For over 30 years they have been providing Youth Spanish Immersion Camps in Costa Rica. They have welcomed literally thousands of students, parents and families to their unique and educational summer Spanish programs in Costa Rica. Each of their Teen Spanish Camps is designed to combine the learning of the language with fun, adventurous, educational and culturally significant activities. Their Children’s Camp in Playa Tamarindo is the only one of its kind in Latin America. If you are a family looking for a fun and educational vacation they have programs and camps for all ages, from 2 to 99 years of age.
They offer exciting Teen Spanish Camps and one Children’s Spanish Camp in beautiful and safe Costa Rica! Their teen camps in Costa Rica are designed so that students can mix and match different experiences and locations. If you would like to do a week or two in one camp followed by one or more in another, it is possible. In this way students are able to create a personalized and unique learning vacation.
Playa Tamarindo Teen Spanish Camp (Ages 14 – 17)
This is their signature program and is what we believe to be the most unique Teen Summer Spanish Camp in Central America. Students from ages 14 to 17 are eligible to participate in this exceptional Spanish immersion program. The camp offers interactive Spanish classes, surf lessons, and weekend adventure tours, as well as group and cultural activities.
This is the perfect program for high school students looking for a fun Spanish learning environment, while at the same time either learning to surf or practicing their skills on some of the best breaks in Latin America. Each week long session includes 5 days of Spanish classes, 4 hours/day, along with 4 afternoons of surfing. There are two lodging options available: Camp Residence or Local Host Family. Each weekend, students will participate in 2 day-long adventure tours to different parts of Costa Rica.
Specifically, this camp includes the following:
Weekend adventure tours and evening cultural activities –
4 half-day surf lessons
Use of surfboards
Lodging in our Camp Residence or Home Stay
3 meals per day
4 hours per day of Spanish instruction
Study materials
Friday Beach Community Service Project
Health/travel insurance
Bilingual guides
The ISLS Surf and Spanish Camp is located in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica, at their private language institute. Located on the Northern Pacific coast, Tamarindo is a world famous surfing destination with three different beaches and dozens of different breaks in the immediate area from which to choose. It is also a very safe beach for swimming, with a long white sand beach for lying out. It is a lively town with lots of banks, shops, stores and restaurants.
Each week students will participate in a Friday volunteer activity. They partner with the local branch of the Surfrider Foundation and activities can include beach clean up and habitat protection and reclamation. They believe it is very important for our students to give back to the local community and help preserve the natural environment. Another thing that makes the place so attractive to families is that there are many different lodging options from which to choose. They have three beachfront apartments that house only camp families during the time of our camps. This is a great option for families that want to close to everything and meeting other like minded camp families.
Put it all together with the diversity of wildlife, the abundant national parks and the many adventure activities and you have a wonderful destination for the whole family. Also, the Liberia airport is only 55 minutes from Tamarindo and services most international carriers, so it is very convenient.