FCRecolearning

Because is an exchange of learnings you can get an inmersion program with a sostenible style of life, in a safe with reasonables prices in Costa Rica, in exchange you can help us with 3 or 4 hours of your time in our social and enviroment programs where you can help us to the development of a rural community where FCRLearning help with eduction and reforestation, and give support to projects. in the community
Also you can learn more about permaculture (culture), interior and exterior dising projects. We have diferent projects per week where you can explore your skill and learn new things that you can use in your daily life.

2. Because It is a package of experiences designed for a Spanish professor with 20 years of experiences in intercultural projects who also traveled in the same way that you do now participing in international programs like aupair, saving money for the next travel(something I learned if you want a higt quality profesional certificated experiences and later improve your resume you have to invest) That is my secret the why I have now my own on line international bussines about education for architects and engineers, and living my dream in my pretty rural house with my 2 chiguaguas and 5 cats, something hard to get for a latin women by them self in a rural town and change my own destiny and be the inspiration for other womens, and I have to say thanks for the support than mens working in construction gave me.
3. Here you can see living free: tucanos, sloths, mokeys, macaws and a big variety of birds and others animals (just be ready to take pictures)and enjoy food (healthy and Costa Rican), lodging in a nice apartment next to the principal house only for volunteersr-with wifi, permaculture practices and artistic and cultural activities with the people of Guaria while your al helping us to help to grow a rural community, empowered rural womens with their families creating there own bussines and taking care of this forest. This is the opportunity to learn about your self how far can you go with international and intercultural chalenges with help of mindfullnes.
Something important we have normally 3 volunteers living here in the town, improving their Spanish and also costarricans students helping with short projects.

(see our video with the new beatifull volunteer house with more facilities)
Spanish level course for volunteers wil be include if you stay at less 2 weeks.
Also we have a FCR Learning test level for english and spanish. We apply the (MCER) in our test level and certificates.

If you need to improve your english you can join to the english e programs in the community for free.
All this expereinces are included in the general cost of standar program where we ask $100 per week (for food and materials) . The food is purchased from neighboring farms of rural families with organic processes where sometimes volunteers will have the opportunity to harvest it directly from the plan and is our way to help to the local families with their own projects, also if you want you can learn how to prepare it in the tico way helping me in the kitchen.

*One week program, inlcude a standar program, food, volunteer task, hostng in the apartment and participated in cultural activities and 1 hiking in the forest where you can identify many birds and take pictures. You can change hours of volunteer for teoric Spanish class if you are a beginner.

*Two or more weeks include the same thant 2 weeks program plus 2 hours of spanish class per week and a test level with certificate.

In the apartment we acept until 5 volunteers, in the first floor you have a social area , the kitchen and the garden for food, also have a parking area.

The supermarkets, bakeris, sodas, restaurants, drugstore are just to 400 meters, bus to La fortuna pass inext to the cementery, bus to the caribean side also is close, chocolat tour, horses tour, animal shelter and more tours are arround. Of course acces to the library from the fundation where you can use the computers.

Also we can do a videocall during this process and how arrive by bus or directly from the airport with a private driver for a extra fee
When you arrive you will receibe a introduction to the project, all inofrmation about the town ans a lithe tour where you can see important things in Chilamate.


FCRrcogroup is a group of enviromental projects with focus in circular architecture in the middle of the tropical forest, this group include desing, architectural and engineers trainings, 3d prints products online store and FCRecolearnign spanish and volunteer projects where we invite you to be part of this package of experiences and learning in this new level where we are working with a fundation with 30 years of expecience working in the tropical forest, also you can be involve in their projects like teach english to the community, use the beautiful library inside of the forest, and also the computers with internet acces and be part of the cultural activities.

Also you can participate like volunteer in many relaxing and healthy activities like desining with recicling material, planting a garden for food in an 100% organic farm, in our new model volunteer house space , collaborating in planting trees to protect our beautifull forest, safe and clean rivers tasting a great helthy costarrican menu and the oportunity to taste thes best tropical drinks. Enjoy the costarrican experiences in a concious and healthy way.
Also we have the option 1 day collaboate per week in a farm project with animals or cultives aditional to our own projects where you can share with costarrican families and also collaboration with a program of art, and work with childerns of the community in the fundation instalations.


Location: Nestled in the heart of beautiful tropical forest of Costa Rica, FCRecolearning is dedicated to sustainable living and environmental education.

Mission and Vision: At FCRecolearning , our mission is to promote environmental sustainability through community-led initiatives and education. We envision a world where communities live harmoniously with nature.

