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" I can report that
the school is a well-organized and well-run
academic institution providing an excellent
environment and high-quality training [in
the Spanish language]..... I feel comfortable
recommending this with great enthusiasm".
-- Sherman Fein, PhD, Honorary Consul of
Costa Rica (tel: 413-781-5400)
Price List 2008:
SPANISH PROGRAM: Group
courses consist of four hours per day intensive
language study from Monday to Friday, offered
mornings and afternoons. Prices include
course and registration fees for both the
Heredia and the Sámara Beach campus,
textbook, and materials.
Classes containing only 1 student may be
reduced to 3 hours per day instead of 4.
Exceptions may apply for academic credit
candidates, and/or at the discretion of
the program director.
NOTE: Please see NATIONAL and SCHOOL HOLIDAYS at the end of this page, for the days on which classes will not be held at Intercultura. There are no discounts for the weeks that contain a holiday day. Those which fall on weekends do not affect your stay. Holidays that fall between Tuesday and Thursday may be moved to Friday in order to give a long weekend. Homestays are not affected.
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Price List 2008
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GROUP CLASSES AND LODGING
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- 1 week $270
- 2 weeks $490
- 3 weeks $690
- 4 weeks $890
- After 4 weeks $199/week
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- 1 week--- $394
- 2 weeks--- $738
- 3 weeks--- $1062
- 4 weeks--- $1386
- After 4 weeks--$323/week
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| LODGING ONLY: $124 /week (family 7 nights, or hotel 5 nights)
PRIVATE CLASSES
Privates (1 student)
$19/hour
Semi-privates (2 stds) $28/hour
TEEN SUMMER PROGRAM
All inclusive, with tours : $710/week
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ACTIVITIES:
(included
free of charge for all language students)
- Latin dance classes (daily)
- Latin music and cooking classes
- Spanish film night;
- lectures/'tertulias';
- Yoga class (daily)
- 'intercambios';
- Exercise classes (poi, aerobics, dance, hula, and other)
- monthly cultural events calendar;
- Internet access;
- use of tour/travel planning resources.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Homestays (7 nights) in Heredia and Sámara
include breakfast, dinner, laundry facilities
and private room. In the Sámara Beach
hotel campus option (5 nights only), a light
breakfast is included, and accommodations
are shared.
OTHER:
Weekend excursions and additional cultural
activities are offered at a small cost.
Friends and family are welcome to join us
for these when space permits.
PAYMENT METHOD:All prices are listed in U.S. dollars. Program fees may be paid upon arrival at Intercultura in US dollars, Euros, Costa Rican colones, Visa or Master card, traveler's cheques or international money order. If paying by cheques, please make out to:
Centro de Idiomas Intercultura if you are starting at the Heredia city campus, or
Sámara Language School if you are starting at the Sámara beach campus.
Reservations
will be guaranteed with a credit card number
or a 20% deposit. No refunds are given after
the program has begun, except in the case
of a documentable emergency, in which case
50% of the unused portion of the fees may
be returned at the discretion of the administration.
Please note that per-week prices
are discounted for longer stays, providing
all weeks are registered and paid for at
the beginning of the program. Extensions
made after the program has begun will not
be given discounted rates, but will be charged
at the basic 1-week rate of $270. After
the first 4 weeks, however, all extensions
are given at the discounted rate of $199/week
(classes).
NOTE: We do not recommend paying
by credit card, as banks charge a high percentage
or fee for foreign transactions. Reservations
will be guaranteed with a credit card number
or a 20% deposit. No refunds are given after
the program has begun, except in the case
of a documentable emergency, in which case
50% of the unused portion of the fees may
be returned at the discretion of the administration.
NATIONAL & SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, 2008
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2008
JANUARY
1: |
New Years Day |
MARCH 17-21: |
Easter Week |
APRIL
11: |
Juan Santamaría
Day (Costa Rica's national hero) |
MAY
1: |
Costa Rican
Labour Day |
JULY
25: |
Annexation of
Guanacaste |
AUGUST
15: |
Mother's Day |
SEPTEMBER
15: |
Costa Rican
Independence Day |
OCTOBER
12: |
"Día
de la Raza" Indigenous Peoples'
Day |
DECEMBER
15 ( 2008) TO JANUARY 2 (2009): |
Christmas Holiday |
START
DATES: Classes
start every Monday, except when school is
closed for a National Holiday, in which
case classes will start on the Tuesday.
IMPORTANT
AIRPORT PICK UP INFORMATION (LIBERIA INT'L AIRPORT):
If you chose to have the school pre-arrange transportation with a provider from Sámara, they will be at the airport at the time and day you indicate. If you do not arrive on this time/day, for whatever reason, you will be charged the full amount of the pickup, to be paid directly to the taxi, as he will have already made the journey to the airport. NOTE: If you prefer not to be potentially responsible for this charge, you should NOT choose to have airport pickup, but rather take an airport taxi directly, which will cost approximately $100.
HOTEL INFORMATION (PLAYA SÁMARA):
If you have chosen hotel accommodations, to guarantee your reservation you will need to send us your credit card number and expiration date. If you do not cancel at least 3 days before arrival, you will be charged a penalty fee of $45. |
