• Welcome and Goodbye ceremonies for all students
• Birthday celebrations
• Contests
• Audio and Video learning aids
• Visits to local museums, markets, and the historic old city center
• Cooking classes
• Dance classes in tropical rhythms and traditional dance
• Sports and games
• Lectures on ecology, the economy, politics and history

All activities can be scheduled according to student’s interests.

WEEKEND TRIPS:

Weekend trips are optional for all students and take place in national parks, nature reserves, and popular tourist locations, such as:

• Cotopaxi National Park and the crater lake Quilotoa
• The ecological reserve and cloud forest of Mindo
• Pasochoa Nature Reserve
• El Angel Nature Reserve and the Arrayanes forest
• Guagua Pichincha Volcano
• Otavalo”s traditional markets, the Peguche waterfall and the alpine lakes of Cotacachi and Cuicocha.

All weekend activities are provided at a small additional cost to cover general expenses.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES:

• We meet students at the airport when they arrive in Quito, the cost is $30. 
• We contact volunteer organizations or foundations where volunteers wish to work and help them to set up a volunteer work experience for their stay in Quito. 
• We have a book exchange.
• We rent mobile phones to students for the duration of their stay in the country.
• We offer tea, coffee, milk, and of course bananas at no additional cost to students.