Geos Corporation was founded in Japan in 1973 with the goal of furthering international communication through English and Spanish language education. The name GEOS embodies this ideal: GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES.

While the main sphere of its operations lies in Japan where it offers its educational services through a network of some 550 schools and colleges, GEOS also has a significant presence in Europe, North America, South East and North Asia, Oceania and our new schools at Cape Town, South Africa, Marbella, Spain and Costa Rica. In these regions GEOS is opening networks of English and Spanish language centers which provide students from all over the world the opportunity to become proficient in English and Spanish while experience the lifestyle associated with many interesting cultures.

Other GEOS spanish schools: http://www.geos-spain.com/
 

At GEOS Costa Rica students have the opportunity to learn more than grammar rules. The experience of living with a Costa Rican family provides the student with an excellent approach to our culture, history and traditional values. At the same time, our programs have been designed to start using the language right from the first day.

All our Spanish teachers are native speakers and have years of experience in teaching Spanish as a second language. Our staff shares the same goal: to help the students feel at home and for them to learn more Spanish every day.

 

Learning Spanish:

Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and other international organizations. Spanish is used for international communication on political, economical and cultural issues. It is also an important business language, and therefore the most studied foreign language in the non-Hispanic countries of America and Europe.

Spanish is a popular second or third language: with some 400 million speakers, it's the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world. Nowadays, many job opportunities require you to speak Spanish.  Speaking Spanish well definitely gives you an edge over other job applicants.

Spanish is useful, easy and fun!

 

 

 

Learning Spanish:

Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union and other international organizations. Spanish is used for international communication on political, economical and cultural issues. It is also an important business language, and therefore the most studied foreign language in the non-Hispanic countries of America and Europe.

Spanish is a popular second or third language: with some 400 million speakers, it's the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world. Nowadays, many job opportunities require you to speak Spanish.  Speaking Spanish well definitely gives you an edge over other job applicants.

Spanish is useful, easy and fun!

About Costa Rica:

Costa Rica is a small, mountainous country located in the narrow isthmus of Central America .

It is a land of contrasts and biological diversity which will provide you with wonderful adventures throughout its 51,100 square kilometers (19,700 sq. miles). The country's borders are defined by Nicaragua to the North and Panama to the South.

Even though Costa Rica is a small country, it has a great biological and habitat diversity due to the convergence of two hemispheres, two oceans, and its varying geography.

About 9,000 different kinds of flowering plants, including more than 1,300 species of orchids grow in this country and nearly 850 species of birds have been identified here.Costa Rica is also home to 209 species of mammals, 383 kinds of reptiles and amphibians, about 2,000 species of butterflies and at least 4,500 different types of moths.

Costa Rica is a tropical country which contains several distinct climatic zones. There is no winter or summer as such and most regions have a rainy season from May to November and a dry season from December to April.

Costa Rica is a peaceful society- the national army was banned by the Constitution over fifty years ago.
The following ingredients combine perfectly for Costa Rica to be considered the destination of choice in Central America : beautiful nature, excellent tourist services and very warm people.

Location:

GEOS Costa Rica is located in San José , near Paseo Colón. We are surrounded by stores, hotels,
and restaurants and we are very close to the biggest park in San José : La Sabana.
We have six classrooms and free access to Internet. Students have the option to practice Spanish
with Costa Rican students and help them with their English as well.

GEOS Costa Rica has capacity for 60 students.

Homestay:

Homestay is the ideal way to share and experience the Costa Rican culture and practice your conversational skills. Our families are carefully interviewed and selected. We visit each family on a regular bases to make sure that the students get the best service.

All of our families live in the quiet suburbs of San Jose, within a few minutes of Geos by bus.
 
Holiday Courses:

We offer holiday courses of two and four weeks. These courses include Spanish classes, home stay and special activities. We believe that living with a Costa Rican family improves our students communication skills and gives them the chance to learn about our culture and values. They have fun with our special activities and tours. Any season is a good season to come, learn Spanish and enjoy Costa Rica.

