Volunteer work in private farms, National Parks and other institutions.

We promote volunteer work in farms in the area surrounding San Isidro (where our Spanish language school is located). In this case our students help farmers with their daily activities such as milking cows, producing organic fertilizers, harvesting coffee, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, and working at tree nurseries. Students enjoy the experience of living with a family in the countryside while learning about agricultural processes.

Students may also choose to work in National Parks to help protect the rain forests of Costa Rica . Students help visitors, keep the shelters clean and patrol the paths of the parks to prevent poaching of animals or plants.

This voluntary work takes place during the last week of the student's stay. You cannot do both at the same time since the places in which you would work are far from town.

Voluntary programs in farms or National Parks cost $125 per week. This price includes meals and lodging.

Voluntary work in private or governmental institutions.

We will make arrangement for you to volunteer in primary and secondary schools,orphanages and others institutions. Topics many include anything that you have knowledge and interest in teaching.

In this option, Spanish classes take place in the morning and you will attend your volunteer work in the afternoon.

Volunteer in River Basin Conservation and Environmental Education (Fudebiol - Centro Biológico Las Quebradas).
- 1 week and above (2 weeks and above recommended)

Volunteers work in the small village "Las Quebradas", located close to the city of San Isidro (744 meters above sea level) in the Valley named El General, assisting in the work of the Biological Center of "Quebradas", managed by FUDEBIOL (Fundación para el Desarrollo del Centro Biológico Las Quebradas). This organization’s mission is to stop the destruction of the Quebrada River basin, develop environmental education for children and the community, establish different sustainable systems to conserve flora, fauna and water resources in the area, to become independent financially through eco-tourism and to research /promotion of the investigation in favor of the conservation

Volunteers typically work from 8am to 12 noon, with the option of working till 3pm open for interested volunteers, From Tuesdays to Saturdays. You assist in cleaning the green areas, maintaining and improving of trails, maintaining the Butterfly Farm, Biological Center, nursery for medical and ornamental plants, conducting research and studies of plants in a cloud forest and the general maintenance of the constructions of the area (mountain lodge).

Volunteers live with a host family of the community with 3 meals provided and simple shared facilities. However, volunteers must be prepared to walk to the project every morning from your accommodation, which is a 45 minutes uphill trek.

At this time we are working on various development projects with the Bribripa Kaneblo indigenous community and others reserves. Volunteers are welcome to participate in this community project.

Indigenous Community.

The Bribripa Kaneblo Association is located in southern Costa Rica in the indigenous territory of Salitre. This organization was formed by Bribris, indigenous people who maintain and practice Bribri language, customs, and traditions.
The most numerous indigenous people in Costa Rica, Bribris live in the International Friendship Park (PILA), which has the largest concentration of forested area in the country.
They intend to strengthen their cultural values, reviving ancestral ways of living in harmony with nature, practices which they have identified across the centuries and which now they wish to share with others.