Enforex, Heredia, Costa Rica
General Information on Heredia
Heredia is a modest-sized town about 8 miles northwest of San José amist a sea of coffee plantations. There's a pleasant slow-paced, nostalgic atmosphere to the neat and orderly grid-patterned town with its old adobe houses with tile roofs and corridors. It is known as La Ciudad de las flores or the City of Flowers.
General Information on Enforex
The language school Enforex was founded in Heredia, Costa Rica in 1989. The school is located in the town of San Joaquín de Flores, a beautiful community at 3.500 feet populated by about 10.000 friendly residents. The center is just 3 miles from the Juan Santamaría International Airport and the city of Heredia.
Facilities
The school has 21 classrooms, a conference building, a cafeteria, administrative offices, a library, common areas to relax and socialize, hammocks and tropical gardens.
Airport transfer
Best arrival airport is San Jose. It takes 110 minutes by car to school.
2.1. Language School Enforex in figures
| Average no. of students: | Adult courses in summer: 60 Adult courses throughout the year: 30 | |
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| Average no. of levels: | in summer: 6 throughout the year: 6 | |
| Spanish teacher qualifications: | 100 % hold a university degree 20 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification | |
| Facilities for disabled students: | no | |
| Average age of students: | in summer: 25 years throughout the year: 30 years | |
| Minimum age of students: | 18 years | |
| Student nationalities: | Brazil 3 % England 3 % France 3 % Holland 2 % | Italy 1 % Switzerland 9 % USA 54 % |
| 1 Intensive Group CourseLessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 5 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 315 | 630 | 900 | 1170 | 1440 | 1710 | 2250 | 2790 | 3330 | 270 |
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 2 Super Intensive Group CourseLessons per week: 25 / Max. group size: 4 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 430 | 860 | 1240 | 1610 | 1980 | 2350 | 3090 | 3830 | 4570 | 370 |
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 3 One-to-One CourseLessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 450 | 795 | 1095 | 1390 | 1840 | 2290 | 3190 | 4090 | 4990 | 450 |
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday Course not available: 02.Jun - 01.Aug | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 4 Vounteer ProgramLessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | -- | -- | -- | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| The minimum duration of the volunteer work is 4 weeks. You pay a one time fee of USD 150. It´s obligatory to book a Spanish course (minimum 4 weeks) before you start your volunteer work. | ||||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Lesson duration (minutes): | 55 minutes |
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| Click here for calculation of course prices >> | |
| Note: All courses offered by Enforex, Heredia can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form. | |
| Inscription fee: | 100.00 US $ |
| Individual classes: | Individual tuition can only be booked in a whole individual course package. |
| Prices include: | Course material, tuition |
| Course material: | Generally course material is distributed free to students and will stay in student property. |
| School closed: | National holidays in Costa Rica: 01.Jan, 21.Mar, 22.Mar, 23.Mar, 24.Mar, 11.Apr, 01.May, 25.Jul, 15.Aug, 15.Sep, 25.Dec And also on the following dates 20.Mar, 02.May |
| Languages taught at the school: | Spanish |
| Students aged 14-17 who are not travelling with an adult have to pay a Minor Fee of USD 150. | |
| 1 Homestay // Single room, half board | ||||
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| Minimum stay in weeks: 1 / Distance from school: 20 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price US $ | 150 | -- | ||
| No meals are provided on Sunday. Rate for extra week homestay without doing a course: USD 165 per week. Includes: Half board (breakfast + 1 meal), Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 30 US $ Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | ||||
| Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? | yes |
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| Single room | always |
| Optional airport transfer: | yes, for 50 US $ (one way) |
| Click here for calculation of course prices >> | |
| Leisure activities: | activity possible | course possible | organized by school | distance from school |
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| Dancing | 0 km | |||
| Examples of social activities organised by Enforex: | Visits to a butterfly farm, a tour of a local coffee plantation. | |||
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Important note: You will only be able to receive the 5% discount on your Spanish course at Enforex, Heredia when registering online here at the Languagecourse.Net website. If you book directly at the school, you will have to pay the full course price and no discount can be applied. The LanguageCourse.Net booking service for language studies is 100% free of charge.