 

Holiday Vacation Courses!
4 W eeks in E xciting C osta Rica!
for only $1585

 
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Our Courses:

Our Spanish program is divided into four different levels. At the beginning we focus on developing communication skills, although all four areas of language learning will be covered (speaking, listening, reading and writing). From there we go to the advanced level that will prepare students to participate in conversations with native speakers.

Our private classes are designed to fit the student's needs. For these courses the materials, topics and schedules are very flexible. At GEOS Costa Rica we also have Japanese and English classes. A new session begins every four weeks. You can enroll for just one session or several sessions. We encourage you to join us at the beginning of a session but it is possible to enroll at any time.

 

Our Courses 2008

COURSE GENERAL SPANISH GENERAL SPANISH PLUS INTENSIVE SPANISH PRIVATE SPANISH BUSINESS SPANISH
Number of hours 20 hours per week 25 hours per week 30 hours per week As required 10 hours a week
Course Lenght Minimum 1 week Minimum 1 week Minimum 1 week - Minimum 1 week

Max. class size  

 8 8 8 1 3

Min entry level

 Any level Any level Any level Any level Intermediate
Age 16+ 16+ 16+ - 18+
Tuition

1-3 weeks:$200 week

4-7weeks:$191 week

8-11 weeks:$184 week

12 weeks  or +: $174
 

1-3 weeks:$257 week

4-7weeks:$248 week

8-11 weeks:$234 week

12 weeks  or +:$ 222

1-3 weeks: $321 week

4-7weeks:$305 week

8-11 weeks:$294 week

12 weeks  or +: $281

Less than 6 hours/week: $17/hour.


Six or more hours/week: $15/hour.
 

 $222 per week

Enrollment Fee

 $50 $50 $50   $50
The monthly fee must be paid before the beginning of the course or on the first day of class by cash or bank transfer.

Accomodation in Costa Rican families will be charged at  US$140 per week. This price includes accomodation, half board during the week days and full board during the weekend.

Aditional prices and other types of accomodation are available upon request.

The holidays in Costa Rica are:

January 1st
April 11th
Holy Thursday - Good Friday
May 1st
July 25th
August 2nd
August 15th
September 15th
October 12th
December 25th

*No refunds for Holidays

 

 
At GEOS Language School we offer you a great variety of tours and activities to enjoy nature and adventure altogether.
If you are looking for something more relaxing you can always go to the hot springs of Arenal Volcano. If you prefer to stay in the city and experience the night life in San Jose there are many options such as restaurants, discotheques and night clubs where you can enjoy all kinds of music, from Latin rhythms to the classic blues and jazz.

We also offer the possibility to participate in different volunteer programs that promote activities to preserve and protect the environment. The programs go from working with turtles on the beach to maintenance work up in the mountains of Chirripó National Park. This is also an excellent way to practice Spanish.

 

 

 

At GEOS Costa Rica students have the opportunity to learn more than grammar rules. The experience of living with a Costa Rican family provides the student with an excellent approach to our culture, history and traditional values. At the same time, our programs have been designed to start using the language right from the first day.

All our Spanish teachers are native speakers and have years of experience in teaching Spanish as a second language. Our staff shares the same goal: to help the students feel at home and for them to learn more Spanish every day.

 

Costa Rica offers a plethora of Spanish language institutes but I chose GEOS for its helpful and energetic staff, its flexible class schedules, and the quality of its one-to-one teaching method.

 

Since I only had a few weeks in Costa Rica, I wanted to find a Spanish language program that was intense and comprehensive, but at the same time fun and enjoyable.  I found it all at GEOS!

 

After just two weeks of Spanish classes at GEOS, I went from not knowing a word of Spanish to comfortably discussing politics and other contemporary topics in Spanish with my Costa Rican friends.

