School Presentation Costa Rica 2012

EF Playa Tamarindo Location: 150 mts South from Hotel Jardin del Eden.Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica TelFax :(506) 26-53-2095.

Emergency number: (506) 83-37-3531.

EF Playa Tamarindo • Key Selling Points of School • Colonial cosy building.

• 5 mins from everywhere.

• Suitable particularly for younger students.

• Average number of students at school 55 with 8 students per class.

• Friendliness and closeness of staff

EF Playa Tamarindo – City Key Selling points of City •Small town with a population of: 2,500 Closest cities Sta. Cruz: 50,000 Liberia: 100,000 •Amazing weather throughout the year.

November to June dry season.

July to October wet rainy season.

•Surfers paradise •Close contact with nature •Best night life of the area •Best sunsets in Costa Rica

EF Playa Tamarindo – School Director •

School Director: Melisa Soto L

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Administrative Staff :

Veronica Taveira- Activities Sandra Canon- Admision & Housing Edwin Villegas- Academic Coordinator Mauricio Villegas- Volunteer Program Coordinator

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Teacher: 1.

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Yendry Calvo.

Greivin Ruiz.

Mariam Barrantes.

Mauricio Villegas.

EF Playa Tamarindo – Location • Location Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

• 1 hour away from Liberia Intl Airport (LIR) • 4½ hours away from San Jose Intl Airport (SJO) • 5 minutes from Tamarindo Airport.

• 5 mins from centre.

EF Playa Tamarindo – Location Facilities < 10 minutes walk • Shops • Supermarkets • Bars • Disco • Tamarindo Gym-10 mins walk • Video club • Movie theatre Small one in Town. Liberia (1 hour by private bus or car)

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Tennis Club 5 mins walk.

Music Academic 10 mins walk.

EF Playa Tamarindo – School Facilities • • • • • •

Activities Office Reception & admn office Wireless WiFi Cafeteria Computer Lab Games room Wii Pin Pong Table ”Futbolin”

• Open student lounge • Swimming Pool

EF Playa Tamarindo – Academic Facilities • Academic Office.

• Spacious classrooms.

• AC in all classrooms.

• Two Multimedia Classrooms • iLabs.

EF Playa Tamarindo – Academic info • Popular SPIN classes: • Ecotourism.

• Kitchen.

• Latin music.

• Volunteer work • Educational • Social.

• Ecological.

• Community.

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Exams • DELE

EF Playa Tamarindo – Volunteer Program • Coordinator: Mauricio Villegas.

• Volunteer program combined with class or after end Spanish course.

• Minimum 4 weeks.

• Types: • Educational • Social.

• Ecological.

• Community.

• Prices: Free Options or between $100$150 per week.

EF Playa Tamarindo – Accommodation • Host Family Twin & Single room • Enjoy “ 100% Tico” culture & Food • Average travel time to school 10 to 15 mins by bus • FREE shuttle offered by school twice a day (morning and afternoon) • Half board (breakfast and dinner) full meals weekend.

• Laundry twice per week.

EF Playa Tamarindo – EF Intl House • Residence in school.

• Twin or triple rooms with A/C and T.V • Shared bathroom with 4-5 people • Swimming pool .

• Self catering & canteen for breakfast and lunch.

• Meals plan: Lunch Half board USD$35 per week.

• No laundry.

EF Playa Tamarindo – Casa Eleri • 1 min walk from school.

• Single or twin rooms but share apartment.

• Shared bathroom with 3-4 people.

• Swimming pool in residence.

• Self catering with school canteen for breakfast and lunch.

• Wireless Internet

EF Playa Tamarindo – Activities FREE Activities: •Salsa class •Wii Night •Movie night •Walking tour of city •Shopping trip •Sports: surf, voleyball...

•Barbecues Nigth •Beach Tours

EF Playa Tamarindo – Activities cont.

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Rincon de la Vieja Volcano (Guachipelín)USD$100 Rodeos San José Bocas del Toro (Panama) USD$276 Granada Nicaragua USD$180 Monteverde USD$165- USD$180 Granada (Nicaragua) USD$180- $200 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Carnaval Limón San Andrés (Colombia) USD$350- $475 Manuel Antonio Chirripó Isla San Lucas (prison on an Island) USD$95

EF Playa Tamarindo – Essential info • US Dollar widely accepted.

• Taxi to Host Family costs 7USD. • Lunch at school costs 4- 5USD. • Breakfast at school costs 2-3 USD. • No sharks near the beach, but strong currents • Streets not paved, power and water shortages are current.

• Monkeys and iguanas around the school