Educational Travel, Tours, and Learning Vacations in Central America and Mexico
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Volunteering and Educational Travel in Belize
Joshua Berman provides an overview of the many voluntourism and research options in beautiful Belize. |
Art Study in Mexico
Kelly Nicholls on the myriad of options available to those who wish to study art, even work and live as an artist, in the beautiful city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |
Art Workshops in Guatemala
John Brandon describes his experience at a travel writing workshop with the Art Workshops in Guatemala school in Antigua, Guatemala. |
If you do not see the program you want, look under Worldwide for Adult Education programs located in several different regions.
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Costa RicaAffordable Spanish Programs: CRLA Costa Rican Language Academy. Costa Rican owned and operated language school offers first-rate Spanish instruction in a warm and friendly environment. Teachers with university degrees. Small groups or private classes. Volunteer opportunities. Included free in the programs are airport transportation, coffee and natural refreshments, Internet, excursions, Latin dance, Costa Rican cooking, and conversation classes to provide students with complete cultural immersion.
Costa Rica Rainforest. "Reconnecting with Nature" Enrich your life, expand your horizons and, most importantly, don't let the kids have all the fun! CRROBS offers adult adventures with a focus on personal development and reflection. The theme of the adult adventure is "reconnecting with nature," which incorporates the cutting edge field of applied eco-psychology. You will hike through rainforest, raft down rapids, stay with local families, and participate in all other parts of the multi-element course with the schedule and focus tailored towards adults.
Contact: enrollment@crrobs.org, www.crrobs.org
COSI (Costa Rica Spanish Institute). COSI offers high quality instruction with a very professional and organized staff. We provide the unique possibility of taking Spanish classes in San José and at Manuel Antonio National Park (beach and rainforest).
Proyecto Asis Spanish Institute. Spanish language courses,learn in ecological reserve in rain forest, near volcano Arenal, small groups. Asis Job Volunteer: Ecological work in different areas .
Contact: info@institutoasis.com, www.institutoasis.com.
Rancho Leona
Explore, Experience, Learn in Costa Rica
Learn Spanish, volunteer and study Costa Rican culture at a beautiful relaxed lodge setting on the Sarapiqui river.
Contact: feslick@sbcglobal.net, www.rancholeona.com.
Sustainable Living Center. Rancho Mastatal is a 219-acre environmental center bordering La Cangreja Rainforest Reserve. Offers customized educational programs for all ages, workshops in natural building, renewable energy systems, and tropical agriculture. Organic farming, gardening, and natural building methods practiced. Internships and volunteers encouraged. Beautiful waterfalls and swimming holes. Birds galore. Community focus.
Guatemala
Art Workshops in Guatemala offers approximately 15 courses each year. All courses are ten days in length, with four hours per day of formal class time. Courses are scheduled from late February to early November, but the majority occur during the late February-early April time period, ideal weather months sunny, warm (70 degrees F) days and clear, cool (50 degrees F) nights. Offerings include photography, drawing and painting, beading, paper and fiber arts, creative writing, and Mayan culture. Classes are limited to ten participants. Instructors are successful, well-established professionals in their fields. The mission is to provide a unique, insider's glimpse into Guatemalan life.
Contact: Liza Fourre, Director. In USA; (612)825-0747. In Guatemala; 011-502-7832-6403. in cyberspace; info@artguat.org; www.artguat.org.
Honduras
Honduras Conservation Corps. Participants live with Honduran and international volunteers while working on environmental conservation projects to benefit small communities in rural Honduras. Two-week work camp setting. Registration for more than 1 camp accepted. Spanish language and knowledge of environmental issues are welcomed but not required.
Mexico
Cemanahuac Educational Community. Trips are highly educational, with college credit (graduate and undergraduate) available. Countries include Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. Focus areas include history, anthropology, archaeology, social issues, cooking and cuisine, and popular and folk art. Previous groups include teachers, social workers, artists, senior citizens, chefs, museum members, alumni groups, and other adult participants. Each trip individually planned.
Guitar Vacation Retreats. A one-week guitar intensive in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, designed for adults of all ages, using the music of Mexico as the basis for instruction. The program is designed for students of all levels of ability and experience. Our mission is to give students the tools they need to play music with other people, as well as to immerse students in the culture and music of southern Mexico.
Contact: info@guitar-vacation-retreats.com, www.guitar-vacation-retreats.com
Intensive Spanish in Yucatan. Centro de Idiomas del Sureste, A.C. (CIS), founded in 1974, offers 3-5 hours per day of intensive conversational Spanish classes with native-speaking, university-trained professors. Maximum 6 students per group, average 3. Program includes beginner courses to very advanced with related field trips and recommended optional homestay. Also special classes in business, legal, medical vocabulary, or Mayan studies.
Institute of Modern Spanish/Instituto de Español Moderno
Spanish language & Mexican cultural immersion. Located in the doorway to the Mayan culture and weekend beach excursion, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico is home to the Institute of Modern Spanish since 1995. Spanish language immersion programs with unique integrated lessons. Full immersion homestays.
Contact: 4merida@modernspanish.com, www.modernspanish.com.
Mar de Jade Ocean-front Center, Chacala, Nayarit. Celebrating our 20th year as a center for responsible tourism, we are located in the fishing village of Chacala on its beautiful beach north of Puerto Vallarta. For 15-years, our volunteer/study program has been offering opportunities to guests to learn Spanish and put it to use in rural community volunteer projects, including a medical clinic, an after school program for children, a community kitchen and garden project, ESL classes, and house construction. Guests gain insight into local culture through volunteering. Surrounded by lush jungle with the warm, clear Pacific at our door, they enjoy swimming, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, kayaking, whale-watching, and other excursions. Our calendar of retreats include yoga, meditation among others as well as our teen summer camp.
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