Family Spanish Immersion Evaluation

Please take a few minutes to tell us how your trip to Costa Rica was. We strive to make this a great experience for families looking to improve their Spanish (and we think we’re doing okay), but we really want your input to make sure we’re doing all we can. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide on your recent trip!

Step 1

Fill out the evaluation form.

Name and email address are optional fields if you’d like to submit an anonymous evaluation. We would of course appreciate the opportunity to follow up with you if you have some criticisms of the program just to make sure we understand well the issues so that we can work on fixing them. Thank you!

Family Spanish Immersion Evaluation

Evaluation of CGI Family Spanish Immersion program

Name (optional)
First Last
Email (optional)
How did you find this program?
How did you first find out about Common Ground International and our Spanish Immersion Programs? Some possibilities might be: friend, organic search, podcasts, ads on google or facebook, etc…
Which country (countries) did you travel to with Common Ground?
Please select all that apply
- Ecuador
- Costa Rica
Highlights*
What are the positives/highlights of your trip that you’ve been sharing with your friends and family? Is there anything in particular that you really appreciated being able to share with your family members? Please list as many as you like.
Challenges*
What were the challenges/difficulties of your trip that stand out most to you? What were the hardest aspects of this trip for your family members? Please list as many as you like.
Accomodations with your host family*
How did it go in your host family? Hopefully if you had some inconveniences or problems, we already know about them. But, do you have any constructive criticisms or raving reviews for your host family?
Language learning goals*
Please tell us if and how this program helped you and your family members accomplish your Spanish goals?
Spanish classes
In a few sentences, please describe what you liked best about the Spanish classes while on program. Additionally, what suggestions do you have for improvement?
Spanish Proficiency*
What are the biggest improvements you notice in you and your family’s Spanish ability now? Which elements of the program were most useful in helping you improve your Spanish?
Planned Excursions
Which excursions were your favorite? Could Common Ground have done anything differently or additionally to help you on these outings?
Coordinators*
Do you have any constructive criticisms or encouragements for the CGI team and the language school team for their work with future families?
Overall Structure of your Itinerary*
Think through your day to day activities: Spanish classes, planned excursions and free time. If you did it over again, would you change anything?
Spanish Success Story?
Our big goal for you is to improve your and your family’s Spanish proficiency. Have you felt (or observed) any successes or breakthroughs in your language?
Additional Comments*
Please use this space to praise (or vent about) whatever you’d like regarding your immersion trip!
Program Review
We need your review! Please use this space to write down a few thoughts about this trip that will help future participants and families decide whether this is the right experience for them. Copy and paste what you wrote and click on this link to paste your review on our website: https://commongroundinternational.com/store/immersion-trips/family-immersion-trip-deposit/#reviews
Would you be willing to record a brief video about your experience?*
This can be a simple & quick reflection on your time including details like: 1. Who you are 2. Why you traveled with CGI 3. What it was like
- Yes, I’d be happy to write about my experience
- We already recorded one while on program
- No thanks
How should we contact you?
Please provide email or phone # to be in touch with you about the video recording.
Would you be willing to serve as a reference for future families thinking about the trip?*
- Yes, I’d be happy to
- No thanks
How should we instruct them to contact you?
Please provide email or phone # for people to contact you
Does CGI have the permission to use a comment or two from your evaluation for marketing purposes?*
- Sure
- No

Step 2

Please leave a review

Family Immersion Trip Payment

Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5

We enjoyed not having to plan events, locations to attend and that lodging was already planned. We enjoyed the communications that were given to us daily as well as before we came out to Costa…

- Erik Pardo

Rating: 5 out of 5

We thoroughly enjoyed our family and educator trip with Common Ground to Costa Rica this summer. They worked with us from age 12 to 56 to 81! My son left with a positive feeling about…

- Bonnie Herman

Rating: 5 out of 5

We did the Family Immersion Program in Costa Rica for two weeks. We loved everything about it. We had wonderful homestay experiences with three different Costa Rican Families. Each family was so fun and accommodating.…

- Sarah Alexander

Rating: 5 out of 5

Our 16 year old son Sam recently returned from a two-week Spanish language immersion trip to Ecuador with Common Ground International's high school program. To say it was a positive experience would be an understatement…

- Keith Haugen

Rating: 5 out of 5

The program exceeded our expectations in every way, from the quality of the Spanish lessons to the day-to-day life in Santo Domingo. We took two young kids - they were so adventurous and adaptable, and…

- Kate Elia

This was a phenomenal experience for myself and my children (8 and 5). I felt incredibly well supported and was so impressed with the organization and responsiveness of the entire CGI team. I appreciated the balance of schoolwork with other opportunities to be in this community and learn from our host family and the team at Lapa Verde. The excursions were wonderful and, again, so well organized.
Our host mother was so kind and welcoming. Her home provides space that worked well with two young kids. She was exceptionally patient, especially with my daughter who was resistant to trying any new foods basically the entire week. I know this was hard for all of us, but she remained very welcoming and compassionate.
I was so grateful to the Spanish teachers in program for meeting all of us where we were at. I felt very supported by the teacher and the other students in my class. The teacher for my children was truly wonderful! She was so patient and was willing to work with both of my kids on the level they wanted to be at. I appreciated all of her efforts to engage them in the classroom and on little excursions they took.
This was a fantastic experience that we all benefitted from in a variety of ways.

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