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TWO WEEK TEENAGE PROGRAM 2008-2009

Package I

Price: $950 (discount package for one teacher/leader with groups of eight students)
Program starts the first and third Monday of each month

Breakfast, lunch or bag lunch, and dinner are provided by homestay family unless noted.

Monday Students arrival and pick up at the San Jose airport by Spanish&Fun staff in minivan.
Drive to Atenas and meet host family
Tuesday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00am to 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
2:00pm - visit town of Atenas and its 7 barrios (neighbourhoods)
Wednesday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00 – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
6:00 to 9:00pm - Spanish&Fun host dinner with students and homestay
Thursday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00am to 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
2:00pm - Dancing classes at the Center
Friday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00am – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
2:00pm –Spanish & English immersion language class with local teens from Atenas who are taking English as a Second Language classes at the Center
Saturday 8:00am Saturday - leave for trip to Volcan Poas (largest crater of the world)
Sunday 7:00am Visit to Jaco Beach on the Pacific Ocean (student purchase meal)
Monday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00am – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
2:00pm – Community Service Project cooking at a local homeless shelter
Tuesday 8:30am – Day trip to the capital of San Jose. Visit the historic National Theatre, the National Museum of Costa Rican nature and art.
Wednesday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff picks up students from homestay
9:00am – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
Thursday 8:30am – Spanish&Fun staff pick up students from homestay
9:00am – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
2:00pm - Community Service Project at local elder/senior center.
Friday 8:30 am – Spanish&Fun staff pick up students from homestay
9:00am – 12:00noon – Spanish classes at the Center
Saturday 9:30am - Visit “Paseo de las Flores” in the nearby town of Heredia for shopping
Dinner and dancing at a Restaurant (student purchase meal)
Sunday 9:00am - Visit artisan towns of Sarchi and Zarcero.  Sarchi is famous for having many local Costa Rican furniture artisans.  Zarcero is famous for art carvings out of local pine wood.
Typical lunch (purchased by student) and souvenir shopping
6:00pm-9pm - Farewell pot luck/covered dish dinner at the Center with homestay families and award student program completion certificates
Monday Students departure from San Jose airport

Package II
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