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UWC Costa Rica Short Course 2026: Trade Your Classroom for the Jungle
A 14-day residential short course for ages 14–17 based at UWC Costa Rica, combining experiential Spanish, cultural immersion, environmental practices, conservation themes, excursions, hiking, and reflection.
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- Program ownership
- Independent external program
- Operator
- UWC Costa RicaOperator / official-source statement
- Age
- 14–17 yearsOperator / official-source statement
- Format
- Residential Camp · Cultural Exchange · Nature Program · Field learningSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Place
- Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- Environment
- Natural environment · Built environmentSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Activities
- Hiking · Language Learning · Environmental Study · Nature Observation · Reflection · Cultural ExchangeSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Family model
- Youth cohortSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Duration
- 14 days
- Program status
- SeasonalThe current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date.
- Learning intentions (not outcomes)
- Cultural Understanding · Environmental Awareness · CommunicationOperator / official-source statement
Challenge profile
- Challenges
- Information not yet verified
- Physical demand
- Information not yet verified
- Autonomy
- Information not yet verified
- Technical demand
- Information not yet verified
- Risk information
- Information not yet verifiedRisk and difficulty are separate; unknown never means low risk.
- Risk-management information transparency
- Institutional safeguarding and governance materials are public, but the reviewed short-course page does not state activity-specific fitness, emergency, medical, or accessibility requirements. This records disclosure availability only.SUMMERCAMP editorial classification based only on information availability in reviewed official sources; not a safety rating, endorsement, or field risk assessment.
Duration, season and participation
- Duration
- 14 days
- Season
- Summer
- Language support
- English
- Accommodation
- Lodge or hotel
- Transport
- Information not yet verified
- Accessibility
- Information not yet verified
- Readiness
- Information not yet verified
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How we know
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- 01Program identity
- UWC Costa Rica Short Course 2026: Trade Your Classroom for the JungleInformation not yet verified
Field details
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- 02Operator
- UWC Costa RicaOperator stated
Field details
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- 03Age range
- 14–17 yearsInformation not yet verified
Field details
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- 04Current Program status
- SeasonalInformation not yet verified
Field details
The current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date. Availability can change; follow the official website and contact the operator before making plans.
- 05Activities
- Hiking · Language Learning · Environmental Study · Nature Observation · Reflection · Cultural ExchangeSUMMERCAMP classification
Field details
SUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- 06Physical demand
- Information not yet verifiedInformation not yet verified
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- 02Available
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- 03Partial
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- 09Partial
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- 10Available
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FIELD REVIEW
Field Review
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What it is
A 14-day residential short course for ages 14–17 based at UWC Costa Rica, combining experiential Spanish, cultural immersion, environmental practices, conservation themes, excursions, hiking, and reflection.
Who it is for
The official source describes an age range beginning at 14 and extending to 17.
Where it operates
The reviewed official material places the program in Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Exact meeting points, routes and access arrangements are intentionally not inferred.
Activities and format
The structured activity and format fields above are limited to what the official source describes and what SUMMERCAMP can map to the approved ontology.
Operator and independence
UWC Costa Rica operates this program independently. SUMMERCAMP is not the operator, booking agent, partner, certifier or endorser.
Current-status basis
The status shown here reflects official public material reviewed on 2026-08-26. Availability can change; verify the current session directly with the operator.
Risk-information transparency
Institutional safeguarding and governance materials are public, but the reviewed short-course page does not state activity-specific fitness, emergency, medical, or accessibility requirements. This records disclosure availability only. This describes public information availability only; it is not a safety rating or a field assessment.
Source boundary
Facts attributed to the operator come from the official sources listed below. Ontology categories are SUMMERCAMP editorial mappings. No participant outcome is asserted.
Questions still worth asking
- Which dates and places apply to the exact session?
- What safeguarding, staff qualification, medical and emergency arrangements apply?
- What is included, and what must participants provide?
- Which delivery languages and accessibility arrangements are available?
Limitations
- The official page documents 7–20 July 2026; it does not establish completed delivery or a later season.
- A separate Patagonia-linked summer-experiences product is not treated as this course's operator, partner, or identical programme.
Sources & evidence
- [01]Short CoursesUWC Costa Rica · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-uwc-costa-rica-short-course-2026.Freshness: current
- Visible 2026 dates: 7–20 July; duration 14 days; ages 14–17; stated fee USD 3,400 excluding airfare.
- Describes Santa Ana campus lodging, airport transfers, fluent-English eligibility, experiential Spanish, cultural immersion, environmental practices, conservation, excursions, hiking, and reflection.
- [02]Our TeamUWC Costa Rica · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-uwc-costa-rica-short-course-2026.Freshness: recent
- Provides institutional leadership and governance context for UWC Costa Rica.
- [03]PublicationsUWC Costa Rica · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-uwc-costa-rica-short-course-2026.Freshness: recent
- Provides public institutional policy and safeguarding publication access.