3 awesome things to do in Central America

A Travelling Classroom is a unique blend of travelling and studying Spanish at four different locations - Panama City, Boquete and Bocas del Toro in Panama, and Turrialba in Costa Rica!

Combine travelling in Central America with learning Spanish and having fun. Starting in Panama and ending in Costa Rica you will shop, cook, dance, zipline, head out to the beautiful islands of San Blas, sail in a catamaran and visit the Panama Canal whilst learning Spanish. Travelling with a new group of friends and a Spanish speaking instructor, you will be immersed in Spanish as you spend 4 weeks heading through two amazingly diverse countries.

Included in the program is:

• Three and a half weeks of Spanish lessons.
• The company of an instructor.
• Transportation between locations.
• Daily breakfast.
• Weekly introduction to the new location.
• Weekly Latin dance class.
• Weekly local food cooking class.
• Friday’s Happy Hour Drinks.
• Panama City Adventure: Casco Viejo / Panama Canal Tour.
• Panama City Adventure: San Blas Islands (2 nights' stay).
• Boquete Adventure: Canopy Tour (zip lining in the treetops).
• Bocas Adventure: Catamaran Sailing.
• Turrialba Adventure: Rafting on the Pacuare river & overnight stay at river camp.

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Learn Spanish, volunteer and enjoy the ¡Buena Onda! of Monterrico - a hammock-swinging coastal village with Guatemala's best ocean beach!

This is a two week program where your time will be split between our base next to the beach in the heart of Monterrico and the ARCAS turtle sanctuary.

The program is designed for people who want to learn Spanish as well as volunteer and make a small difference in the world. During your first week you will split your days between learning Spanish and volunteering in the local area with nature conservation and after school programs.

You’ll move along the coast for your second week to get involved in the important work of protecting Guatemala’s precious turtles, expect longer days and and a lot of sand.

Included in the program is:

• Accommodation.
• Local transport.
• Breakfast, lunch, and brunch on weekends are included. At ARCAS all meals are provided.

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Travel to the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea and join forces with the marine conservation expedition, earn your PADI diving certificate while working on and monitoring the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second largest barrier reef in the world.

Here you can choose to stay from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks, but if you want to get your PADI Open Water certificate you will have to stay for a minimum of 8 weeks.

During your time here you will conduct underwater surveys as well as training sessions, lab work, marine debris removal, environmental education sessions and base duties.

Included in the program is:

• Pick-up from Cancun Airport and/or transfer to base location from Puerto Morelos.
• Safe and basic accommodation (usually shared).
• Meals while on project.
• All necessary project equipment and materials.
• All necessary project training by experienced staff.
• Community work workshop.
• Coral reef ecology.
• First aid & CPR training.
• Location orientation.
• PADI Open Water (for 8 and 12 week volunteers) and Advanced Open Water.
• Use of O2 equipment workshop.
  

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