Continuing our relationship with Linda Vista
	For the third consecutive year, a small group of Spanish students will travel to the Sarapiquí Valley in Costa Rica for a 10-day language immersion and community service experience with the World Leadership School. While there will be no formal language classes, students will practice their Spanish constantly as they learn to cook traditional foods and as they play card games and soccer with the local children. A mix of service learning, adventure and cultural exchange, the trip will provide students with the opportunity to raft the Río Sarapiquí, ride a zip-line 200 meters above the jungle and bathe in a tropical swimming hole. Living with local families in Linda Vista (a community so rural that it has only had electricity for about ten years), students will very likely learn to milk cows and make fresh cheese in the morning before joining the group at the school for a day of community service (last year's students built a playground). The service project will be determined by the people of Linda Vista before our arrival and students will raise funds throughout the year in order to cover the cost of the project for the community. Many GFA students will have been in contact with young people in the Sarapiquí region during the school year as a part of their Spanish curriculum.   Dates: June 13-23, 2012 Head Chaperone: Ward Abel Group Size: approx. 6-12 Approx. Cost: $3,500-$4,000 Prerequisites:  Any current 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th grade Spanish student who is committed to language immersion and service learning.   Interested students should submit the following forms to Dr. Cummings no later than November 1, 2011. Please assemble all forms in a single folder.  Also, please do not fold these materials.  We need to scan them all to PDF format, and folded forms slow down the scanning process.   1. World Perspectives Trip Application 2. Student Contract/Parent Consent 3. A clear photocopy of the student's passport 4. Statement of Understanding for Costa Rica/Peru 5. A non-refundable deposit of $400 made out to the Greens Farms Academy.       6. Signed Financial Aid agreement (If applicable this form will be mailed to your home) 7. Also, please click here to fill out the World Leadership School's online application materials.  When the site prompts you for a school code, you should put "GFA."