PURA VIDA SERVICE ADVENTURE

Costa Rica is a cultural haven just waiting to be experience, and there’s no better way than being embedded in a local community for the duration of your program. Play soccer with your new friends and local Ticos, and try your hand at traditional cooking or dance. Learn about Costa Rican life today as well as its history from a thoughtful guest speaker. Witness the breathtaking views of Orosi and Ujarras valley, where you will see ancient ruins of times past. In the evenings, reflect with your fellow GLA students and mentors on the impact of service, your leadership journey and our cross-cultural experiences. No matter your personality, you’ll have a chance to develop your personal leadership style during this 12-day program.

GLA operates two Home Bases for this program. One is located close to the central park in Paraíso de Cartago and the other one is about 20 minutes away with a fantastic view of the valley. Students stay in gender-segregated rooms and have access to shared bathrooms. Three meals a day and fresh drinking water will be provided.

Lewis & Clark College is partnering with Global Leadership Adventures to offer this 12-day immersion program in Costa Rica for teens. Lewis & Clark is a private college with a public conscience and a residential campus with a global reach. Students pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration. This fits well with GLA’s own founding mission to inspire the next generation to transform the world and their role in it, through meaningful community service, immersive learning and adventure.

What the world needs most is what we do best.

Lewis & Clark College brings together challenging, supportive academics; an institutional commitment to sustainability; an exceptional program in community and global health; leadership in overseas and off-campus programs study; and an inclusive, welcoming community that is invested in active citizenship and positive social change.

We do this on arguably the most beautiful campus in the U.S. in the cool, progressive city of Portland, Oregon.

Nearly 60 percent of Lewis & Clark undergraduates study overseas or off‐campus, choosing from more than 30 programs each year. The US State Department continues to list Lewis & Clark’s study abroad program in its Top 10 for undergraduates. The College attracts students from all over the world. Most of Lewis & Clark’s students come from more than 500 miles away, with about ten percent coming from another country. In recent years, the College has had students representing more than 50 countries on campus.

The student‐run International Affairs Symposium, acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, brings the global experience alive on campus and within the larger community. Lewis & Clark is in the nation’s Top 10 for Fulbright honors and is perennially a top Peace Corps sending institution – a reflection of our strong international curriculum and commitment to overseas programs.