Language course Spanish in Jacó Beach

Academia Tica

Our partner school Academia Tica is situated in the beautiful coastal city of Jacó Beach which will undoubtedly give your language course a tropical touch and make it a truly memorable experience.
This charming language school is situated in a quiet neighbourhood and is surrounded by cafés, restaurants and shops. The beautiful beach is only 15 minutes walking away.

Important features of our partner Spanish school in Jacó Beach

  • High quality education with fully qualified language teachers, who are specially educated in Spanish as a foreign language.
  • Small classes with a maximum of 6 students per class
  • 4 fully equipped and air conditioned classrooms.
  • Multimedia room with many computers and internet (free Wifi), a public telephone and a small cafeteria
  • Kitchen, large roof terrace and library
  • Tropical garden (1000qm) with a swimming pool
  • Minimum age: 16 years

Social Programme

After school, you will have the fantastic opportunity to discover the unique and stunning surroundings and the local environment by for example Mountain Bike. The area of Jaco Beach is very popular and is a great place to do water sports like surfing or kayaking. The beautiful surfing beaches, like Playa Hermosa or Playa Escondida are just a few minutes away.

Our partner Spanish school offers a fantastic and varied activity programme in order for the student to put their studies in practice and to learn more about the Culture of Costa Rica at the same time. Some examples of the activities are:

  • Orientation-tour for the new students
  • Table tennis and bicycle rental
  • Latin-American dancing course, cooking course, cocktail drinks course
  • Movie nights
  • Trips to the national parks of Carara and Manuel Antonio

 

Mini group

The mini-group course consists of 20 lessons per week in classes of no more than 6 students. This course is given in 6 different levels and has a minimum duration of 1 week. If there are no other students in your class at your level, automatically your lessons will be changed into a fewer amount of individual lessons.  

 

Minimum age is 16 years.

Prices 2025

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Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 6 per class
Number of lessons per week:
20
Starting dates:  

06/01, 13/01, 20/01, 27/01, 03/02, 10/02, 17/02, 24/02, 03/03, 10/03, 17/03, 24/03, 31/03, 07/04, 14/04, 21/04, 28/04, 05/05, 12/05, 19/05, 26/05, 02/06, 09/06, 16/06, 23/06, 30/06, 07/07, 14/07, 21/07, 28/07, 04/08, 11/08, 18/08, 25/08, 01/09, 08/09, 15/09, 22/09, 29/09, 06/10, 13/10, 20/10, 27/10, 03/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 01/12, 08/12, 15/12, 22/12, 29/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 50 minutes

Course materials:  

€32, to be paid directly on arrival

Info host family:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Info shared apartment:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Transfer:   Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 196 [i]
Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 116

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • certificate of attendance

In 2025 the school is closed on: 01/01/2025, 17/04/2025, 18/04/2025, 01/05/2025, 25/07/2025, 15/08/2025, 15/09/2025, 01/12/2025, 25/12/2025. One-to-one lessons will be rescheduled, group lessons will not.

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 32 to be paid directly at the school.

Mini group special

This course is in addition to the mini-group course and consists of 5 or 10 individual lessons per week. During these hours you can decide what you would like to discuss, for example topics that suit your profession or topics which you are interested in.

Minimum age is 16 years.

Prices 2025

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Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 6/1 per class
Number of lessons per week:
25
  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks  
Mini group special without accommodation 418 836 1254 1672 2072 2472 2872 3272
Mini group special with shared apartment, double room , no meals 552 1103 1655 2205 2739 3272 3806 4338
Mini group special with shared apartment, single room , no meals 615 1227 1841 2454 3050 3645 4241 4836
Mini group special with host family, double room , halfboard 615 1227 1841 2454 3050 3645 4241 4836
Mini group special with host family, single room , halfboard 677 1352 2028 2703 3361 4018 4677 5334
Mini group special with single-use apartment, single room , no meals 695 1387 2081 2774 3450 4125 4801 5476
Starting dates:  

06/01, 13/01, 20/01, 27/01, 03/02, 10/02, 17/02, 24/02, 03/03, 10/03, 17/03, 24/03, 31/03, 07/04, 14/04, 21/04, 28/04, 05/05, 12/05, 19/05, 26/05, 02/06, 09/06, 16/06, 23/06, 30/06, 07/07, 14/07, 21/07, 28/07, 04/08, 11/08, 18/08, 25/08, 01/09, 08/09, 15/09, 22/09, 29/09, 06/10, 13/10, 20/10, 27/10, 03/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 01/12, 08/12, 15/12, 22/12, 29/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 50 minutes

Course materials:  

€32, to be paid directly on arrival

Info host family:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Info shared apartment:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Transfer:   Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 196 [i]
Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 116

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • certificate of attendance

In 2025 the school is closed on: 01/01/2025, 17/04/2025, 18/04/2025, 01/05/2025, 25/07/2025, 15/08/2025, 15/09/2025, 01/12/2025, 25/12/2025. One-to-one lessons will be rescheduled, group lessons will not.

