Volunteering program in Costa Rica

This program is a real natural experience that offers you not only personal satisfaction but an exciting activity, fun and the opportunity to work next to people who want to make difference and contribute to protect nature. This program is also designed for Academia Tica students that may register in it from 2 to 24 weeks. It is unpaid but the rewards last for a life time.

• Volunteers may choose:
• National Parks Social institutions
• Volunteering at a farm
  

National Park
Most are breathtaking natural wonder locates in remote areas. Students will reside in Volunteer quarters inside the parks. Volunteers must have an open mind and be ready to help in wide variety of duties: from trail cleaning, English teaching to park staff, turtle protection, park visitors assistance, etc.

Social Institutions
Social institutions that accept volunteers are dedicated to helps need sector of the population. Under this program a Volunteer could work with children, woman issues, older people or another group that needs assistance in duties that range from exercising, assisting with homework, teaching, feeding to even counseling. It all depends on the volunteers previous experience, education and his/her desire to help.

 Volunteering at a farm
Volunteering at a farm consists in participating in daily farming duties in  the Coronado semi-rural area. These farms specialize in any one of the following activities: Daily cattle, organic, poultry, small scale pork production, flower production or one that integrates several of them. Duties vary from cow milking, crop pick up, stable cleaning, seed planting, gardening, animal feeding, tool or machinery and tree.

US students at work in organic farm

Students learning about alternative agricultural methods

Volunteers at a foster home near Coronado

Brighton at Primary school