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Available from Dec 2026

Social Youth Club

location
2 - 8 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
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Highlights

  • Gather some unique experience for your professional career, while making a difference in the daily life of local kids.
  • Enjoy exploring paradise in Costa Rica in your free time.
  • Find the means to understand what it takes to have an impact on someone else's life

Highlights

  • Gather some unique experience for your professional career, while making a difference in the daily life of local kids.
  • Enjoy exploring paradise in Costa Rica in your free time.
  • Find the means to understand what it takes to have an impact on someone else's life
  • We are looking for independent individuals wanting to share their passion with the local youth
  • Get involved with the local community, a great opportunity to have a great cultural exchange as you work on your Spanish at the same time.
    • You don't have to pay anything yet

    Especially good for

    Age 18+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups

    About the program

    Casita Caribe is a non formal educational program for children and teenagers from the surrounding community in South Caribbean region with art, music, circus & much more.

    This program calls for volunteers to be part of this social and educational proposal. We are looking for students or people interested in working with children, education, arts, social work, social studies, psychology, psychomotricity, and others, that can bring their ideas and perspectives to ...

    About the program

    This program calls for volunteers to be part of this social and educational proposal. We are looking for students or people interested in working with children, education, arts, social work, social studies, psychology, psychomotricity, and others, that can bring their ideas and perspectives to enrich this project, and take resources and experiences for their future professional life as well. We believe education and art are ways of changing the world and encourage everyone who resonates with this to join us. As a volunteer, your tasks will consist in assisting and coordinating different activities such as regular classes and workshops with the circus students, helping solve problematic situations in the event that they appear as well as bringing tools and perspective to avoid them, and to participate in a weekly open dialogue with the coordinators to deepen the project's impact. 

    Typical day

    A regular day here starts with a delicious breakfast from 6.30 am to 8.30am. After that we start with our activities. Depending on the schedule, you might have the circus activities during the morning, wich will let you have the afternoon to enjoy a beautiful sunset at the beach. For classes you ...

    Typical day

    A regular day here starts with a delicious breakfast from 6.30 am to 8.30am. After that we start with our activities. Depending on the schedule, you might have the circus activities during the morning, wich will let you have the afternoon to enjoy a beautiful sunset at the beach. For classes you will have to help with the planification, preparing the props for the class, and tidy up after the class is finished. At 18pm you will enjoy a beautiful dinner with other volunteers and the projects coordinators. Depending if you are an outgoing person, you can enjoy riding a bike to Puerto Viejo's night vibe, or stay at the hostel playing some board games. Do not miss this opportunity to experience the Caribbean while having an impact in their community! 

    Free-time activities

    On your free time you can enjoy all of the wonders of Costa Rica! There's a lot of fun activities you can do around in Puerto Viejo, from going to a beautiful beach to enjoy your day, to going to see some huge waterfalls and other wonders of nature. This is one of the richest places in the world ...

    Free-time activities

    On your free time you can enjoy all of the wonders of Costa Rica! There's a lot of fun activities you can do around in Puerto Viejo, from going to a beautiful beach to enjoy your day, to going to see some huge waterfalls and other wonders of nature. This is one of the richest places in the world when it comes to diversity and nature, so you will have tons of possibilities to decide what to do in your free time. We have bikes sale and also for renting, so you can move around freely, but you can also take taxis or tuctucs which are a local kind of mototaxi. We have our own activities such as yoga and salsa classes, but be free to investigate around and join any of the local culture activities and classes! Lots of hiking, sightseeing, animal watching and more await you here!

    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 18 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (intermediate level) or Spanish (intermediate level)

    Criminal Background Check

    required

    Required Documents

    CV

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    Experience on the following fields is highly compatible with the program: Dancing, Acrobatics, Education, Art, Music, Gymnastics, Sociology, Social work, Theatre.

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 08:30 - 12:30

    What's Included

    What's Included

    On-site Services

    The fees include shared accommodation at our volunteer house, breakfast and dinner. We also offer free activities on site such as yoga classes or latin dance classes. For participants 4+ weeks we also include Airport pickup service and first night with host family in San Jose as well as one week of free bike rental ($100 deposit required for lock, repair or cover lost bikes). All our volunteers have access to local discounts in selected stores, tours and services. 24h emergency support and support with travel arrangements.

    Airport Pickup at Limon International Airport

    We include Airport pickup for participants 4+ weeks and the first night stay at a host family in San Jose. 

    Accommodation

    The volunteer accommodation is located in Cocles, Puerto Viejo. Rooms are usually shared with 4 participants, each room with bathroom, cold water only. The property counts with a nice swimming pool area, yoga rancho and volunteer kitchen with stove, fridge, sandwich maker. We also invite you to help actively in the vegetable garden, compost and recycling system. 

    Food & Beverages

    We include Breakfast and Dinner. Meals are healthy and a large variety with local fresh products. We don't offer sausages or beef and usually have 1-2/ week chicken or fish on the menu, vegetarian and vegan meal plans available at no extra fee. Glutenfree requirements have a small surcharge. please inquire upon reservation and let us know of any allergies or food specialties. Breakfast comes with fresh fruit, granola, homemade yoghurt, bread, cheese and/or marmalade. Dinner always includes a side salad and fresh fruit drink. Coffee, tea and filtered water available throughout the day. We encourage our participants to bring a refill bottle to avoid buying water in plastic.

    Internet Access

    Limited access at the project site
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    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

    Flight Tickets

    The nearest airport is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Limon. We assist you to find cheap flights to Costa Rica. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

    Travel Insurance

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    Details on arrival

    Availability
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    Program Fees

    $296 per week 2 - 8 weeks Age 18 - 50+

    Payment methods

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    NO CREDIT CARD FEES

    Duration

    2 - 8 weeks

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    Final Payment

    You’ll agree on the final payment method with your local organization during the application process. This final payment is only due closer to the start of your trip.

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    Location

    Americas > Central America > Costa Rica > Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

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