I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was in Samara taking your TEFL course. Right now I’m living and working in Cambodia with the Peace Corps with the primary assignment of English Teacher and Teacher Training. What I learned from Costa Rica TEFL has definitely proved valuable to my life here. Yet I do wish I had more resources readily available. Remind your students to really appreciate all the supplies you provide them, because those won’t always be available wherever they may teach!

Just wanted to say thanks again for an amazing course and overall experience!

Best,

Emma

Sally studied with us in Feb. 2010 and she was recently “TEFLing” in Cuenca, Ecuador. Her days there were filled with creating reading and writing projects, homework, quizzes, mid terms and final Exams.  She taught an average of 12 students and sometimes as many as 25.  Her students got to watch some vampire movies and they prepared a comic strip project during their finals week!

Sally also had her fill of authentic Ecuadorian lunches that consisted of soup, rice, beans and meat for only $1.50! Markets there are filled with typical wares and local fruits.  During her free time she enjoyed trips to nearby villages like Vilcabamba, where horse is still the main transport. How interesting!

It seems as though she had a wonderful time in Ecuador and we are excited to learn how she continues to use her TEFL training!

We were very fortunate to meet so many wonderful people in 2011.  Each and every group was a treat to have with us here.  We have graduates TEFLing (or that have TEFLed) in:

The United States of America

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Peru

Spain

Korea

Argentina

Ireland

England

Morocco

India

Italy

Mexico

Poland

Venezuela

We are very proud of them.  Also because of the resources we offer to current students and graduates, along with the intimate class sizes during our courses we maintain close contact with most TEFL grads!

Today we have a new group here with us in Playa Samara.  It is just the first day, and we are still breaking the “ICE” and working on grammar exercises, but it is easy to see that this group as a dynamic, and we are ready to see how they flourish.

Stay tuned for more comments and photo!

Happy New Year! – CR TEFL

It is also fun to check the messages and hear from past students, many of whom are teaching in Costa Rica or in other countries.  We just recently heard from a past student, Sally, who has been teaching in Ecuador for sometime.  She told us about her classroom experience and about fun projects, like creating a comic strip with her students.  We also heard about the beautiful country side and the mountains she has climbed.  We know that she is happy there and she attributes her success to her time here at CR TEFL.

We also have more success stories about a recent graduate and a soon to be graduate (this Friday) and their job offers in Costa Rica.  Both have been offered great positions in not so typical places.  Megan will be heading to Esparza, Costa Rica.  There she will be in a traditional private school teaching advanced English to two groups (6-8th grades and 9-11th grades) as an employee of Amerikanos Estudios, a decidedly non-traditional cultural center.  We are excited to get updates about her time there!

Our other successful student, Jena, has been offered a position in the Osa Peninsula, the other peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.  She’ll be heading to Puerto Jimenez to teach Elementary English and Math.  Puerto Jimenez is a rural city, in a beautiful and natural part of Costa Rica. We know she is going to love it there!

Other soon to be graduates are looking into volunteering at a sustainable community here called Rancho Margot by Lake Arenal and the famous Volcan Arenal. Mark has accepted a position and will start in mid-January!

We are very proud of our graduates who continue to put their CRTEFL certificate to work, whether they are in Costa Rica or anywhere else in the world!

If you are interested in traveling, starting a teaching career and seeing the world, email us at info@costaricatefl.com

It is really amazing how time flies, especially when you are having fun.   Here are CR TEFL we give our students the foundations to create great lessons. Then it is up to our student teachers to put their personal touch into each and every lesson.  It is always fun to see how our students continually improve throughout the course.

There are 13 classes left in this session and we expect the best from each and everyone one of our student teachers. Everyone has their own style and personal expression and that is what makes us all unique and fun teachers.  The personalization that the instructor brings to the class is what intrigues the students and keeps them coming back.

We even have a recent graduate, who began as an English student (here at CR TEFL with our student teachers), improved to the advanced level,  then became recently took the course and has become TEFL certified.  Even after his certification, he continues to come to our classes.  He knows that here he will have exposure to creative and different English lessons as well as an English ONLY classroom experience.  These are just a few facts that let us know we are doing a great job.

It is exciting to see where our newest graduates will go. It is a big world out there and Costa Rica TEFL is your ticket to see the world!

If you are interested in learning more about our program, please contact us at info@costaricatefl.com

Stay tuned for more updates

As of yesterday we found out that one of our September graduates found a job in Nosara Costa Rica.  Our list continues to grow because today we found out that one of our recent graduates along with one of our current students have been offered a job teaching English in Heredia Costa Rica.  Their hard work is paying off.  We know they will do a wonderful job, and we are anxious to see some pictures of them in action!

We are excited to see where these opportunities take them, and we are proud to know that they started here!  Good luck Sonya, Megan and Charlotte   And to every other graduate, you know we are here if you need us.

Pura Vida- Costa Rica TEFL

One week down and three weeks to go.  Stay tuned for more updates and photos!

Tonight they are teaching in pairs, by next week they will be on their own.  How exciting?! Its great to see how new students can come together to make awesome lesson plans, filled with fun interactive themes and engaging classroom activities.  One group is teaching the beginners “can vs. cannot (can’t)” with a fun Costa Rica travel theme, while the other groups is teaching the intermediate students “yes and no questions” with complete sentence responses.  Their theme is food, and from the looks of their wall art, we are going to having some hungry students on our hands during the break!

We have a good feeling about this TEFL class, and we know our English students will are going to be learning lot from them.  Stay tuned for more photos, stories and more!

Interested in becoming TEFL certified? Email us at info@costaricatefl.com – Hope to hear from you soon!

Not only did they bring in great props and real food, but they made that great (as well as funny) chef’s hat.  It was easy to tell that the students not only understood and followed along with the lesson, but we are confident they will remember it for sometime! Great Job you two!

The Second memorable lesson was done by Megan.  She was working with the intermediate group on using “will and won’t”.  She got creative and turned the classroom into a fortune tellers lair.

As soon as the students entered candlelit room they were asked to trace their palm on to a sheet of paper, and then draw four line within the palm.  Afterwards the students had to make some future predictions using will and won’t.  It was quite a successful class!

With two more weeks of this TEFL course there still 18 classes to be taught.  We are excited to see what else our fine students come up with!

Stay tuned for more great stories!

This group is especially exciting because one of our past English students, Bryan, is now taking our TEFL course! We are looking forward to the day he teaches the advanced level because he will be teaching his ex-class mates We know he will do a good job, and we are very proud of how much he continues to progress!

Stay tuned for new pictures!