Instituto Asís
Spanish Language School in Costa Rica

Proyecto Asís is an organization that runs a wildlife rescue center and has been working on social and ecological projects in rural Costa Rica for the past 12 years. To support its projects, the organization offers Spanish classes (at its Spanish Institute) and Volunteer opportunities. Students may work and take care of wild animals that need help, while learning Spanish through the total immersion programs offered by the institute.  They can also participate with a local recycling co-operative.

Insituto Asís offers two kind of Spanish programs.  The first one is the he Regular Spanish Program, which is designed to assure students' success in acquiring a new language. With this option students will receive semi-private lessons 4 hours per day, thus allowing them enough free time for other activities. At each level oral communication is emphasized. Grammar is presented at the beginning of each session in a way that is easily understood. Classes begin any day Monday through Friday. The second type of Spanish program is a combination, Spanish plus Volunteer Program. With this option, Students choose how many weeks of each program they would like to take, depending on their special interests and the lenght of their stay in Costa Rica.

All the Spanish Programs include: Home stay (including meals, laundry), materials and a final certificate.

Insituto Asís also offers Special Programs, such as Animal Sciences -a program focusing on acquiring Spanish skills used in the areas of the dairy and beef cattle industries-, Family Programs (designed for families who come together) and Group Programs (for groups of friends or co-workers).

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
Proyecto Asís - Spanish Programs
P.O.Box: 117- 4400/ Ciudad Quesada - Costa Rica
Phone: (506) 2475-9122 / (506) 8379-3005

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