Internships

AVE can organize your internship or volunteer job all over Costa Rica in the following fields: tourism, business administration, marketing, human resources, administration, law, medicine, environment, social area, education, etc.. You can chose to live with a host family, have a shared flat or a private apartment. The great advantage of a host family is that you will be constantly practicing and improving your language skills.

On top of that AVE offers language courses that are tailored to your internship or volunteer work. You can start with a course either before or during your internship or volunteer post.

We guarantee that we will take personal care of you during your entire stay in Costa Rica and that you will have an unforgettable experience.

Language courses:

AVE offers you language courses that take place under very agreeable circumstances and that are tailored exactly to your needs. If you only want to refresh your Spanish, or if you need your Spanish for a specific field we can provide you with the respective experts. Our individual learning program (one to a maximum of four people) will make it easy for you to learn the language effectively and quickly. Our Spanish teachers are professionals and very motivated. Apart from that, Costa Rica's friendly and communicative people will offer you many possibilities to practice and perfect your language skills, as well as allow you to experience its culture closely.

Volunteer work in Costa Rica

Activities: 

 In National Parks: Maintainance work, protection of turtles, patroling, cleaning activities, give out information to visitors, etc.

Social work: Helping at day care centers, institutions for disabled people, or at old people's homes.

Teaching: Sports, German or English

Beginning: Anytime. 

Length: 4 weeks up to a year.

Registration: as soon as possible, at least 2 to 3 months before travelling. Depending on the case sometimes even at shorter notice.

Requirements:

• Age: as of 15 years
• A due amount of independence, flexibility, initiative and adaptability are a must
• Spanish knowledge (we offer you Spanish courses if you do not have any prior knowledge)

Volunteer work and language courses

We offer you a program with a Spanish course or without a Spanish course.

Services:

• Pick-up at the airport
• Introduction cours
• Organization of volunteer work
• Housing
• Full board with three meals per day
• Laundry
• Spanish course with 20 hours per week if desired
• Accompaniment by our staff
• Visa application
• Certification

Prices: Dependent on the length and place of stay and type of lodging. Costs of an internship of your choice upon request.

Payment: 50% of the total amount needs to be payed as a down payment after your formal registration (closure of contract). Two months prior to departure the remaining 50% needs to be cancelled.

Not included in the price

• Journey to and back from San José, Costa Rica
• Further journey to the project
  
• Last night at the hostel in San José
• Insurance package including health, liability, accident, travel and baggage insurance
• Vaccines
• Personal costs for excursions, transport means, and similar things