Peak to Peak Students & Families Host Kamuk Students
Jan 6-22/ 2023
Peak to Peak Exchange Travelers to Kamuk School in Costa Rica
July 2023
What is this Exchange Program?
A 2 week language & cultural exchange program between two exceptional schools:
- Peak to Peak High School- Colorado
- Kamuk School – Costa Rica
These schools share the same goals of:
- Giving students the opportunity to become bilingual and biliterate
- Gaining a greater awareness and appreciation of other cultures
- Becoming active global citizens
- Creating lifelong friendships with high school students in Colorado and Costa Rica
Exchange Program Description & Objectives- This is a 2 part program, Students can participate in ONE or BOTH parts:
PART 1–> P2P Host Students & Families
Host a Kamuk student for 2 weeks, Jan. 6-22, 2023*:
- Receive a Costa Rican student into your home & family life
- Be a positive and active P2P ambassador! Lead, guide & connect: help them adjust to being a student at P2P, get them connected into the P2P community and show them the way.
- Provide an open, safe, caring, culturally sensitive, engaging family environment
- *Dates may vary by 2 days on either end depending on flight itineraries
PART 2–> P2P Exchange Students in Costa Rica
Travel to Costa Rica for 2 weeks, July 2023 (exact dates TBD)*:
- Live with a Kamuk student & their family
- Attend classes at Kamuk School
- Explore the beaches & volcanoes
- Get up close & personal with rescued sloths from the Toucan Rescue Ranch
- Take dance & cooking classes
- Improve your Spanish
- Experience personal growth
- *Dates may vary by 2 days on either end depending on flight itineraries
Both parts of this experience are life changing! Whether you host, travel or do both you will:
- experience personal growth
- increase your Spanish communication skills
- challenge your comfort zone, preconceived ideas, & stereotypes
- break down language and cultural barriers
- gain a better understanding of our global community
Program Costs & Inclusions:
P2P Host Students & Families
COST: Provide room, board, love, time & energy
P2P Host Students / Families must provide:
- A private bedroom in house with shared or private bathroom
- Meals while Kamuk student is staying with you. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Transportation to and from P2P
- Investment of time and energy
P2P Exchange Students in Costa Rica
COST: 2 weeks $2275 plus cost of flights. *program includes…
- Round trip flights
- Travel insurance
- Pre-departure preparation
- In-country transportation
- Lodging with host family & hotels
- Most meals
- Excursions to Costa Rican Hot Spots with your host brother or sister in SPANISH
- Manuel Antonio
- La Fortuna
- La Paz Waterfall Garden
- Artisan Market
- San Jose City Tour
- Hot springs
- Host family cultural activities
Interested? NEXT STEPS…If you are interested in this program, your next steps are:
- Program Interest List: Email Leslie Foster to get on the program interest list. I will send program updates to people on this list
- Attend Family Interest Meeting with Leslie Foster in March 5, 5:30pm in classroom N155.
- Apply to be a host family: Registration open! Apply below
- Register to be an exchange student: Register here & Pay your travel deposit here.
- BOOKMARK this page! This is where you will find all program updates, registration steps and more detailed program information as it becomes available
Program Timeline:
**this timeline may change depending on Kamuk School progress and their timeline. Flexibility is essential:)
- April :
- Announcements about program in P2P Spanish classes
- High School Lunch Meeting
- Make sure your name and contact information is on Program Interest List to get program updates & next steps
- May:
- May 13th Parent/ Student Meeting @ 5:30pm room N155 (Señor B’s rooms)
- May 1st: Host Student / Family Application Opens.
- Application at bottom of this page
- We need 10 families to host. We will select 12 to have additional families as a back up. If we have more than 10 families apply, we will select families based on a first come, first serve basis and of course FIT!
- Host Families go through volunteer / fingerprinting process at P2P
- May 1st: Registration to be an exchange student in Costa Rica (Summer 2023) opens. Register HERE!
- Once you register, you will get a welcome email with next steps.
- June – August:
- Complete Student / Family Host Family Application. Due September 30th or as soon as possible
- Submit 2 character recommendation letters on behalf of the family / student by Sept 1st
- September:
- Complete Student / Family Host Family Application. Due September 15th or as soon as possible
- Complete P2P fingerprinting and volunteer process
- Submit 2 character recommendation letters on behalf of the family / student by Sept 15
- Register to be an exchange student in Costa Rica (Summer 2023)
- October:
- P2P host families will be selected and announced
- Once host families are selected, schedule home visit with Leslie Foster
- Host Family meeting Oct. 3rd @ P2P time TBD
- Register to be an exchange student in Costa Rica by Nov. 1st (Summer 2022).
- Register here & Pay your travel deposit here.
- P2P exchange students will be selected
- November –> December:
- Nov. 1st P2P Exchange travellers, your $500 deposit and Applications are due.
- P2P Host Families: Meet regularly to learn about host expectations, complete an orientation, plan welcoming activities, etc.
- January:
- Kamuk students arrive to Colorado for 2 weeks
- P2P exchange student meeting
- P2P exchange student pre-departure paperwork due
- Feb. – May: (timeline will be updated fall 2023)
- P2P exchange travelers complete online pre-departure preparation course
- P2P exchange travelers meet with program leader
- P2P exchange travelers and families attend parent /guardian meeting
As a P2P exchange student to Costa Rica, in addition to the steps above, you need to:
- Agree to be a respectful ambassador of your family, P2P, Colorado and the United States
- Submit your $500 travel deposit by Nov 1st, 2022
- Students and at least 1 parent / guardian attend informational meeting
- Submit travel, behavior, smart phone contracts, etc.
- Complete pre-departure preparation
For more information and questions, please contact Leslie Foster
Program Quick Links:
- Download Program Flyer to share with other interested students & families
- View Google Slide Presentation
- Apply to be a P2P host family (see application below)
- Register to be a P2P exchange student & Pay your travel deposit here.
- Host Student / Family Itinerary
- P2P host Family Handbook
- Host Family Evaluation