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 32 to be paid directly at the school.

Spanish & Surf

Jaco Beach is also known as the surf city of Costa Rica. An ideal destination to combine your Spanish language course with surfing lessons. The Spanish & Surf course consists of 20 lessons of Spanish per week and 3 surfing lessons. The time schedule depends on the weather and the waves.

Surfing lessons are around 2 hours of duration and include all the necessary equipment. The lessons are taught by top-notch surf teachers from an experienced partner school in Jacó Beach.

Minimum age is 16 years.

Prices 2025

Click on a price for an exact price quotation and/or to book.
Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 6/6 per class
Number of lessons per week:
23
  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks  
Mini-Group + Surfing without accommodation 445 889 1334 1778 2205 2632 3058 3485
Mini-Group + Surfing with shared apartment, double room , no meals 579 1156 1735 2312 2872 3432 3992 4552
Mini-Group + Surfing with shared apartment, single room , no meals 641 1280 1921 2560 3184 3805 4428 5049
Mini-Group + Surfing with host family, double room , halfboard 641 1280 1921 2560 3184 3805 4428 5049
Mini-Group + Surfing with host family, single room , halfboard 704 1405 2108 2809 3495 4178 4864 5547
Mini-Group + Surfing with single-use apartment, single room , no meals 721 1440 2161 2880 3584 4285 4988 5689
Starting dates:  

06/01, 13/01, 20/01, 27/01, 03/02, 10/02, 17/02, 24/02, 03/03, 10/03, 17/03, 24/03, 31/03, 07/04, 14/04, 21/04, 28/04, 05/05, 12/05, 19/05, 26/05, 02/06, 09/06, 16/06, 23/06, 30/06, 07/07, 14/07, 21/07, 28/07, 04/08, 11/08, 18/08, 25/08, 01/09, 08/09, 15/09, 22/09, 29/09, 06/10, 13/10, 20/10, 27/10, 03/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 01/12, 08/12, 15/12, 22/12, 29/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 50 minutes

Course materials:  

€32, to be paid directly on arrival

Info host family:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Info shared apartment:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Transfer:   Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 196 [i]
Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 116

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • certificate of attendance

In 2025 the school is closed on: 01/01/2025, 17/04/2025, 18/04/2025, 01/05/2025, 25/07/2025, 15/08/2025, 15/09/2025, 01/12/2025, 25/12/2025. One-to-one lessons will be rescheduled, group lessons will not.

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 32 to be paid directly at the school.

One to one

As you are the only student in this class, the program of this course will be adapted to suit your knowledge, interests and profession. It will also be done at your own pace and to suit your level of language and understanding.

Minimum age is 16 years.

Prices 2025

Click on a price for an exact price quotation and/or to book.
Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 1 per class
Number of lessons per week:
20
Number of weeks:
  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks  
One-to-One without accommodation 445 889 1334 1778
One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals 578 1156 1734 2312
One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals 640 1280 1920 2560
One-to-One with host family, double room , halfboard 640 1280 1920 2560
One-to-One with host family, single room , halfboard 703 1405 2107 2809
One-to-One with single-use apartment, single room , no meals 720 1440 2160 2880
Starting dates:  

06/01, 13/01, 20/01, 27/01, 03/02, 10/02, 17/02, 24/02, 03/03, 10/03, 17/03, 24/03, 31/03, 07/04, 14/04, 21/04, 28/04, 05/05, 12/05, 19/05, 26/05, 02/06, 09/06, 16/06, 23/06, 30/06, 07/07, 14/07, 21/07, 28/07, 04/08, 11/08, 18/08, 25/08, 01/09, 08/09, 15/09, 22/09, 29/09, 06/10, 13/10, 20/10, 27/10, 03/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 01/12, 08/12, 15/12, 22/12, 29/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 50 minutes

Course materials:  

€32, to be paid directly on arrival

Info host family:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Info shared apartment:  

A double room can only be booked by two people who travel together.

Transfer:   Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 196 [i]
Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 116

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • certificate of attendance

In 2025 the school is closed on: 01/01/2025, 17/04/2025, 18/04/2025, 01/05/2025, 25/07/2025, 15/08/2025, 15/09/2025, 01/12/2025, 25/12/2025. One-to-one lessons will be rescheduled, group lessons will not.

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 32 to be paid directly at the school.

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Milou van Gerwen
20 Mar 2018

Costa Rica: a land of beautiful landscapes and an incredible diversity of flora en fauna, a tropical climate and the most hostile people! I truly experienced the “PURA VIDA” feeling here during my 1 month trip across the country, during which is visited the 2 locations of our partner school Academia Tica in Jacó Beach and (Coronado) San José.

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