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Are you ready to take a plane somewhere - anywhere! - and experience new things? After all these months of restricted movement, people are starting to travel once again to ...
Read MoreMy Experience Teaching English in Costa Rica
After ten years of doing Accounting in the states, I felt the need for a big change. I had previously lived in another country and was beginning to feel the need for a new culture and a new experience. I decided to try to teach English in a Spanish-speaking country, so that ...
Read MoreWhy Learn Spanish with Estelar
Why You Should Learn Spanish with Instituto Estelar Bilingüe
At Instituto Estelar Bilingue, we are all about learning Spanish in a dynamic and conversational manner, and we want i...
Read MoreTica Life: Total Immersion at Estelar
As an English teacher at Estelar Bilingue, I have met many international Spanish students that come for our Immersion Courses. I was curious how the “class in the AM and beach in the PM” lifestyle was for some of them and, fortunately, I h...
Read MoreClub A Volunteer
One aspect of Estelar that I truly adore is volunteering at Club A, which is a charity that was created by Estelar in order to help impoverished children. Every week, volunteers teach young kids English and try to mentor them. I have been going to Club A weekly, and each wee...
Read MoreWhy volunteer for Instituto Estelar Bilingue
I believe that to volunteer while studying abroad is to travel with awareness. You get the opportunity to see what many people don’t see, but should, and you learn about the culture on a more social and political level. Volunteerin...
Read MoreHomestay
Staying with a local family is obviously the best way to experience Costa Rican culture and practice Spanish outside of the classroom. We have carefully selected families who are experienced in hosting students, understand how to meet the need...
Read MoreEstelar Volunteer Opportunities
These volunteer opportunities are pre-organized and don’t cost anything to participate!
CLUB A
Club A provides free after-school tutoring and English classes every week at the community hall of Martina ...
Read MoreEstelar French Program Overview
The Estelar French department offers high-quality classes that are designed to get students speaking. Our classes are dynamic, fun, and full of effective learning activities and conversation. Our teachers are native French speakers and come to us ...
Read MoreWelcome to Liberia City
With over 45,000 inhabitants, Liberia is a typical, small-sized colonial town of the great Guanacaste plains, with wide roads and old adobe buildings. The province of Guanacaste traditionally relied on beef cattle ranching to sustain its economy and heritage. Today, due to t...
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