College Credit Programs

In addition to our volunteer programs the FBU has designed three options for which American college credit WAS available through Burlington College's independent degree program. Unfortunately the programs are no longer accredited due to changes in staff, however we still offer them as packages for those interested.

All participants of these program options will spend at least one week of orientation at the foundation's hacienda for learning organic agriculture and forestation - for more details please see organic agriculture.

During this week there is the option to study Spanish in one to one classes with native speakers. Communication is an essential part of the volunteer programs we run and the foundation expects all volunteers that go to live in communities to have a communicative level of Spanish. We reserve the right to refuse a community homestay if we feel that a volunteers spoken Spanish is inadequate.

Following the weeks orientation volunteers will then be guided to their community and family where they will spend the rest of their time, partaking in the daily lives of the community campesinos. For further details please see the program link cultural exchange.

The options are:

Program #1 - Foundation fee: $530, Duration: 4 weeks

1 week one to one Spanish course at the hacienda, 20 hours in total. Additional time spent participating in daily activities around the hacienda (see organic agriculture)
3 weeks living in a rural community of your choice (see cultural exchange and community profiles)

Program #2 - Foundation fee: $690, Duration: 4 weeks

2 weeks one to one Spanish course at the hacienda, 40 hours in total. Additional time spent participating in daily activities around the hacienda (see organic agriculture)
2 weeks living in a rural community of your choice (see cultural exchange and community profiles)

Program #3 - Foundation fee: $1030, Duration: 8 weeks

2 weeks one to one Spanish course at the hacienda, 40 hours in total. Additional time spent participating in daily activities around the hacienda (see organic agriculture)
6 weeks living in a rural community of your choice of agriculture and/or teaching 4-11 year olds in the local school (see cultural exchange, teaching and community profiles)

Additional information about our programs can be found under further information. For previous volunteers’ comments please follow the link to volunteers contact details.