Program Description
Students will travel to San Ramon, Costa Rica for a week of experiential learning hosted by Costa Rica Frika. This educational experience is designed not only to show the best of Costa Rica but give the participant the opportunity to learn how and why things came to be, how they are taught, and the importance of developing quantitative thinking. Learning objective: Develop and practice quantitative reasoning skills and developmentally appropriate instructional strategies.
Health and Safety
Students registering for programs agree to the following: I understand that UCA does not control requirements of vendors, universities, and other stakeholders for study abroad programing. Should a vendor or organization require masks, vaccinations, quarantine, or other measures regarding COVID 19, I agree to follow these requirements. While UCA and its partners will work to update students, it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to take measures to protect themselves from the spread of disease.
Students must attend one health and safety meeting in the spring semester. Meeting dates will be announced after the program deadlines.
Participants will be enrolled in comprehensive international insurance for the duration of programming. It is the student’s responsibility to extend insurance cover if they extend the UCA program dates abroad.
Course Offerings
EDUC 2330 Topics in Social Justice in Teaching and Learning
HONC 3310 Honors Seminar
MATH 1360 Quantitative Literacy
Important Dates
Tentative Travel Dates: June 20th – June 30th 2023
Program Application Open Date: September 15, 2022
Application and Deposit Deadline: February 3, 2023
Mandatory Health And Safety Meeting for Study Abroad (TBA)
Faculty Leader
Loi Booher Senior Lecturer Mathematics Department loib@uca.edu
Michelle Buchanan, Ph.D. STEMteach Master Teacher / Clinical Instructor II mbuchanan@uca.edu
Program Cost
The 2023 program cost for UCA in Costa Rica can be found here.
For information about international insurance coverage: https://uca.edu/globalstudy/health-and-safety/
Learn Spanish
Practice some Spanish before your trip with our Basic Spanish Translations cheat sheet. Also, check out Mango Languages, a language learning resource free for UCA students.