Deep Ecology & Sustainable Living

  Costa Rica

• North Western Region: 
San Ramon

Term: Summer 
Dates: June-July

Description: Two week short course exploring our personal and collective relationship with the Earth through discussions, field activities, and individual and group exercises in self-awareness, eco-psychology, ceremony, voluntary simplicity, and spirituality; complimented by local field site visits. Open to students and non-students from any campus worldwide with no Spanish required.

Highlights: The town of San Ramon will serve a our departure point for exploring the Western Central Valley, the Northern plains surrounding Arenal Volcano, and a visit to the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The course will include group discussions, ceremonies, classroom and field exercises, presentations from local experts, and site visits. Likely sites will include an eco-lodge, medicinal plant garden, organic coffee farm, nearby pacific beach, and the Madre Verde (Green Mother) community reserve. We will learn about these sites from local experts, interact with the land, explore our connection with Nature, and contemplate how we might achieve a more sustainable lifestyle.

Cost in US$: USD 2,500

Three units of undergraduate or graduate academic credit are available through Humboldt State University at extra cost.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10-15

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Earth Education International's Mission Statement: To empower individuals and communities to take action in their personal and collective lives in helping to contribute to a sustainable and peaceful future through global and regional studies, cultural immersion, cooperative problem-solving, and self-exploration. To that end, the organization provides a dynamic variety of practical short-courses and semester programs to diverse audiences from advanced high school and university students to adult learners.

Year Founded: 2003