SOPHOMORES TO VISIT COSTA RICA JANUARY 12 – 17, 2012
The $350 deposit for the Costa Rica trip is due by October 12th. Final payment of the $1500 will be due December 1, 2011.
Costa Rica Packing List Costa Rican Permission Slip Form
Passport Information
To enter Costa Rica, it’s not enough simply to have a valid passport. Your passport has to be good for at least 30 days after you arrive. If your passport expires in less than 30 days, you won’t get into the country.
**PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA! PASSPORT APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED WITHIN 4-6 WEEKS OF SUBMITTING. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THIS PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH AN APPLICATION DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1st TO ENSURE ON TIME DELIVERY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.
AGS goes international! Sophomore students will participate in various multidisciplinary learning activities that will engage them in a global context and provide them with a context for their place in the world. These experiences will also help students understand the various needs of the world and experience life from the perspective of different cultures.
EARTH University will be the home base and coordinator for students while in Costa Rica. Students will have the opportunity to tour the Doka Coffee Estate plantation and production facility as well as have an opportunity to work in the fields alongside Nicaraguan immigrants. While in Costa Rica, students will also be engaging in service learning with the Bri-Bri, an indigenous people to Costa Rica.
No vaccinations are required for Costa Rica. Here is some information about vaccinations from the CDC.
For those needing assistance, you may request a scholarship below. The AGS Amigos Scholarship committee decisions shall be awarded in the committee’s sole discretion and does not guarantee or promise that a scholarship shall be awarded. Please download the form below. Once you have filled it out, scan it and email it to Leslie Ragland for consideration by the AGS Scholarship Committee.