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For our adult learners the maximum class size is 4 students. All our students start the course with both a written and verbal exam to determine skill level; as such, one may or may not be placed with 3 other students as CPI never mixes levels to fill a group. All our classes are organized according to the student’s knowledge upon starting classes and our Academic Coordinator communicates daily with the teachers to receive progress reports and, if necessary, will apply any necessary adjustments to the groupings (for example a student needing to take it a bit slower or, alternatively, a student who advances more quickly).
CPI attracts students from many different backgrounds and from all over the world. While the average age range is approximately 13 to 70, our students include people of all ages, including: students, professionals and travelers, families, children, as well as retired couples or solo travelers in their golden years. Most of our students are from North America - United States and Canada. We also have students from Brazil, Japan and Europe – mostly Switzerland, France, England and Germany.
With a disciplined dedication to the establishment of continuity both academically and through our student services, CPI created a trilogy of consistency in the quality of the CPI experience so those students interested in dividing their time between 2 or all 3 CPI campuses could do so with the utmost confidence. Your academic progress is never compromised when dividing your time between CPI sites; with a smooth transition, you pick up on Monday exactly where you left off on Friday (no retesting required), regardless of campus.
On average our students stay at CPI for 3 or 4 weeks; however, serious learners with defined linguistic goals may decide to stay on for 6 months. It is quite common for students to study at CPI and continue from home through our live format on-line sessions.
Founded, owned and operated in 1991 by Romy Morales and her family, CPI provides the best combination of high-quality intensive language study, warm family atmosphere, and a safe environment.
With programs for students of all ages and skill levels – from zero Spanish to advanced speakers - emphasizing effective learning in an intimate setting of no more than 4 students per class, along with three different locations in Costa Rica: San Joaquin Flores, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Playa Flamingo, CPI is undoubtedly your best choice! Ensuring individualized attention coupled with the ability to choose either one of three locations OR all three, you can experience the best of what Costa Rica has to offer. Thanks to our effective methodology many CPI students claim they learned more Spanish through our immersion program than in traditional high school and college classes. Is your goal to have an amazing learning vacation while becoming more fluent and speaking Spanish more confidently? Then the CPI experience is for you!