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Community Engagement: Service Immersion in Costa Rica/TEC (Outgoing Program) Featured

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  • Locations: Tres Equis, Costa Rica
  • Program Terms: Spring Break
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Restrictions: Sacred Heart applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Class Standing: Freshman Click here for a definition of this term Minimum SHU Suggested GPA: 2.6
Click here for a definition of this term Open to Visiting Students: YES Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: Basic Spanish language skills recommended but not required, English
Click here for a definition of this term Credits per term: 1 Click here for a definition of this term Faculty Leader: Matthew Kaye, Terry Neu
Program Description:
The SHU delegation will be partnering with the Institute of Technology of Costa Rica (TEC) at their campus in Limon, Costa Rica. University students from Limon will be joining the SHU delegation for a week of volunteer activities in the community of Rio Peje. Both SHU students and TEC students will be staying together in Veragua Reservation in the community of Rio Peje. The communities in Limon and Rio Peje are near the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. These are very different communities from the tourist destinations and resorts, which are mainly located on the Pacific (western) coast. The populations are also very different in these areas on the Caribbean. This will allow SHU students to explore some of the social and economic differences that are present in Costa Rica. In many ways, Costa Rica is a more developed country than its neighbors in Central America. However, there are still many communities that struggle with issues of poverty and political exclusion. Our group will explore some of these struggles as a team.
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Program Both SHU students and TEC students will be staying together in Veragua Reservation in the community of Rio Peje. The communities in Limon and Rio Peje are on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. These are very different communities from the tourist destinations and resorts, which are mainly located on the Pacific (western) coast. The populations are also very different in these areas on the Caribbean. This will allow SHU students to explore some of the social and economic differences that are present in Costa Rica. In many ways, Costa Rica is a more developed country than its neighbors in Central America. However, there are still many communities that struggle with issues of poverty and political exclusion. Our group will explore some of these struggles as a team.

Program Orientation & Preparation Meetings
There will be two MANDATORY orientation meetings 
  • Student leaders may organize additional group meetings to discuss fundraising, etc.
  • Program debrief; Wednesday, April TBD
All participants in the program are REQUIRED to take a 1-credit Global Studies  course (at no additional tuition cost) in the Spring Semester 2023.



 
Faculty  
Accommodations Cost of all housing is included in the program fee. Housing in Veragua Reservation will be in basic shared rooms.

 
All meals in Costa Rica will be provided. The only meals that are NOT provided by SHU are those in the airport traveling to/from Costa Rica.
Costs Total cost per student is $1,800. This includes airfare, housing, transportation to/from SHU, all transportation in Costa Rica, and the majority of meals. The only meals that are NOT provided by SHU are those in the airport traveling to/from Costa Rica.
 
Payment dates:
  • 1st payment $900: Due Friday, November 10, 2023    Not Refundable
  • 2nd payment $900: Due Friday, January 19, 2024
All checks should be made payable to “Sacred Heart University.”
 
There will be no deadline extensions for these payments. All students are responsible for their own program fees. Fundraising is encouraged, both on an individual and group basis. However, each student is responsible for handing in their own individual payments on the dates above. Late payments will jeopardize a student’s participation in the program.
Contact Arlete Perez Paez 
Assistant Director of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning
Phone: (203)396-8421
Email: perezpaeza@sacredheart.edu
Location: HC 109 
Location Rio Peje, Costa Rica
Duration Program Dates 2024: Saturday March 2 to Saturday March 9. More details to follow. 



This program is currently not accepting applications.