April 21, 2026
A handful of our middle and high school students headed south over Spring Break for a trip to Costa Rica!
Accompanied by chaperones Sara Bagrowski and Jocelyn Pierce as well as adult travelers David Gromek, Kristina Copeland and Julie Flynn, our contingent of 14 Attica-ites embarked on a 9-day adventure across the Central American republic. Much of the trip took place in Costa Rica’s Arenal Region, home to Arenal National Volcano Park.
“We hiked the park, kayaked on Lake Arenal and visited the Arenal Hot Springs, which is heated by the volcano itself,” said Bagrowski. “We also visited La Fortuna Waterfall where we climbed down and up 600 steps and got to swim in the river near the waterfall.”
Other experiences included visiting a coffee, cocoa and sugar cane farm where our students crushed sugar cane and drank the resulting juice and learned how to make cheese empanadas and corn tortillas.
“From there we went to the Santa Elena Cloud forest where we hiked around and learned about the various plants, birds and insects and then went ziplining,” Bagrowski said. “We also went to Tarcoles River and did a crocodile boat safari where we also saw a variety of birds, and traveled to Manuel Antonio Park to swim in the Pacific and get up close and personal with some monkeys!”
More photos over on our Facebook page at the link below.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100057106403663&set=a.1481138893799643
Accompanied by chaperones Sara Bagrowski and Jocelyn Pierce as well as adult travelers David Gromek, Kristina Copeland and Julie Flynn, our contingent of 14 Attica-ites embarked on a 9-day adventure across the Central American republic. Much of the trip took place in Costa Rica’s Arenal Region, home to Arenal National Volcano Park.
“We hiked the park, kayaked on Lake Arenal and visited the Arenal Hot Springs, which is heated by the volcano itself,” said Bagrowski. “We also visited La Fortuna Waterfall where we climbed down and up 600 steps and got to swim in the river near the waterfall.”
Other experiences included visiting a coffee, cocoa and sugar cane farm where our students crushed sugar cane and drank the resulting juice and learned how to make cheese empanadas and corn tortillas.
“From there we went to the Santa Elena Cloud forest where we hiked around and learned about the various plants, birds and insects and then went ziplining,” Bagrowski said. “We also went to Tarcoles River and did a crocodile boat safari where we also saw a variety of birds, and traveled to Manuel Antonio Park to swim in the Pacific and get up close and personal with some monkeys!”
More photos over on our Facebook page at the link below.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100057106403663&set=a.1481138893799643