Course description:

Public elementary school in Limón

The service learning project in Limón provides a cross-cultural immersion, a valuable real-world experience, and the opportunity to improve the Spanish language fluency.

Students are required to be active participants in their placements and will attend to a daily compulsory meeting. The meeting is conducted in Spanish and students are expected to make contributions based on their personal experiences during the day of community service and using the Spanish language.

Learning objectives

• See how well participants can operate within a Costa Rican Institution or social organization.

• Acquire a better understanding about Costa Rican ways of working, specifically in Limón, a Costa Rican Province found and developed by immigrants and Afro-Caribbean descendents.

• Observe management habits in a Spanish speaking country, specifically in a large community where English and Spanish and some dialects are used at the same time.

• Increase the understanding of Limón culture and its society.

• Improve communication skills when building a labor relationship with co-workers.

• Learn how to work with a team in a different culture.
• Compare Costa Rican forms of communication with foreigners.

Experience working within a limited budget, etc.

Links for:

• Fees
• Enrollment Form