Courses
All courses at ILISA start on Monday. Morning classes are from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, with a twenty minute break at 10:00 AM. Afternoon classes for students taking six hours per day are from 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM or sometimes later during our high season.
If you have registered for group classes but at your level of Spanish no group can be formed, you will receive 3 hours of private classes instead of 4 hours of group classes at the same tuition rate.
Also Included in the Course Cost
All instructions and text materials (except dictionaries)
Free use of wifi.
Student ID for discounts on museums and activities.
Homestay
Homestay includes breakfast, dinner, laundry service, private room, airport pick-up and transfer to host family. All prices quoted include the cost of homestay. Those students who want to make their own living arrangements can deduct the homestay fee from the weekly cost of their course.
Additional days of homestay due to early arrival or late departure should be arranged at the time of registration. Extensions of homestay once the course has begun are subject to availability. Homestays can be arranged for non-students on a space available basis.
In order to allow proper scheduling and due to our arrangements with the host families, all homestay arrangements and extensions must be made through ILISA.
Free Cultural Activities Program
Includes between 2 and 5 activities per week depending on the amount of students at the school. Typical activities include: Latin Dance classes, cooking classes, concerts or any other activity on the cultural agenda for San José, visits to museums, the Central Market and National theater.
Registration
A deposit of US$ 200 per person together with a completely filled out application form is required at least 3 weeks before the start of the program. The deposit is applied to the cost of the course.
Check instructions to pay the deposit easily
Deposit
The deposit is non-refundable, but can be applied to your course fee if you reschedule your starting date within a 1 year period.
Discounts
– Returning Students: ILISA offers a 10% discount on Spanish classes to students who have studied with us before. This offer cannot be combined with with other discounts, this offer is not applied for students participating as part of a college study abroad program since partnerships with colleges and universities already include a discount.
– Friends and Family: ILISA offers a 5% discount on Spanish classes to students who join a program with the same starting date. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts.
For more information. Again, by submitting your registration, you confirm you agree with our terms and conditions.