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If you want to plan a program
in Santander, Spain...
Why Santander?
Sitting on a peninsula in the Bay of Biscay in the Northern Spanish province of Cantabria, Santander is an eclectic combination of lively beach life and architectural sights and musuems. During the summer months it fills with Spaniards enjoying its clean waters, fresh seafood and nightlife making it the ideal spot for immersion in the Spanish language. Nearby Comillas is famous for the quirky El Capricho, the Moderniste artist Gaudi´s summer palace.
Partnership programs in Santander can focus on the arts, literature and Spanish language.
AIFS can organize Partnership programs in Santander throughout the year and these can vary in length from 10 days to a semester
Programs in Costa Rica Can Include:
- Accommodation in homestays in twin rooms with two meals per day and a weekly laundry service.
- Classrooms and audio-visual equipment
- Student Services office with AIFS staff to assist with questions
- Faculty office with computer and Internet access
- Orientation program consisting of an orientation meeting with local staff, student information packet with handbook and local area information etc, a guided sightseeing tour and a welcome group lunch
- Inclusive or subsidized cultural program
- Local guest lectures and courses including Spanish
- Costa Rica Today or Central American Perspective course
- Academic visits to supplement faculty led courses
- Medical Insurance
- $51,000,000 Liability Insurance with sponsoring college named as co-insured
Optional Components Can Include
- Group flights and airport transfers
- Optional tours such as Tortuguero, Monterverde Cloud Forest and Arenal Volcano
- Extra protection insurance
Sample Cultural Program from Summer 2005
- Sightseeing tour of San Jose
- Visit to Café Britt with a coffee plantation tour
- Excursion to Irazu Volcano
- Visit to InBio Parque, an eco-tourism park
- Latin American dance class
- Excursion to Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall
- Dinner and a typical Costa Rican show at a local restaurant
- Excursion to Sarchi
For additional information, or to plan your program, contact
Ailsa Brookes.
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