International
Spanish School of Costa Rica (Inc.)
Join us for Spanish immersion classes in beautiful Costa Rica. Study Spanish and enjoy all that Costa Rica's natural wonders have to offer.
About the Directors
Heredia
and School Location
Located
in downtown Heredia directed by Rafael Borbon
and Wesley Diehl, offers a different option
in studying total immersion Spanish courses.
Years
of experience teaching Spanish led us to
create a school that reflects our philosophy
and experience as teachers who enjoy our
work, and that provides students with a
friendly, relaxed atmosphere and enjoyable
classes in which students progress in producing
Spanish becomes evident.
We
consider our school as “people friendly”
where students are important to us as people
and not just as a business, also welcoming
people from all walks of life. Being as
flexible as possible with students in different
aspects is also important, and social conscience
is a concept we like to apply to all those
involved with the school; including students,
teachers, and home stay families. As an
example, we prefer not to charge commissions
for organizing tours, hotel stay and other
activities in order to benefit students
with the best price possible.
Our
courses are based on each student’s language
needs, what some students call ‘custom made’
classer, rather than rigid or pre-fixed
levels. We evaluate where each student needs
to start and what to focus on. Groups are
no larger than 3 people, or are one-on-one
where possible. Our conversational practical
focus allows students to learn in a non-stressful,
efficient manner. Specialized Spanish is
also available.
Offering
the option home stays with local Costa Rican
families that live relatively close to the
school, allows for first hand contact with
the culture and extended real-life language
practice, plus the opportunity to make new
friends and relation thus enriching the
student’s experience.
About
the Directors
Rafael
Borbon G. A Costa Rican native was born
and raised in San Jose the capital of Costa
Rica. His superior education studies were
at the University of Costa Rica and he speaks
English and Italian proficiently.
Wes
Diehl, born in North Carolina, in the United
States of America, has lived in Costa RIca
for over 25 years and has done high school
as well as superior school studies in Costa
Rica including la Universidad Estatal a
Distancia and the Colegia Universitario
de Cartago. Besides speaking fluent English
and Spanish, he also speaks Italian and
Portuguese.
Heredia
and School location
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ISSCR
is located in downtown Heredia. Heredia
is a very convenient area for the school
being only 12 km (20 min approx.) from the
main airport, 11km (20 min approx.) from
the capitalcity, San Jose. From San Jose
it is easy to acces many interesting and
touristic areas. Being a university town,
it is ideal for students. Heredia is in
the Central Valley surrounded by beautiful
mountains and several nearby volcanos. It
has a mild climate, with daytime temperatures
usually in the 70's (°F) or 20's (°C) and
nights slightly cooler.
