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Academia Tica

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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:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks	9 weeks	10 weeks	11 weeks	12 weeks	13 weeks	14 weeks	15 weeks	16 weeks	17 weeks	18 weeks	19 weeks	20 weeks	21 weeks	22 weeks	23 weeks	24 weeks
Mini-Group without accommodation	354	707	1061	1414	1747	2080	2414	2747	3050	3353	3656	3959	4261	4564	4867	5170	5473	5776	6079	6382	6685	6988	7291	7594
Mini-Group with shared apartment, double room , no meals	506	1010	1516	2020	2506	2989	3475	3959	4413	4867	5322	5776	6230	6685	7139	7594	8048	8502	8957	9411	9865	10320	10774	11228
Mini-Group with shared apartment, single room , no meals	577	1152	1728	2303	2859	3413	3970	4524	5049	5574	6099	6624	7149	7674	8199	8724	9249	9774	10300	10825	11350	11875	12400	12925
Mini-Group with host family, double room , halfboard	577	1152	1728	2303	2859	3413	3970	4524	5049	5574	6099	6624	7149	7674	8199	8724	9249	9774	10300	10825	11350	11875	12400	12925
Mini-Group with host family, single room , halfboard	648	1293	1940	2585	3212	3837	4464	5089	5685	6281	6877	7472	8068	8664	9260	9855	10451	11047	11642	12238	12834	13430	14025	14621
Mini-Group with single-use apartment, single room , no meals	668	1333	2001	2666	3313	3959	4606	5251	5867	6483	7099	7715	8331	8947	9562	10178	10794	11410	12026	12642	13258	13874	14490	15106

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:	€36, 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 223 Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

Transfer:

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 223

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

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 / € 36 to be paid directly at the school.

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 / € 36 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

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

Max. 6/1 per class

Number of lessons per week:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks
Mini group special without accommodation	475	950	1424	1899	2353	2807	3262	3716
Mini group special with shared apartment, double room , no meals	628	1253	1880	2505	3111	3716	4323	4928
Mini group special with shared apartment, single room , no meals	698	1394	2092	2787	3465	4140	4818	5493
Mini group special with host family, double room , halfboard	698	1394	2092	2787	3465	4140	4818	5493
Mini group special with host family, single room , halfboard	769	1535	2304	3070	3818	4564	5313	6059
Mini group special with single-use apartment, single room , no meals	789	1576	2364	3151	3919	4686	5454	6220

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:	€36, 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 223 Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

Transfer:

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 223

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

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 / € 36 to be paid directly at the school.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
certificate of attendance

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 36 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:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks
Mini-Group + Surfing without accommodation	505	1010	1515	2020	2505	2989	3474	3959
Mini-Group + Surfing with shared apartment, double room , no meals	658	1313	1970	2626	3263	3898	4535	5170
Mini-Group + Surfing with shared apartment, single room , no meals	728	1454	2182	2908	3616	4322	5030	5736
Mini-Group + Surfing with host family, double room , halfboard	728	1454	2182	2908	3616	4322	5030	5736
Mini-Group + Surfing with host family, single room , halfboard	799	1596	2395	3191	3970	4746	5525	6301
Mini-Group + Surfing with single-use apartment, single room , no meals	819	1636	2455	3272	4071	4867	5666	6463

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:	€36, 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 223 Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

Transfer:

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 223

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

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 / € 36 to be paid directly at the school.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
certificate of attendance

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 36 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:

Number of weeks:

	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks
One-to-One without accommodation	505	1010	1515	2020
One-to-One with shared apartment, double room , no meals	657	1313	1969	2626
One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals	727	1454	2181	2908
One-to-One with host family, double room , halfboard	727	1454	2181	2908
One-to-One with host family, single room , halfboard	798	1596	2394	3191
One-to-One with single-use apartment, single room , no meals	818	1636	2454	3272

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:	€36, 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 223 Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

Transfer:

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (after 19.30 hours) : EUR 223

Airport transfer upon arrival in San José (only between 06.00 and 19.30 hours) : EUR 132

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 / € 36 to be paid directly at the school.

All prices include:

administration fees
course and accommodation as stated
certificate of attendance

The teaching materials can be borrowed without additional cost. Students can also buy the book (optional) for $ 35 / € 36 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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Jan	24	14	7
Feb	24	14	8
Mar	26	15	8
Apr	27	16	7
May	27	16	5
June	27	16	4
July	26	16	4
Aug	26	16	4
Sept	27	16	5
Oct	26	15	4
Nov	25	15	5
Dec	24	15	6

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