Start exploring Costa Rica summer programs

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,300

Location:

Monteverde, Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Field research quantifying tropical tree growth and carbon stocks at the CIEE Monteverde eco-campus. Farm-based living (milking cows, composting, tree nursery care). Week on the Pacific coast studying marine conservation.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,250

Location:

Monteverde, Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Dorms, Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Students build a photography portfolio; includes ziplining over the Monteverde Cloud Forest canopy and excursions to Santa Rosa National Park and the Pacific coast for coastal/underwater photography.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,300

Location:

Monteverde, Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Field observation in the Monteverde Cloud Forest; Pacific coast excursion covering marine wildlife and lowland forests.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 8–Jul 28, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$4,725–$6,725

Location:

Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica (with excursions)

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority · Registration Apr 1, 2027

Several versions of this program.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 18–Jul 28, 2027 (4 weeks and 6 weeks options)

Length:

4 weeks–6 weeks

Cost:

$8,995–$12,250

Location:

Cuenca, Ecuador and Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority · Registration Apr 1, 2027

Several versions of this program.

Dates:

Jun 30–Aug 21, 2027

Length:

About 7½ weeks (53 days)

Cost:

$6,500

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Completed 9th-11th grade (15 to 17 years 10 months)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Apr 15, 2027

Seven-week summer program in Costa Rica with two weeks of intensive Spanish, four weeks of homestay and local high school, and a final group tour.

Dates:

Jul 22–28, 2027

Length:

7 days

Cost:

$2,515–$2,795

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Community service (up to 15 hours) plus whale watching, surfing, and hot springs. Optional group flight from Miami to San Jose.

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 8–Aug 10, 2027 (8 days options)

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$2,895

Location:

Camaronal Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Group Housing

Several departures, each with its own route.

Dates:

Jul 1–8, 2027

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$3,099

Location:

Costa Rica (Camaronal Wildlife Refuge & Puerto Carrillo, Nicoya Peninsula)

Grades:

Completing grades 9-11

Format:

Residential

8-day sea turtle conservation program on Costa Rica's Pacific coast with 20 service hours at Camaronal Wildlife Refuge - night nesting patrols, hatchery work, and hatchling releases - plus surf lessons and ziplining.

Dates:

10 sessions between Jun 12–Aug 7, 2027 (9 days and 14 days options)

Length:

9 days–14 days

Cost:

$3,399–$5,599

Location:

Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 18–Jul 25, 2027 (10 days options)

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$4,399

Location:

Costa Rica

Ages:

12-14 per program site (matches completed grades 6–8 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Middle school service adventure in Costa Rica.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 29, 2027 (10 days options)

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$3,999

Location:

Costa Rica (Central Valley, Rincón de la Vieja & Flamingo Beach)

Grades:

7–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Several versions of this program.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 30–Jul 20, 2027 (11 days and 21 days options)

Length:

11 days–21 days

Cost:

$4,195–$7,895

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jul 22 – Aug 1, 2027

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,225–$4,695

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 7-8

Format:

Residential

Adventure itinerary for middle schoolers, with ziplining, waterfalls, and beach time.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 30–Aug 12, 2027 (11 days options)

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,135–$4,595

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 7-8

Format:

Residential

Overnight whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River (rated among the world's top rivers for rafting) plus community service, tailored for first-time middle school travelers.

Dates:

Jul 11–21, 2027

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,459–$4,955

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Healthcare education and medical outreach community service program.

Dates:

Jun 30 – Jul 10, 2027

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,135–$4,595

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Surfing combined with community service.

Dates:

Jul 11–21, 2027

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,135–$4,595

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Spanish language immersion combined with community service.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 29, 2027 (11 days options)

Length:

11 days

Cost:

$4,999

Location:

Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

11-day medical career and service program in Costa Rica's Guanacaste region with 35 service hours - shadowing MEDLIFE doctors at mobile clinics and building a community development project - plus surf lessons, ziplining, and a catamaran snorkel cruise.

Dates:

July 5 - July 17, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,495–$5,995

Location:

Costa Rica

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

A 2-week community-service and outdoor-adventure program in Costa Rica, staying in upscale hotels described as being in "the safest locations."

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 29, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$4,988

Location:

Costa Rica (cloud forest region)

Grades:

Current grades 7-9

Format:

Residential

Homestay in a highland ranching village combined with infrastructure/farm work, whitewater rafting the Rio Pacuare, surfing, and ziplining.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 29–Jul 28, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$5,588

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Current grades 9-11

Format:

Residential

Surfing, whitewater rafting, hiking, ziplining, snorkeling, and community service.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 18–Jul 18, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$5,780

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes

Hands-on sea turtle hatchling data collection; 2 natural science college credits available. No experience required.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks (14 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (14 days)

Cost:

$3,895

Location:

Barra del Colorado and Camaquiri, Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Sea Turtle, Monkey & Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica — based in Barra del Colorado and Camaquiri, Costa Rica, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a lodge.