bourbon county high school costa rica-june 2014 (3 rd or 4 th week) bchs costa rica-june 20141
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BOURBON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL COSTA RICA-JUNE 2014 (3rd or 4th week)
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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..
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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.
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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 threeTravel 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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Some pictures of places
the group will visit or stay
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La Fortuna waterfall
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Hotel Los Lagos
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Hotel Los Lagos
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Arenal Volcano(Picture taken from Hotel Los Lagos)
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Rain Forest
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Sky-tram
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Zip line in La Fortuna
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Boulevard in San José
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Hotel in Manuel Antonio
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Manuel Antonio National Park
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Manuel Antonio’s white sand beach & rain forest
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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.
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¿Preguntas?E-mails:
Cell phones:
(859) 274-5467 or (859) 585-8901
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