Language and volunteering trips to Costa Rica.
My name is Ned Flanagan and I co-led four groups of high school students on language and volunteering trips to Costa Rica coordinated through SEPA in the summer of 2022. SEPA provided an incredible experience for our students. Each day, students spent the morning volunteering at local schools alongside a SEPA volunteer coordinator, interacting with […]
Our experience learning Spanish online.
“Like people all over the world, we are staying home as much as possible. Our only trips are weekly visits to the supermarket and a fruit stand to buy food for the week. The rest of the time the two of us are at home. After the first week or so, the novelty began to […]
Senior Spanish Program
For many years, SEPA School has been in charge of helping many people practice and learn the Spanish language, especially seniors. In SEPA any date is good to enjoy and learn; either during our rainy season where you can take Spanish classes and marvel at the green nature and relaxing sound of the rain or […]
Cultural Inmersion-Indigenous Reserve BriBri
Sepa School has partnered with the Bribri indigenous reserve for several years to create a cultural immersion program. Every year, we support their sustainable tourism by bringing our student to this cultural immersion. During our visits, the youngest of the community enjoy activites such as a piñata and a cake, also our students play fun […]
Why it is important to learn Spanish?
During the last years, Spanish has become a very important tool. Whether for work, volunteering or personal improvement, every day, thousands of people make the decision to learn Spanish. It has become the second most important language, surpassed by English. We are going to give you some reasons why it is so important to learn Spanish: Spanish […]
Voluneeter programs at SEPA School
SEPA School, has a volunteer program for groups and individual students, who wish to contribute their help to communities, public schools and the environment. This program pursues three important conditions: Be unselfish: any benefit or bonus is not pursued for their support. An end, a purpose: We seek to make a change, a positive improvement […]
Reasons why you should visit Costa Rica during the green season.
Better Rates: Costa Rica has a two different tourism seasons: the high season (December – April) and the low season (generally May -November). Hotels or Tours can be significant low-priced during this time. Sunny Mornings, Rainy Afternoons: During the rainy season you will appreciate of sunny mornings and rainy nights, this gives you plenty of time to […]
LEARN SPANISH FASTER in Costa Rica!
How? SEPA Spanish School makes the learning dig down deeper and faster with three powerful learning agents: STUDY SPANISH: You get dynamic, daily small-group instruction by outstanding, well-trained, native Spanish instructors, approved by the Costa Rica Department of Education. We teach Spanish grammar while emphasizing in conversation. Flexibility and the use of the best techniques and […]
Advantages of living in a homestay in Costa Rica
The most advisable thing for a student who is not yet familiar with the city is to take the option of staying at a homestay. How does SEPA School´s homestay works? Homestays in Costa Rica are offered by families who like to receive international students at home and meet people from different cultures. The family […]
Seniors Program: Patrick and Carol´s testimony.
The Experience – SEPA Spanish School Costa Rica Today we said “hasta luego” for the last time as we started our walk to the bus stop in town from SEPA Spanish School. After attending two weeks of “Survival Spanish” classes we were sad at leaving. We’d met interesting people and our Spanish had advanced from […]
How Christmas is celebrated in Costa Rica.
CHRISTMAS is one of the most important celebrations in the world and each country has its different way of celebrating it.
Typical Costa Rican meals
Costa Rica is not only one of the most popular destinations in the world for ecotourism, it also has unique cuisine that reflects the customs and identity of Costa Ricans.