Costa Rica Student Travel Blog

Costa Rica is a popular destination for students seeking an educational and authentic cross-cultural Spanish-immersion experience. Because Costa Rica is peaceful and stable, has a rich history and is a worldwide trendsetter in environmental sustainability, it’s a great country to explore — and is the perfect place to learn more about yourself in the process. […]

Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin, so it is not a bad idea to help your students and children learn how to speak it. More than 30 countries like Spain and countries in Latin America speak Spanish, but it is also spoken quite widely in the United States. However, when […]

Costa Rica is a tiny country, only the size of the US-state West Virginia or the country of Denmark, but there are many reasons why it is a renowned country around the world. You might have heard about Costa Rica’s efforts to protect the environment or maybe the fact that it doesn’t have an army. […]

The Girl Scouts are all about turning girls into go-getter, innovator, risk-taker leaders (G.I.R.L.™), exactly what we need to make our world a better place one powerful girl and woman at a time. We at Costa Rica Explorations believe that an international trip, which can be cross-cultural, service-based, and adventurous, will help Girls Scouts achieve […]

The most straightforward answer to that question is yes, Costa Rica is a safe destination country to organize a student trip. When you look at the world we live in, it is normal to worry about leaving your country or your neighborhood. Even if you have crime and violence around you, at least you know […]

Are you a teacher looking for cultural immersion project ideas for an international trip? Costa Rica is one of the best places for this, especially for students studying Latin American culture and Spanish! In this article, we’ll provide some background on authentic cultural immersion in Costa Rica as well as some cultural immersion project ideas […]

Are you a High School or Middle School teacher interested in taking your students on an international travel program, but find that the cost of the trip is financially challenging for your students? Read more to learn how you can help your high school and/or middle school students raise the funds needed to pay for […]

How many times have you heard of an eco-tour? When thinking about ecological subjects words like nature, wildlife or environment might come to mind. But what is an eco-tour or an ecological tour? When a person participates on an eco-tour, she or he has the opportunity to learn about the relationship between the living things […]

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give,” said Winston Churchill once. The best way to teach that to your students or children is by gifting them the learning and growth opportunities of a community service trip. We at Costa Rica Explorations believe that service is […]

Traveling abroad for a young person can be a life-changing experience. If you are a parent, teacher or youth group leader in charge of organizing this kind of adventure, you must feel the pressure to find that ideal destination that will make sure those life changes are for the better, and they will help your […]