What We Do in FCR ecolearning: Our project focuses is on ecological process of production for any bussines,with workships, courses and create and dessing products with our entrepreneur lab and be a model with FCRecolearning 3dlab


Daily Routine Monday to Friday: Volunteers typically take a tipical costarrican breaksfast at 7:30 am ans start to work from 8 AM to 12 PM and take the lunch tipical costarrican food at 1:00 pm Mornings are spent in the garden helping creating new desings , while afternoons are time off where you can be involve in workshops, community activities, spent time in the forest and bathe in the river are totally clean and safe for free.
Also you can get a light dinner at 7:00 pm. Weekends is the volunteer program time off and you can go to explore the tourist activities in the area such asc hocolat tour, raftibg activities, visit the watelfaalls, ride a horse, tropical animal shelter,take amazing pictures to the sloths, macaws, toucans, monkeys, armadillos, iguanas, beautifull birds that you can see arround the volunteer house and all arround, or just to go and dring to the local restaurant with swim pool just in the corner of the volunteer house bar or visit the sodas and eat different options of costarrican food and snaks. The river is located jus 100 meters from the volunteer house in the small town of the Chilamate (you can see the video)
During the week you can be involve in difrents projects for the community every Sunday we will give you the schecdule task for the week.

In the this town you can do boat tour, rafting all levels, visit waterfalls, do hiking with a guide in the forest. All the tours have discount for volunteers and students with the FCRlearning ID also you can go an visit in one day tour Tortuguero season of turtle is from July to novenber also you can go to the Fortuna where you can see the Arenal volcano and spend the day in the hot springs just less than 2 hours from here the bus pass just in the corner.

Accommodation and Meals: Volunteers stay in shared rooms with comfortable beds and access to clean facilities. We provide three healthy meals a day during the week and 1 brunch during the weekends in your time off, when is including vegetarian options. The volunteer house in a equipped kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms for 5 volunteers and 1 bathromms, also have full internet acces, and a nice terrace second floor We receive groups.

What We’re Looking For: We seek passionate individuals , eager to learn, and committed to environmental conservation. Previous gardening or teaching experience is a plus, but not required Ages From 18 and up there is no a limit to live this experience. also who is thinking to get and experience this style of life.

Local Culture: Immerse yourself in the vibrant local culture! Our community is known for its warm hospitality and rich traditions. Volunteers often enjoy participating in local festivals and cultural events.


The new will have a new project with children and kayak.
When you arrive you will have a weekelly itinerary about the activities and projects with schedule.

Watch our videos made for the volunteers during this 2024

About me I am a a costarrican architect and engineer professor, I teach on line to prepare future architects and engineers arround latinoamerica, also I teach spanish as second language 20 years of experiences with diplomatics, expats, international teachers and volunteer programs. I am passionate about nature, the tropical forest and the exotic fauna of my country, for that reason I changed the city for country life and developed a project that can contribute to the development of a rural community in an environmentally sustainable way. I work this project with my friends from Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center and Malena the art teacher in a strategic alliance together with other rural ecological projects led by Latin women , creating crafts that we sell at FCRecostore in harmony with nature. In the learning center we have english courses for the community and also we are open to receive more volunteer who wants to teach something to the community too, the volunteers can participate also and take the lessons with the community many courses are for free or a low charge. Also Zulma from El Salvador and her family located in the central Valley collaborate with Spanish class and hosting when you arrive from the ariport or if you want a e experience like a city tour or Poas volcano experience with Spanish class. We have a program with schedule about the volunteer task and things to do for free in the town and what to visit. My recomendation is learn Spanish I will help you with a basic course for volunteers with a nice price, is a request if you want to see good learnings in this experience. Another recomendation be open to learn of the costarricans style of life is the way works here for us and the nature per years for that reason we are in a good position worldwilde. We have a community project for that reason you will have the experience to of collaborating on different ecological projects in the town, with the following activities: schedule are 4 hour per day Monday to Friday. We have task to improve the volunteer house with gardening because the goal is to get the certificate like a sustenaible house, we have a reforestation program in a farm close to us for protect a river, we help to the english student of the community to improve the english speaking with them during the english class with the professor, we work art projects with recycling material. Also we are creating a wellness area in the river and a volleyboll area with pic nic areas for our ecovolunteers. The time off you can go to the river, visit another towns close to us, participate in excercises programs of the community for free. On weekends is possible to visit the waterfall, go to the Caribean beach Tortuguero or go to Arenal volcano or visit San Jose City and do cultural activities is just 1:30 min from here. July start the turtle season. We are very grateful to the 50 volunteers we have received since January 2024 for helping us educate and care for the tropical forest with their valuable contributions We also have professional internships available for a minimum of 2 months with credits. Also we have the new onde day bird tour to practice spanish and also cooking class day to practice spanish too. Also are available latino dance class in the community.