Community Development Professional Apprenticeship in Costa Rica
Fast-track your teaching or sustainable development career with a professional apprenticeship and 3-month work placement.
Durations:Â 24 weeks
50 hrs of fieldwork per week
1:6 staff to participant ratio
Includes GVI ExperiencesBook with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Program information
Do you believe that education can change the world? We do – but not without teachers like you. On this program, you’ll lead English classes, facilitate community workshops, and support after-school and daycare activities in collaboration with local schools, nonprofits, and stakeholders. You’ll also assist with identifying community priorities and develop solutions using the power of education.
Everyone’s invited. Get up to 80% of your program fees covered.
GVI Foundation Grants are now available for community development programs abroad. Up to GBPÂ 5,000 based on your motivation and circumstances. Apply by 30 Nov.
Book with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Included in your program, at no extra cost.
Make the most of our unique programs with these exclusively curated local adventure and wellness experiences.
Offered once a month, expand your adventure with GVI Experiences. These are just some of the activities offered on your program!
Learn to cook Costa Rican food
Visit a botanical garden
Summit Irazu Volcano
Enjoy a Costa Rican breakfast
Experience Costa Rican culture
Practise a yoga class
Paint your own pottery souvenir
White-water raft down the Pacuare River
Learn to cook Costa Rican food
Visit a botanical garden
Summit Irazu Volcano
Enjoy a Costa Rican breakfast
Experience Costa Rican culture
Practise a yoga class
Paint your own pottery souvenir
White-water raft down the Pacuare River
Connect with our alumni
Want to connect with some of our past participants about their adventures? Get in touch with hundreds of friendly ambassadors all over the world who would be more than happy to answer any questions.
