Learn Spanish and go native – Spanish Immersion Tico Style!
Looking to learn or improve your Spanish and experience Costa Rican culture? Spend a week at the CPI language immersion school in Monteverde Cloud Forest. You will have four hours of small group (2-5) instruction in the morning and have the afternoons off to play and explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest area and all the activities it has to offer. You can combine this with a home stay with a local Tico family and get truly immersed in the language and culture!
Spanish classes are ideal for middle school through college students and adults. A separate program is available for younger kids that includes either Spanish classes or babysitting. For children 12 and under, an age appropriate course corresponds with the particular learning needs of young people. Class time is divided into modules with emphasis on basic communication skills, vocabulary, and the introduction of grammatical concepts, coupled with art, linguistic games, and hands on learning.
For children 4-6 years old, CPI has developed a special program covering basic vocabulary and interesting topics appropriate for this age. Babysitting for this age group is offered in place of a course that includes crafts, walks, etc.
Parents and children are rarely in the same group as groups are based on Spanish level and age. It is possible for high school or college aged children to be places in the same group as their parents if they are at a similar level of Spanish.
More about CPI-MONTEVERDE. (link to FAQ page)
9 Day Family Costa Rica Spanish Immersion- LIR airport
- Day 1: Saturday, Arrival in Liberia, Costa Rica. Bienvenidos! Night near airport.
- Day 2: Sunday, Morning transfer to Monteverde, Afternoon free for activities
- Day 3-7: Monday-Friday, Spanish class mornings and afternoons free for activities
- Day 7: Friday, Afternoon transfer to lodge near Volcan Rincon de la Vieja National Park
- Day 8: Saturday, Full day to enjoy Rincon de la Vieja Volcano area
- Day 9 Sunday, Shuttle to Liberia airport, Adios and Gracias!
(alternatives: Samara Beach instead of Volcano, add extra days and see beach and Volcano)
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9 Day Family Costa Rica Spanish Immersion- SJO airport
- Day 1: Saturday, Arrival in San Jose, Costa Rica. Bienvenidos! Night near airport.
- Day 2: Sunday, Morning transfer to Monteverde, Afternoon free for activities
- Day 3-7: Monday-Friday, Spanish class mornings and afternoons free for activities
- Day 7: Friday, Afternoon transfer to San Jose area
- Day 8: Saturday, Full day to enjoy Central Valley
- Day 9 Sunday, Shuttle to San Jose airport, Adios and Gracias!
(alternatives: 10 day or longer add beach option at the end, Central Pacific Coast: Manuel Antonio or Esterillos Este)
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9 Day Family Costa Rica Spanish Immersion- LIR airport
Day 1: ARRIVAL IN COSTA RICA – BIENVENIDOS!
Saturday. Arrive at Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) in Liberia. Hotel shuttle to nearby hotel.
Days 2-6: MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST
Sunday. Shuttle picks you up in the morning for the transfer to Monteverde (3 hrs). Monteverde is a cloud forest community settled by Quakers that boasts a large forest preserve with some of the most diverse plant and animal life anywhere in the world. Sunday afternoon free to explore.
You have 5 nights here either in a lodge within walking distance of CPI or with a Costa Rican host family. Some host families have 2-3 bedrooms to accommodate a family.
Monday- Thursday- 4 hr. small group (2-5 students) Spanish classes (8 am- noon) at CPI with break half way through and included snack. You will have a little homework each day but there’s still time for fun.
Afternoons free to explore. Some optional activities include: A naturalist guided hike at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, neighboring Santa Elena Cloud Forest Preserve or new Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge is a must. The frog zoo is a hit with younger kids and everyone enjoys the hummingbirds zooming around the Hummingbird Gallery. Families with older kids may enjoy the adventurous horseback ride to San Luis waterfalls. Stop in at CASEM, a women’s cooperative selling local art and souvenirs. Check out the cloud forest canopy from a bird’s-eye view from the hanging bridges or zipline. Enjoy a tour of the cultural side of Costa Rica at El Trapiche with fun hands-on bits for the kids.
Day 7: LAST CLASS & TRANSFER TO RINCON DE LA VIEJA VOLCANO
Friday. Last Spanish class this morning. Have lunch and then shuttle picks you up for the transfer to lodge near Volcan Rincon de la Vieja National Park (3 hrs).
Day 8: RINCON DE LA VIEJA VOLCANO
Saturday. Full day to enjoy Rincon de la Vieja Volcano area. Some optional activities include nature walk at Rincon de la Vieja National Park which is a unique dry tropical forest with bubbling volcanic mud pots and a good chance to see monkeys, hot springs, waterfalls, river tubing, zip-lining, mountain biking, horseback riding.
Day 9: TRANSFER OUT – ADIOS and GRACIAS!
Transfer (40 minutes) to Airport in Liberia by shuttle.
(alternatives: Samara Beach instead of Volcano, add extra days and see beach and Volcano)
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9 Day Family Costa Rica Spanish Immersion- SJO airport
Day 1: ARRIVAL IN COSTA RICA – BIENVENIDOS!
Saturday. Arrive at Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose. Hotel shuttle to nearby quiet hotel.
Days 2-6: MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST
Sunday. Shuttle picks you up in the morning for the transfer to Monteverde (3 hrs). Monteverde is a cloud forest community settled by Quakers that boasts a large forest preserve with some of the most diverse plant and animal life anywhere in the world. Sunday afternoon free to explore.
You have 5 nights here either in a lodge within walking distance of CPI or with a Costa Rican host family. Some host families have 2-3 bedrooms to accommodate a family.
Monday- Thursday- 4 hr. small group (2-5 students) Spanish classes (8 am- noon) at CPI with break half way through and included snack. You will have a little homework each day but there’s still time for fun.
Afternoons free to explore. Some optional activities include: A naturalist guided hike at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, neighboring Santa Elena Cloud Forest Preserve or new Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge is a must. The frog zoo is a hit with younger kids and everyone enjoys the hummingbirds zooming around the Hummingbird Gallery. Families with older kids may enjoy the adventurous horseback ride to San Luis waterfalls. Stop in at CASEM, a women’s cooperative selling local art and souvenirs. Check out the cloud forest canopy from a bird’s-eye view from the hanging bridges or zipline. Enjoy a tour of the cultural side of Costa Rica at El Trapiche with fun hands-on bits for the kids.
Day 7: LAST CLASS & TRANSFER TO CENTRAL VALLEY
Friday. Last Spanish class this morning. Have lunch and then shuttle picks you up for the transfer back to Central Valley near San Jose (3 hrs).
Day 8: CENTRAL VALLEY
Saturday. Full day to enjoy Central Valley area. Some optional activities include coffee tour, Zoo Ave, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, city tour, markets.
Day 9: TRANSFER OUT – ADIOS and GRACIAS!
Transfer (15 minutes) to Airport in Alajuela (suburb of San Jose) by shuttle.
(alternatives: 10 day or longer add beach option at the end, Central Pacific Coast: Manuel Antonio or Esterillos Este)