BOURBON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL COSTA RICA-JUNE 2014 (3 rd or 4 th week) BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 1
Why Costa Rica? • Four and a half million people ( About one million attend K-16 institutions) • 96 % of the population knows how to read and write. • 25% speak a second language. • 52. 000 square Km. • The size of West Virginia. • 0. 003 of the land mass of the world • However, it has 5% of the biodiversity of the world • 25% of its territory is either a national park or a protected area. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 . 2
Why Costa Rica? (cont. ) • • Abolished its army in 1948. 8% of the GDP goes into education. Most democratic country in Latin America Also the most environmentally friendly country. • Average temperature is 70 F. • It has only two seasons: dry and rainy • Costa Rican citizens can hold dual citizenship with the US and Spain. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 3
3 La Fortuna 2 1 4 5 Manuel Antonio BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 4
Tentative itinerary Day one Fly to Costa Rica. Travel to San Carlos. Hotel Arbol Dorado. Social activity with Colegio Cientifico, San Carlos. Day two Travel to Ciudad Quesada. Activity with Colegio San Francisco de Asis or Colegio Bilingue Los Angeles. Visit La Marina Zoo Day three Travel to La Fortuna. Visit La Fortuna Water Fall, stay at Hotel Los Lagos Day four Do the Zip Line. Visit La Fortuna. Enjoy the hotel. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 5
Tentative itinerary (cont. ) Day five Travel to San. Stay at Hotel Balmoral. Visit Museum of Natural History or Gold Museum. Day six Travel to Manuel Antonio (Pacific Coast of Costa Rica) Stay at Hotel Playa Espadilla. Day seven Breakfast. Visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Day eight. Travel to San Jose. Stay at Hotel Balmoral Shopping. Day nine. Travel to USA BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 6
Costa Rica cost includes • Room a. Double or Triple b. Hotel Los Lagos- (www. hotelloslagos. com) c. Hotel Balmoral- (www. balmoral. co. cr) d. Hotel Playa Espadilla- (www. espadilla. com) • Meals (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) • Bus transportation • All excursions and cultural events -Except zip-line • COST WILL BE $985/PARTICIPANT BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 7
Costa Rica cost does not include • Plane ticket • Spending money (two types) • Costa Rica airport tax = $29 (amount will be placed in an envelope and given to an adult) • Meals or expenses while going out or coming into the country. • Tips (bus driver/hotels/airport) • Any medical treatment, medicines, etc. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 8
Organization of the trip • There must be an “Organizational Committee” that will spear-head the trip. • Parents interested in letting their kid(s) go on the trip need to contact this committee. • Committee needs to: • Set up dates. • Search for group’s flights quotes • Set up a payment timeline for participants BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 9
Organization of the trip (cont. ) • Prepare travel documents • Schedule a meeting for the signing of travel documents. • Prepare “exit” materials. • Committee MUST be in constant communication with parents of participants • At least a 4/1 student/chaperone ratio BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 10
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS • PASSPORT (Post Office) Forms * • Letter of consent to travel (notarized) • Medical Information (notarized) • Sky-tram/zip-line permission (notarized) • Costa Rica notification information *Forms will be provided to participants by the Organization Committee. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 11
Some pictures of places the group will visit or stay BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 12
La Fortuna waterfall BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 13
Hotel Los Lagos BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 14
Hotel Los Lagos BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 15
Arenal Volcano (Picture taken from Hotel Los Lagos) BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 16
Rain Forest BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 17
Sky-tram BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 18
Zip line in La Fortuna BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 19
Boulevard in San José BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 20
Hotel in Manuel Antonio BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 21
Manuel Antonio National Park BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 22
Manuel Antonio’s white sand beach & rain forest BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 23
If the trip becomes a reality… Two weeks before the trip takes place, there will be a MANDATORY orientation meeting for parents and participants to discuss security, cultural issues, phone numbers of hotels, travel tips, etc. BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 24
¿Preguntas? E-mails: edith. ballestero@bourbon. kyschools. us v. ballestero@moreheadstate. edu Cell phones: (859) 274 -5467 or (859) 585 -8901 BCHS Costa Rica-June 2014 25
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