Company Background
Located in the heart of Costa Rica’s Central Valley in the city of Heredia, Tico Lingo offers a complete Spanish immersion program curated by expert Spanish professors. We are devoted to helping students achieve Spanish fluency through immersion and cultural education. Our aim is to teach, immerse, and initiate a global understanding of Costa Rican culture and the Spanish language.
In addition to Spanish classes, Tico Lingo offers a Homestay program where students live in the homes with nearby families. We also offer volunteer opportunities, on-site cultural activities like yoga, dance, cooking, and art class, and adventure tours like white-water rafting and canopy zip line tours.
We are young, we are connected, and we are passionate about creating the perfect environment to learn Spanish and volunteer in Costa Rica. We want to spark cultural exchanges on a global level with people from around the world. Join our conversation!
About the Opportunity
2023 | June 1st – August 28th
We are looking for an experienced camp leader to help us run our Teen Spanish Summer Camp. Camp’s are 2-week jam packed programs that place students in homestays and Spanish classes and take students out on daily field trips to animal rescue centers, city museums and markets, rainforest and beaches, among many others. It’s open to 13-17 year olds many of which have never left their home country before.
The Camp Leader’s roles include planning afternoon activities, acting as a bridge between students and schools staff, helping to communicate with campers the rules, organizing the itinerary, and playing a shoulder to cry on for those students who feel homesick. Roles also include the occasional Whatsapp communication with parents as well as taking lot of photos for sharing during the camp.
Experience with teenagers or youth programs is a must, and a fun-loving and positive attitude is essential! Please message us with any questions.
2023 Spanish Camps | Start Date | End Date | Booking Status |
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Camp #1 | June 11 | June 25 | Now Booking |
Camp #2 | July 2 | July 16 | Now Booking |
Camp #3 | July 23 | August 6 | Now Booking |
Camp #4 | August 13 | August 27 | Now Booking |
• Cultural exchange and learning opportunities:
We are all about cultural exchange! You’re going to be interacting with a lot of local Costa Ricans on a very personal level. You’ll not only be engaging with staff and students, but also with Spanish professors, activity coordinators, local English learners, and restaurant owners. The school is constantly interacting with the community and is always trying to involve itself more.
• Homestay Accommodation:
Live with a local family walking distance to Tico Lingo. There you’ll be given breakfast, dinner, laundry service, a private bedroom, and a key to come and go as you please. You can read more about the experience on our Homestay accommodation page.
• Private Spanish Classes:
Depending on your preference, take 2-10 hours of private Spanish classes per week totally covered by Tico Lingo.
• Weekly Adventure Tours with Students:
Tours like white water rafting, canopy zip lining, and rainforest beach hikes are included. Afternoon activities like Latin dance class, yoga, animal rescue center visits, and coffee farm tours are also all comped and paid for.
• Daily Lunch:
Your lunch will be totally covered by the school.
If You're Qualified, Interested, and Want More Details:
Fill out the short form below. Once submitted, our Teen Camp Program Director will reach out to you directly to confirm your details were received. We plan on notifying all applicants and securing camp leaders by 15 January 2023.