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COSTA RICA INTERNSHIPS
International
internships can be an enriching and eye-opening cultural adventure,
where learning extends to the world beyond the traditional classroom
walls. There is absolutely no substitute for living and studying in a
foreign country if your goal is to gain knowledge and experience another
cultures customs, people and language. Consider joining our team, and we
will be sure to
guide you through the entire process, from the beginning to end
of your Costa Rican internship experience!
SDPUS
visiting students find that
living, studying and volunteering in Costa
Rica is a great way to help develop transnational competencies.
Internships with SDPUS always prove to be a very fun & entertaining
cultural experience, that helps students get ready for the competitive
global market and society that we all live in.
Strategic Decisions and
Partnerships (SDPUS) offers a very distinctive internship program for
all students who are seeking to gain international experience and
exposure. SDPUS's team of experienced and dedicated professors will help
coordinate with your home university, to provide you with on-site
expertise, advice & safety to visiting students, while they are working
in the field of Costa Rica. SDPUS provides in-country expertise
year round, and our student internships can be coordinated in any region
of Costa Rica!
SDPUS is happy to provide
and coordinate multiple opportunities for interns within other regions
of Costa Rica. Biologists, political scientists, engineers, geologists,
hotel and restaurant management, education and business students have
all found our programs to be very exhilarating, challenging and rewarding experience.
SDPUS strives to create student
internships that are pertinent to each visiting students individualized
goals & objectives. Ultimately, SDPUS strives to provide each intern
both, experiential growth and personal development by creating and
offering a unique cultural experience to work & learn first hand with
a local business or school in Costa Rica.
Our
non-profit organization coordinates your educational internship and we
also include a adventure travel package to travel and safely see this
tropical paradise. SDPUS
professors provide each student with years of expertise and professional
development, not to mention each professor has years of their very own
personal experiences in Costa Rica. SDPUS prides ourselves in
working for you, building one fantastic Costa Rican intern experience at
a time. Let SDPUS do it for you too!
COSTS
OF THE TYPICAL INTERNSHIP:
The cost for room and board, on-site transportation and all supervision
and coordination is $3,800 for the seven week internship and adventure
travel session. This includes the costs of all accommodations, qualified
professors, instructors and guides for transfers and regional travel.
NOT INCLUDED:
a. Airfare (we can help if
needed) b. Airport Departure Tax ($26 per
person) c. Any Extra Tours &
Activities d. Meals (inclusive options
are available) e. Travel Insurance
http://www.travelguard.com
THE
MAIN QUESTIONS:
Students need to determine whether they are looking for course credit or
not, whether they want to be paid or not and whether they're looking for
a permanent position after completion of an internship or practicum. If students
want to be paid they will need to obtain a work permit, which is usually
easier to obtain if going abroad with an officially recognized work
exchange program, like that which SDPUS provides.
SDPUS
encourages all potential visiting students to become active in some of
the "volunteer service" activities that we provide. Internships can be
coordinated for students in a variety majors or fields of study.
All
students will have opportunities to learn about topics such as tropical
forest restoration and preservation. Each student will participate in a
variety of cultural activities over their seven week stay. Visiting student
interns will really get an authentic grasp of what it is like to be a
"Tico" growing up and living in Costa Rica.
TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP
COURSE
OF STUDY:
growth
measurements, nursery work, tree planting, tree surveys, disease &
insect control & mapping, thinning, erosion control & trail work.
Working with local farmers on reforestation. Participation in conservation projects in local villages has also become an important
component of our Costa Rica works.
INTERNSHIP COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION:
A.
Field experience at
Rancho Mastatal
B. Field
experience: Monteverde Cloud Forests (University of Georgia)
C. Field
experience: Talamanca Mountains (Caribbean)
D. Field experience
Turtle Nesting:
Las Baulas National Park
ACCOMMODATIONS IN TAMARINDO:
Monte Perla Condos
home base
for your entire 7 weeks
OTHER
CR ACCOMMODATIONS:
The following field visits will be taken on weekends
A.
Monteverde Lodge
B.
Arenal Observatory Lodge
C.
Azania Bungalows
D.
Rancho Mastatal
ITINERARY:
#1 All Hotels,
Transfers & Professionally Guided Tours
A. Two nights Monteverde Cloud Forest Excursion
www://skytrek.com
B. Two nights
Arenal Volcano & Hot Springs
www.fluffytails.ca/tabacon.asp
C. Three nights
Puerto Viejo Beach (Caribbean)
D. Three nights
at Rancho Mastatal www.ranchomastatal.com
#2 Day Trips From
Tamarindo
A. Hot Springs, Neighboring Beaches, Kayaking,
Surfing
B. Tamarindo
Catamaran Sunset Cruise Adventure www.marlindelrey.com
C. Las Baulas
National Park: Leatherback Turtle Nesting
www.leatherback.org
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
COMPONENT:
All visiting students
will participate in either basic or applied research problems of
restoration
ecology, forest ecology, ornithology, etcetera, which will be
coordinated with the University of Georgia, at their Monteverde Campus.
*Course
credit can be granted for qualified student participants, from many
majors.
LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION INTERNSHIP
INTERNATIONAL POLICY:
Students will visit rural and
urban schools through-out Costa Rica, meeting local and
regional leaders, observing and examining nonprofits, as well as other
for profit industries and organizations such as: schools, universities
and manufacturing sectors. Visiting students will compare and contrast
schools in Costa Rica with those of the United States or Canada.
