We are a small institute in the heart of rural Costa Rica that aims to create the conditions (relationships, environments and stimuli) for learning to be rich, dynamic and on-going, and friendships that reach beyond borders to inspire and empower us to lead compassionate lives.
We work with teachers, mostly English teachers, from countries all over the world but mostly from Latin America. We also work with teacher-trainers and teacher-educators. We work at our institute, online and in other countries. We love learning, love facilitating learning and love our students, teachers and people that we work with.
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Upcoming courses at Centro Espiral Mana
Upcoming courses open to the public: World Learning’s SIT TESOL Certificate Course
We also do projects and trainings that are contracted by embassies, universities, language schools and other institutions.
Projects we've been doing these past few years:
Ministry of Education in Costa Rica (Sponsored by the US Embassy)
2019:
2017-2018:
Face-to-Face Training
Our trainers traveled to 13 regions in Costa Rica to give workshops to teachers from the Ministry of Public Education. Over 800 elementary teachers and high school teachers learned with us. We gave 80 teachers from the Bilingual high schools a 1 training on the new methodology.
25 National and Regional English advisors will received a 3-day workshop on Best Practices in Workshop Design and a 3-day workshop on Observation, feedback and Coaching teachers.
10 teacher-leaders took a 120-hour blended course on Educational Leadership and Online Communities of Practice.
Their websites are here:
10 teacher-leaders took the internationally recognized 180-hour SIT TESOL Certificate course
WEBINARS
We collaborated with the national advisors and 2 teachers to design and offer 3 webinars that were attended by a total of 1000 teachers from throughout the country. You can see the webinars here:
Enhancing Language Learning Through Technology MEP CEM US Embassy Webinar 12 06 2018
MEP CEM US Embassy in San Jose Webinar. :Focus on Pronunciation 13 06 2018
MEP CEM US Embassy Webinar: Writing Process for everyone! June 14, 2018
Ministry of Education in the Dominican Republic (in Collaboration with the ICDA and MINERD and Sponsored by the US Embassy in Santo Domingo)
2017-2018
We piloted a new TESOL Certificate Course for teachers of Young Learners
Courses we've offered in recent years:
21st Century Learning and Teaching TESOL: Advanced Learning Theory in Practice
Skills and Principles in Language Teacher Training: Workshop Design, Observation and feedback
Formative Assessment: Seeing and Promoting Learning in the Language Classroom
Relationship-based Classroom Management (Compassionate Communication, Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution)
Observation and Feedback to Promote Learning-centered Professional Growth and Collaboration
- 2020: Sunday, January 5 - Saturday, February 1
- 2020: Sunday, June 28 - Saturday, July 25
We also do projects and trainings that are contracted by embassies, universities, language schools and other institutions.
Projects we've been doing these past few years:
Ministry of Education in Costa Rica (Sponsored by the US Embassy)
2019:
- 750+ teachers from elementary and high school from 14 regions in the Ministry of Education will receive a 1-day workshop on the new methodology.
- 300 teachers from the night high schools, IPEC and CINDEAS, bilingual high schools and bilingual groups will receive a 1-day training on the new methodology.
- 1000 teachers and advisors from throughout the country in the Ministry of Education will attend 6 webinars on the new methodology.
- 13 National and Regional English advisors will receive a 5-day intensive on Learning and Teaching the Action Oriented Approach.
- 10 teacher-leaders are taking the internationally recognized 180-hour SIT TESOL Certificate course
- 10 teacher-leaders are taking the internationally recognized 180-hour World Learning's TESOL Certificate for Teachers of Young Learners course
2017-2018:
Face-to-Face Training
Our trainers traveled to 13 regions in Costa Rica to give workshops to teachers from the Ministry of Public Education. Over 800 elementary teachers and high school teachers learned with us. We gave 80 teachers from the Bilingual high schools a 1 training on the new methodology.
25 National and Regional English advisors will received a 3-day workshop on Best Practices in Workshop Design and a 3-day workshop on Observation, feedback and Coaching teachers.
10 teacher-leaders took a 120-hour blended course on Educational Leadership and Online Communities of Practice.
Their websites are here:
10 teacher-leaders took the internationally recognized 180-hour SIT TESOL Certificate course
WEBINARS
We collaborated with the national advisors and 2 teachers to design and offer 3 webinars that were attended by a total of 1000 teachers from throughout the country. You can see the webinars here:
Enhancing Language Learning Through Technology MEP CEM US Embassy Webinar 12 06 2018
MEP CEM US Embassy in San Jose Webinar. :Focus on Pronunciation 13 06 2018
MEP CEM US Embassy Webinar: Writing Process for everyone! June 14, 2018
Ministry of Education in the Dominican Republic (in Collaboration with the ICDA and MINERD and Sponsored by the US Embassy in Santo Domingo)
2017-2018
We piloted a new TESOL Certificate Course for teachers of Young Learners
Courses we've offered in recent years:
21st Century Learning and Teaching TESOL: Advanced Learning Theory in Practice
Skills and Principles in Language Teacher Training: Workshop Design, Observation and feedback
Formative Assessment: Seeing and Promoting Learning in the Language Classroom
Relationship-based Classroom Management (Compassionate Communication, Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution)
Observation and Feedback to Promote Learning-centered Professional Growth and Collaboration
CONTACT US: admin at espiralmana dot org
telephone in Costa Rica: +506-2468-0020, +506-8863-5744
in USA +1-585-200-3091
telephone in Costa Rica: +506-2468-0020, +506-8863-5744
in USA +1-585-200-3091