 

 

John Greenwood

10903 NW 77th St.

Kansas City, MO 64152
 

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Llevo estudiando en Geos poco más de siete meses. Me encanta estudiar español con las profesoras Mayela y Alejandra. No habí­a tenido ningún conocimiento de español antes de que hubiera empezado a estudiar español en diciembre del año pasado. Cuando yo comencé a estudiar español en Geos en enero, yo tenía solo un mes de estudio de español. Simplemente no podía hablar ni entender español. (tal vez algunas palabras como hola o ¿cómo está? Fueron todo lo que podía hablar).

 

Al principio, estudiaba sobre gramática española con los libros de Geos y me ejercitaba en escribir sobre los temas que Mayela me dio.

 

Yo estudié con Alejandra por cinco meses, estudié gramática más profunda, haciendo muchos ejercicios con los libros de Geos y otros. También estudié literatura de Española y Latinoamericana  leyendo obras de autores famosos.

 

Me interesa mucho que poco a poco pude saber de otra cultura fuera de las clases. La profesora Alejandra tiene muchos conocimientos de literatura y de historia. Aprecio su enseñanza, su bondad y sobre todo su paciencia con mis preguntas confusas.

 

Al terminar volví­ a estudiar con Mayela que fue mi primera profesora. Hablaba más y era ayudada a buscar información que quería saber. Finalmente yo gané la certificación y la buena nota del último examen.

 

Yo puedo hablar español, aunque no hable muy bien ya entré en un mundo nuevo y solo necesito avanzar y progresar gradualmente.

 

Muchí­simas gracias a todos en Geos. El periodo que tuve estudiando español en Geos va a ser un recuerdo inolvidable.

 

Christine Chung

Korea

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I arrived in Costa Rica with a base understanding of the Spanish language, but I sought to improve my grammar, vocabulary, writing, and fluency skills, especially for the workplace.  GEOS Costa Rica helped me achieve this goal by tailoring an engaging course to my needs.  My instructor, Claudia, was extremely professional and fun to spend two hours with a day.  Moreover, GEOS was always accommodating to my busy work schedule.  Thanks to GEOS I feel so much more confident speaking, reading and writing Spanish.

 

Phillip Saumweber

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My experience at GEOS Costa Rica was very successful. The teachers are highly qualified and very friendly. I enrolled in the Homestay program and I really enjoyed it. The Institute is nice, clean and safe. I also liked the fact that GEOS is close to the shopping mall and the gym.

 

Seisuke Kawakubo

Proffesor at Daiichi Keizai University.



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　　　　林田　庸子

　

　　　　　　11月22日～11月30日まで　（2005年）4時間/1日

 

旅の途中に立ち寄ったCosta Rica。

Spain語の勉強半分、旅行半分の軽い気持ちでGEOS San José 校に入校しました。

たった7日間の短い授業でしたが、毎日がとても充実していました。

GEOS San José校はCentralより少し離れた静かで落ち着いた所にあり、集中して勉強ができました。又先生も20年間、Spain語を教えているベテランの方で授業も楽しく、分かりやすく、ますますSpain語に興味を持つようになりました。日本に帰ってからも引き続きSpain語っを勉強したいと思います。

“我がものにするまで”

どうもお世話になりました。


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Mi tiempo en Geos Costa Rica.

Aprendí español en Geos Costa Rica por seis meses. Antes de venir Costa
Rica, no sabía nada del país y me preocupé la vida. Pero, pronto encontré
que Costa Rica es buen país para quedarme y aprender español. Pude ver
buenos profesores y me ayudaron mucho para aprenderlo. Personal de la
escuela me ayudó no sólo aprender español sino vivir y conocer Costa Rica.
Además, la familia con la que viví me ayudó también. Aprendí mucho sobre la
vida como la comida, la costumbre etc.
Ahora estoy muy contenta que pude pasar un rato y aprender español en Geos
Costa Rica.
Voy a seguir aprendiendo español después de volver a Japón y quisiera
regresar a Costa Rica otra vez.
Quisiera dar gracias otra vez por todos de Geos Costa Rica.

 

Makiko Kinjo, Japón

            

 
For more Informations go online: www.geosspanish.com
For Further information contact us:
 geoscr@racsa.co.cr
Tel: (506) 257 22 64  Fax: (506) 258 49 70