Spanish schools in Costa Rica

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Welcome to the Academia Tica
The Academia Tica, founded in 1986, is one of the oldest Spanish schools in Costa Rica and it is known by the individualized instructional organization of its seminars.

“With great pleasure I invite you to visit Costa Rica, a country blessed with a fascinating biodiversity and well known for its peace without an army.

At just 6 miles from its capital city of San José, at the foot of the Braulio Carrillo National Park, the friendly, cozy and hospitable semirural community of Coronado, headquarters for Academia Tica, awaits you to learn Spanish.

In the placidness of a beautiful tropical garden of the Academia Tica you will have the possibility of giving your first steps in Spanish or of perfecting the skills that you already have in this language.”

Ana Mercedes Rodríguez A, Director

Learning
The learning process of the participants is shaped by our philosophy: competence, authenticity, a reflection of Costa Rican democracy and equality, and respectful interaction with one another.

Lessons
Lessons are given by experienced native speakers, all of whom have academic degrees and experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. The teaching approach is geared toward on communication, but written language techniques, vocabulary work, grammar, and current Latin American affairs are not left out. We don't restrict ourselves to just teaching Spanish. We also teach the important intercultural, Latin American aspects of Spanish that are necessary for a true understanding of the language.

Seminar Center
The home base of the Academia Tica is beautifully located in the middle of a 5000 square meter tropical garden in sunny, green Coronado. Coronado (San Isidro de Coronado) lies 10 kilometers northeast of San José. The school is situated on the grounds of an old farm known as the »Quinta Toyopán« (place for the gods). The name Toyopán recalls the indigenous people who buried their high priests here and named the settlement area Toyopán before the conquest by Spain's Vásquez de Coronado. There is a bus stop directly in front of the school, and buses travel from Coronado's central bus station (just 850 meters away) to the center of San José and back every 10 to 15 minutes from early morning until late at night. The bus fare is $0.60 round trip.

Facilities
In addition to the seminar rooms, participants have access to the lounge in the reception area, a terrace, a small reference library, a multimedia room with a fast Internet connection a public telephone and a small cafeteria. If you want to actively relax, you can play table tennis, borrow a bicycle, or use the small basketball court, all free of charge or very reasonable priced.

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