TEENAGE SUMMER SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM

Academia de Español D'Amore is the original total immersion Spanish language school and Beach campus in Costa Rica that offers intensive Spanish classes beginning each week all year around.

SUMMER SPANISH PROGRAM FOR TEENS 2009

A secure well-chaperoned summer program for teenagers!

This teen summer language camp, for teens ages 13-17, is available summer of 2010 from May 3rd through July 30th.

Teenagers may register from 1 week up, although we encourage a

minimum two week stay.

*In ALL activities and tours outside of class, students will be encouraged to practice their Spanish*

The Program Includes:

*Accommodation with a host family

*Two meals a day

*80 hours of Spanish instruction

*All texts and materials for the Spanish classes

*Orientation and activities (including latino dance classes, Costa Rican cooking classes, and tropical fruit classes)

*Free Internet services - wireless

*Cultural activities throughout the program

PROGRAM:

LA ACADEMIA DE ESPAÑOL D’AMORE offers a very interactive methodology based on the Communicative Approach through the Total Immersion Methodology of Teaching, This is a way of teaching in which the target language is taught with strong active use without using any translations at all, and it is completely intended to help students achieve communicative competence since day one. Students learn the Spanish language in a country where it is spoken and interact (for those applying in the homestay program) with Costa Rican families. This methodology stresses a means of organizing a language syllabus, and the emphasis is on breaking down the global concept of language into units of analysis in terms of communicative situations in which they are used. Classes are designed to provide an intensive immersion experience for students. Incorporating all aspects of language acquisition - grammar, conversation, reading, writing, general comprehension and idiomatic expressions. The core Spanish program consists of six different levels from complete beginners to advanced. Students are carefully grouped in a class of six students maximum. Classes are four hours daily, Monday through Friday, plus one hour conversation class every day.

HOUSING

Students are hosted in either private or shared bedrooms by carefully chosen host families from Quepos, who also act in a supervisory capacity, guided by the program's curfew. The homestay program provides two daily meals, laundry service twice a week. The host families are located in Quepos town, 15 minutes walking distance from the bus station and 15 minutes bus ride to school.

ACTIVITIES

A full range of activities and weekend excursions are offered as extracurricular activities not include in the cost of the program, students will need to pay for it directly. All activities are chaperoned by our Teen Coordinator. The weekend excursions include places such as the volcano Arenal, Monteverde Cloud Forest, national parks with canopy tours and zip lines. Some include an overnight hotel stay. The schedule will give the student a full experience of the natural resources of the country. This is a sample schedule and activities are subject to change.

TRAVEL & ARRIVAL

Students should arrange to fly into the San José, Costa Rica airport and should fly to Quepos, Costa Rica. The airline company offers transfer from the local airport to hotel or school for a minimum amount. Arrival should be arranged for the Sunday before the program begins and departure should be arranged for the Sunday after the course ends. A valid passport is needed for entry into Costa Rica.

AGES ACCEPTED: 13 TO 17 YEARS

START DATES FOR 2010

May, 3^rd, 17^th, 31^st

June, 7^th, 21^st

July, 5^th, 19^th

August, 2^nd, 16^th

FEES FOR TEEN PROGRAM
CLASSES WITH HOMESTAY: $845 PER SESSION (Two week program, students can do more than one program)

REGISTRATION

Please use the online registration form (secured server) to complete your registration. Indicate this school and Teen in the program choice. The deposit

required is $100 per program. Or contact us with your concerns.