TRAVELLEARN SERVE

International Service Learning (ISL)  A non-profit organization in Costa Rica that operates under Good Samaritan Missions in the US  Provides medical and education teams to volunteer to provide services for the underserved populations of Central & South America, Mexico, and Africa,

Places to Serve…  Costa Rica  Nicaragua  Panama  Mexico  Trinidad & Tobago  Belize  Tanzania

Who can Volunteer? Undergraduate student Graduate students Dental, Medical, Pharmacy, Veterinary, and Optometry students High school students OR Anyone who has a passion for helping those in need!

Programs Offered Medical Dental Pharmacy Veterinary Optometry Public Health Physical Therapy Field Biology

Dental Program Dental Program Dental teams are for dental and pre-dental students Volunteers will help provide:  Dental exams/screenings  Teeth Cleaning  Extractions  Fillings minimum of 6-8 pre-dent/dent students needed to offer a more in-depth dental program.

Team Schedule DatesLength of program CountryProgramCost March 1-9 Nine daysCosta Rica General Medicine Dental Optometry Public Health $1,585 March 1-9Nine daysNicaragua General Medicine Dental Optometry Public Health $1,485 March 1-9Nine daysBelize General Medicine Public Health $1,585 March 1-9Nine daysTrinidad/Toba go General Medicine Public Health $1,585 March 1-9Nine daysCosta Rica Field Biology $1,585 March 1-9Nine daysN. Central America General Medicine Nursing Public Health $1,085 Spring Break

Summer 2008 DatesLength of Program CountryProgramCost May 17-30Two weeksC. Rica & Nicaragua General Med Dental Optometry Public Health $1,785 May 17-30Two weeksNicaragua General Med Dental Optometry Public Health $1,685 May 24- June 6 Two weeksC. Rica & Nicaragua General Med Dental Optometry Public Health $1,785 May 24- June 6 Two weeksNicaragua General Med Dental Optometry Public Health $1,685 May 31- June 13 Two weeksC. Rica & Nicaragua General Med Dental Optometry Public Health $1,785

DatesLength of program CountryProgramCost May 31- June 13 Two weeksNicaragua General Medicine Dental Optometry Public Health $1,685 May 31- June 13 Two weeksCosta Rica & Panama General Medicine Dental Optometry Public Health $1,785 June 21 –July 4 Two weeksNorth Central Mexico DENTAL $1,485 June 23- July 13 Three weeks TANZANIA General Medicine Public Health $2,385 Aug 2-15 Two weeksCosta Rica & Panama General Medicine Dental Optometry Public Health $1,785

Sample Itinerary Costa Rica & Nicaragua Team Day One: Arrive, & settle into guesthouse in San José. 1 st seminar. Day Two: Medical Seminars Day Three: Seminar on the history of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Day Four: Medical clinics in nearby area. Day Five: Medical clinics in nearby area. BBQ and fiesta with host families. Day Six: Depart for Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica, with touring along the way to Tacares waterfall and Sarchí crafts village. Day Seven: Enter Nicaragua, go to Ometepe island on 2:00 pm ferry. Natural Medicine seminar in the evening.

Sample Itinerary Day Eight: House clinics in nearby area. Tour of Hospital in Moyogalpa. Day Nine: Recreation day. Take CICRIN kids from orphanage to the beach. Day Ten: Medical clinic in nearby area. Day Eleven: Medical clinic in nearby area. Fiesta with CICRIN kids at orphanage. Day Twelve: Medical clinic in nearby area. Dinner at Santo Domingo beach. Day Thirteen: Recreation day. Visit Mombacho Volcano National Park. Option to walk around volcano rim to see rain forest or do a canopy tour Day Fourteen: Travel to airport and depart for home

Costa Rican Adventures…….

Volunteers in Action…..

How to Apply 1)Go to 2)Click on Team Schedule for dates, destinations, costs, deadlines, etc. 3)Once you made a decision, print a copy of the Application Form. 4) Fill out & turn in Sponsorship Agreement Form. 5)Send all forms to ISL with $65 application fee

$$$ Funding Your Trip $$$ Sponsorship Program: Good Samaritan Missions will send you letters explaining your trip & you send these letters to your friends/family asking for them to be your financial sponsor. 85% donations will go towards your trip & 15% will go to GSM Other Options:  Key Club International  Honor Societies  Sororities/Fraternities.  Active Churches  Campus Ministry  Be a campus representative

Contact Information ISL Processing Center 4433 Norledge Ave. Kansas City, MO Office hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm (CST) Phone: Fax: Answering service for after hours Website:

Contact Information ISL Processing Center 4433 Norledge Ave. Kansas City, MO Office hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm (CST) Phone: Fax: Answering service for after hours Website: