Sámara Beach Language School

Sámara Beach Langauge School Intercultura is a mid-sized Spanish language school established to offer all the advantages of an intensive Spanish language program at a beautiful Pacific Costa Rican beach campus. The administration and staff have many years of experience through the sister campus of Intercultura in Heredia, Costa Rica.

The school prides itself upon its professional staff and high academic standards. Sámara Beach students are also able to enjoy the school's relaxed and pleasant atmosphere with a variety of opportunities to meet and interact with the diverse staff and student body. Sámara Beach Language School gives students a challenging academic program while also offering a complete range of daily cultural activities.

The school building itself is quite new, and your Spanish course breaks will be enhanced by the sound of the ocean waves, as you are directly located on the beautiful beach. Classes are held in the custom-built campus close to the town center and services. Each large, airy cassroom offers a view of the ocean and has full audio-visual equiptment. The school building also offers tropical gardens leading to the sand, ranchos, hammocks, social areas, TV lounge, kitchen, and study rooms. There is an adjoining large terrace for outdoor activities. The beach provides an ideal respite from the mid-day heat or for a quick swim during your break. Occasionally, teachers take students outside the facilities to hold a conversation hour in our rancho, the tropical gardens, or on the beach under the shade of a palm tree.

Year-round, Sámara Beach Language School Intercultura Costa Rica offers a wonderful destination for Spanish language enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds who want to experience Latin American and Costa Rican culture to the fullest in a beautiful beach environment.

Program Strengths

• Directly located on the beach
• Easily combine vacation and Spanish study
• Beautiful new school with many amenities
• Easy to reach from several airports
• Complimentary Latin American dance and cooking classes
• Optional hotel and residence(hostel) stay
• Many water and sports activities

Accreditations

Intercultura has received affiliations, awards and professional development training with:

• AATSP (Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese)
• ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• Asociación CREAR (Association for CReative Education, Art & Social Responsibility)
• BETA (British Educational Travel Association)
• CANATUR (National Chamber of Tourism)
• Costa Rica Cambridge University Press
• CIHCA (Consejo Iberoamericano en Honor a la Calidad Académica): double nomination for the "V Iberoamerican Award for Educational Excelence 2008"
• ICEF International Education - Berlin
• NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America)
• NAFSA (Association of International Educators)
• New England School of Languages
• United Nations / U Peace
• UNA (Universidad Nacional Autónoma) de Costa Rica
• UNITED NATIONS - UN Global Compact Partner  Intercultura is in the application process of achieving the  ICT’s sustainable development certification program, which requires a series of requirements to be implemented that guarantee more responsible use of resources and environmental protection schemes
• Intercultura is the only school in Costa Rica certified to be part of the UN Global Compact initiative, which includes adherence to guidelines on human rights, environmental, labour and anti-corruption.
• Intercultura hosts the Non-profit CREAR Association, providing free supplementary education to local school children in Sámara.  The charity was recently featured on Tweet My Ride.