Hi everyone: I have a student who wants to either volunteer or study in Costa Rica over the January intersession. She has provided me with a list of programs but I'm not familiar with any of them. Have any of you sent students (or yourself) on any of these programs? Do you recommend any?
Volunteer Programs - A Broader View: http://www.abroaderview.org/costa-rica/sea-turtle-caribbean.php GVI: (conservation work with sea turtles) http://www.gviusa.com/programs/central-america/costa-rica/Volunteer-turtle-costa-rica/home (conservation work with jaguars) http://www.gviusa.com/projects/central-america/costa-rica/jaguar-conservation-costa-rica/life-on-the-program Study Abroad Programs - George Mason: (either Belize or Ecuador) http://globaled.gmu.edu/programs/facultyled/winterstudy/index.html University of Maryland: http://www.international.umd.edu/studyabroad/2530 CIS Abroad: http://www.cisabroad.com/programs/tropical-ecology-and-resource-management-in-costa-rica Thanks. Pam ****************************** Pamela Chasek, Ph.D. Director, International Studies Associate Professor, Government Manhattan College Riverdale, NY 10471 USA tel: +1-718-862-7248 e-mail: [email protected] ******************************
