Location
  • Costa Rica
Length
2 - 4 weeks

Program Details

Program Type
Direct Enrollment
Timeframe
Summer
Housing
Dormitory Hotel Lodge Tent
Language
English
Age Min.
15
Age Max
18

Pricing

Starting Price
4795
Price Details
We use a tiered tuition model which aligns tuition against household income. Tuition ranges from $900 - $5995. The listed tuition is the average amount paid by families.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Airport Transfers Meals Transportation
What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance Wifi
What's Not Included (Extra)

Tuition does not include airfare, $95 InternationalSOS membership (required), or personal expenses such as laundry, snacks, souvenirs, and internet or international phone calls, and other incidentals.

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Nov 29, 2014
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About Program

Costa Rica has been the model for sustainable economic development in Latin America for a generation. On this 4-week program, which spans from Costa Rica’s legendary Pacific beaches to the tropical rainforests on the Caribbean slope, you’ll be living in or alongside some of Costa Rica’s most important biological reserves while learning about integrated sustainability initiatives to protect these valuable resources.

You’ll visit an indigenous community and learn traditional agricultural practices.
You’ll learn about the implementation of small-scale, decentralized and renewable energy production.
You’ll harvest crops and practice permaculture at an organic farm.
You’ll develop homesteading skills such as fermentation and soap-making.
You’ll learn about natural building and work with natural building materials and techniques.

The program is ideal for students with a strong interest in environmental sustainability, particularly regenerative agriculture and sustainable living.

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Program Highlights

  • Learn how to implement regenerative agriculture techniques such as permaculture and agro-forestry.
  • Explore tropical rainforests, hidden valleys and pristine beaches.
  • Raft Costa Rica's legendary whitewater.
  • Environmental leadership and permaculture design courses through a collaborative, multidisciplinary, challenge-based learning approach.

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