Make A Difference

Friday 27th of January 2012

Make A Difference

TEFL International’s Go M.A.D. Environmental

Program in Costa Rica

Get the Best TEFL TESOL Course and Volunteer in Rainforests, National Parks, Protected Areas and More

Many people want to give something back. Volunteering, to many, is an enriching and even life-changing experience. So TEFL International now offers students at our Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica location opportunities to volunteer in rain forests, wildlife refuges, and national parks.

Here’s how you benefit:

· Teach English and volunteer in beautiful Costa Rica

· Contribute to the protection of flora and fauna in biospheres, national parks, etc.;

· Gain a greater understanding of environmental issues in mangroves, rain forests, coral reefs, and endangered flora and fauna;

· Increase your appreciation of the culture and peoples of Costa Rica;

· Improve your Spanish;

· Strengthen your resume;

· International experience.

Here’s how it works. You spend one month getting TESOL certified allowing you to teach English anywhere in the world. Then you stay in Costa Rica an additional 1 month (with an option to stay a 2nd month) working as a volunteer in one of Costa Rica’s 31 national parks and protected areas.

For example in the National Park of Manuel Antonio:

General activities include:

· Providing information to tourists (office at the beach).

· Maintaining trails

· Cleaning the infrastructure and the beach.

· Patrolling the beach

Specific projects include:

· Reforestation

Investigative projects include:

1. Contamination.

2. Bird monitoring in the park.

3. Monitoring and inventorying resident and migratory birds.