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Feel safer in in-person learning:
Program hosts and instructors are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
All participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Siéntase más seguro en el aprendizaje presencial:
Los anfitriones e instructores del programa están completamente vacunados contra COVID-19.
Todos los participantes tiene que estar completamente vacunados contra COVID-19.

English as a Foreign Language
& Tourism Retreat
Campamento de inglés intensivo
English classes in Costa Rica?  A very logical combination for Go Tico! co-owner Sara, who is a certified English as a Second Language instructor and has been teaching ESL for over 17 years and recently taught English short-courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Join us during Semana Santa 2022 for 5 days of English immersion: live in one of our two cabins in our Costa Rican community of La Flor, engage in 18+ hours of direct English instruction with morning and afternoon classes, shared meal times with our family (all in English, of course!), and lunch-time English cooking classes.  On our initial day, we will hike in the region, engaging in discussions to practice and refine your English skills.

Itinerary Preview

  • Day 1

    • Arrival - 1 p.m.

    • Accommodations check in​ & Town Orientation

    • Program orientation & meet your peers

    • English Class

    • Dinner

    • Evening Activities

  • Day 2

    • Breakfast

    • Hiking in Bajos del Toro Region

    • Group cooking class

    • Afternoon English classes, Discussion & Vocabulary

    • Free time for homework & review

    • Dinner

    • Evening English engagement & activities

  • Day, 3 & 4

    • Morning English classes, Speaking, Grammar & Listening​

    • Lunch, cooking class

    • Afternoon English class: Discussion & Vocabulary

    • Free time for homework & review

    • Dinner, cooking class

    • Evening English engagement & activities

  • Day 5

    • Morning English class

    • Lunch, cooking class

    • Afternoon Presentations 

    • Program Conclusion - 4 p.m.

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Pricing & Registration

  • Dates:
    • Registration Deadline: March 18, 2022
  • Min.- Max. participants: 8-10
  • To register:
  • Trip fee: $699
  • Fee includes:
    • All meals and accommodations
    • English instruction and materials
    • All entrance fees for activities
    • In-country transportation
  • Fee does not include: Insurance for trip duration
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