you can support
the planet
While you have fun getting to know our Costa Rican culture. You’ll live with a host family or in our beautiful group lodge, all located in the same towns where we’ll volunteer and explore together.
eco coffee & Culture
Itinerary
Day 1
- Transfer to Los Santos Region
- Community Host
- Orientation Meeting
- Check In Home Base or Home Stay
Day 2 -7
- All meals included
- Community Service
- Group Discussions & Learning Opportunities
- Group & Cultural Activities
Day 8
- Breakfast
- End Program
- Transfer to Airport
One day description
Work Site Description
service
Task
- Compost preparation
- Biofertilizer preparation
- Biofertilizer and compost application on the coffee plants
- Reforestation of native trees on the ecological coffee farms
- Maintenance of the trees and coffee plants at the green houses
- Tree care at the coffee farms (cleaning weed, fertilization, tree prune, leaves and soil recollection from the forest)
- Build terraces at the coffee farms
- Planting live fences at the farms
- Planting and fertilization shade for the farms (banana trees)
- Permaculture and ecological farming education
Service
Learning
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Service Learning
Students will participate in various sustainability projects within the community. The service is primarily working on Organic Coffee farms in rural mountain settings. In order to understand the significance of their work, students will discuss, analyze, and interpret the most important issues by being involved in group discussions and keeping a field journal during their time in Costa Rica. Additional types of service students may carry out based on the needs of the community are; construction of eco-bricks, sidewalks, roads, school and building refurbishment.
Topics for Group Discussion will cover: Sustainable Development, Water Conservation, Responsible Tourism, Consumption, Organic Farming and Climate Change.
Culture, Language
& Immersion
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Culture, Language & immersion
Connecting with members of the local community is essential the program. Students will have a chance to make these memorable connections in a variety of ways.
Costa Rican dancing, cooking lesson, language exchange, community soccer game
Spanish Language classes can also be implemented into the programs
Home Stay experience offers full immersion living with a local host Costa Rican family
Adventure &
Wildlife
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Adventure & Wildlife
Green Communities also offers adventure and wildlife experiences. Some are already included in the program and others may be added. We recommend our groups to conclude their program with these experiences after working hard during service.
White Water Rafting, Hiking, Waterfall Visits, Volcanoes Visits, Beach Trips (Pacific & Caribbean) Surf Lessons, Canopy Parks Zip Lining, National Wildlife Parks, Wildlife Reserves