The next morning a drive will pick them up and take them to the Monteverde or Flamingo bus terminals. Students at the Heredia campus will be housed with families in San Joaquin, in Monteverde most families are in Santa Elena and at the Flamingo campus student stay with families in Playa Portrero, which is 2 miles up the beach. Cultural Costa Rican instructors teach students Latin dances and lectures are given on a variety of regional topics and are dependent upon the interests of the students. Cooking classes are provided at the Heredia campus. In Monteverde the student will have the chance to view the community's successful attempts at sustainable development and be apart of this through volunteer positions.
Every campus has optional afternoon and weekend trips as well as numerous volunteer opportunities.
Start Dates Every Monday of the year except for Costa Rican National Holidays and the last two weeks of the year. In the case of a Monday holiday, classes will begin on the following Tuesday. Missed days will not be made up and there is no refund of money for lost class time. Climates CPI-Heredia has a comfortable climate year round with 80's during the day and low 70's during the night. CPI-Monteverde average's in the high 60's low 70's.