INTERNATIONAL POLICY EXPERIENCE:
SDPUS has developed many contacts for fulfilling internship
requirements:
#1 NON-PROFITS:
University of Costa Rica
Earth
University
Nacional
University
Rancho Mastatal
Leatherback
Turtle Conservation
#2
FOR PROFITS: Chiquita
Banana
Intel
Café
Brit
Diria Resort
Marriott Resort
Proctor & Gamble
Citibank Hewlett
Packard
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Monte Perla Condos
home base for your entire 7 weeks
WEEKEND TRAVEL TOURS: the
following field tours will be taken on long weekends
A.
Monteverde Rustic Lodge
B.
Arenal Observatory Lodge
C.
Azania Bungalows
D.
Rancho Mastatal
ITINERARY:
#1 All Hotels,
Transfers & Professionally Guided Tours
A.
Two nights
Monteverde Cloud Forest Excursion
www://skytrek.com
B.
Two nights Arenal Volcano & Hot Springs
www.fluffytails.ca/tabacon.asp
C. Three nights Puerto Viejo Beach (Caribbean)
D. Three
nights at Rancho Mastatal www.ranchomastatal.com
#2 Day Trips From
Tamarindo
A. Hot Springs, Neighboring Beaches, Kayaking,
Surfing
B. Tamarindo
Catamaran Sunset Cruise Adventure www.marlindelrey.com
C. Las Baulas
National Park: Leatherback Turtle Nesting
www.leatherback.org
HOTEL & RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
INCLUDES:
#1 All
Accommodations (7 weeks) while in Costa Rica
#2
Internship
Coordination & Supervisor
A.
Internship experience at the
Diria Resort
B. Internship experience at
Witches Rock Surf Camp
#3 Travel
Excursions:
A.
Monteverde
Cloud Forests, Arenal Volcano, Puerto Viejo & Manual Antonio
#4 All Ground
Transfers- Private Vehicle w/Driver
B. On Site Resident
Director (Peter Fiorentino)
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Monte Perla Condos
home base for your entire 7 week stay
WEEKEND
TRAVEL TOURS:
The following field tours will be taken on
weekends
A.
Monteverde Rustic Lodge B.
Azania Bungalows
C.
Arenal Observatory Lodge D.
Rancho Mastatal
ITINERARY:
#1 All Hotels,
Transfers And Professionally Guided Tours
A.
Two nights Monteverde Cloud Forest Excursion
www://skytrek.com
B. Two nights Arenal Volcano Hot Springs
www.fluffytails.ca/tabacon.asp
C. Three nights Puerto Viejo Beach (Caribbean) Azania
Bungalows
D. Three
nights at Rancho Mastatal www.ranchomastatal.com
#2 Day Trips From
Tamarindo
A. Hot Springs,
Neighboring Beaches, Kayaking, Surfing
B. Tamarindo
Catamaran Sunset Cruise Adventure www.marlindelrey.com
C. Las Baulas
National Park: Leatherback Turtle Nesting
www.leatherback.org
ACADEMIC CREDIT:
Academic credit for
coursework can be arranged in several different ways. Students may
choose to arrange independent study credit through their home
institutions. Arrangements can also be made for course credit through
some of our participating CR universities such as: Binghamton University,
University of Georgia, Duke University, University of Costa Rica
Nacional University and Earth University.
Getting your planned
course work approved by an academic or study abroad advisor before you
go abroad is the best way to ensure that you get full academic credit
for it.
FAQ's:
Q:
What if one
of your pre-approved internships isn't available, or you change your
mind?
A:
Contact your advisor at your home university
immediately to ask for approval of a
substitution.
Q:
What
if you
didn't know in advance what internships are available?
A:
As soon as you know which internship you can
participate in, let your advisor know and request approval of the
practicum placement that you have selected.
Q:
What
if you attend a US college that approves academic internships courses
only after students return?
A:
Be sure to bring back all corresponding
information: including the itinerary, practicum syllabi, reading lists,
notes, papers, tests, and portfolios. This is a good idea for anyone
who works abroad, in case questions arise about how to evaluate your
experience or determine a grade.
PAST PARTICIPANTS:
Beginning in 2006,
students from many universities and colleges located in the United
States, Canada and Costa Rica have participated in educational programs
at SDPUS's field stations. The following schools have had undergraduate
or graduate students who have studied and/or interned with SDPUS in Costa Rica:
Colorado
State University University of Rochester
Johns
Hopkins University Ohio State University
University of Pennsylvania
Duke University
Vanderbilt
University Syracuse University
Princeton University University of Notre Dame
Wake Forest University University of Georgia
University of
Texas Emory University
Pepperdine
University University of California
George Washington University
Miami University
University
of Binghamton Washington University
Johnson &
Wales University Texas A&M University
San Diego State University
Indiana University
Latina
University University of Costa Rica
Nacional
University Earth University La-Flor
American University Florida State University
University of California- Berkeley
Fordham University
University of California- Irvine
University of Wisconsin
University of California- Davis Stanford University
Pennsylvania State University University of Notre Dame
Purdue University Regis University (Saskatchewan)
University of Toronto University of Nova Scotia
Virginia Tech University New York University
Boston
University Boston College University
Boise
State University Pepperdine University
University of Iowa Texas A & M University
Baylor University University of Florida
Princeton University Washington University- St Louis
Dartmouth University University of California- San Diego
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