memorable experience.

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About Global Routes

Be more than a tourist with Global Routes. Global Routes seeks to foster personal development in our students through cross-cultural experiences that encourage them to step outside of their boundaries and open their hearts and minds to new and diverse people, cultures and ideas. Service to the global community, cultural immersion and adventure...

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