Latin America Skillmester
Learn skills on the land and in the sea
Are you looking for a semester program away from the ordinary? Want to try new things, practice team building, gain practical skills, and engage in cultural exploration? Find your passion and your purpose and come back with knowledge ranging from microentrepreneurship basics to cooking a regional meal and staying safe in the sea.

12 Weeks
3 Countries
Culture and Skills
Overview
Join us for a new kind of semester program. We call it a “Skillmester!” You will get outside the classroom to learn new skills, explore new countries, and uncover your interests and strengths along the way. You’ll learn how to launch your own business and find inspiration in the resilience of an indigenous Panamanian community. You’ll hit the waves for scuba certification, surfing, and sustainable fishing. You’ll even get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hike the Inca Trail in Peru!
Program Highlights
Dive deep into clear blue waters and get PADI Scuba certified
Develop leadership and presentation skills at a business bootcamp in Panama
Hike the stunning historical sanctuary Machu Picchu in Peru
Reasons To Go
Learn to immerse yourself in and communicate across cultures
Hone your entrepreneurial and teamwork skills in an urban innovation workshop
Connect with nature undersea, on land, and in the canopy through scuba diving, permaculture farming, and technical tree climbing
Panama
Costa Rica
Peru
Skills (View Full List)
Spanish language & Costa Rican culture
Entrepreneurship
Wilderness First Aid
CPR
Permaculture farming & natural building
PADI Scuba certification
Partners
Giro Urbano Foundation
Rancho Mastatal
Outward Bound Costa Rica
“Winterline helped me explore new hobbies, learn new languages, and explore places I never dreamed of exploring. “
Winterline student 2018

Communication
Skills for LifeProgram At A Glance
Program
Latin America Skillmester
Dates Offered
February 14, 2021 - May 9, 2021Duration 12 weeks
Where
Panama, Peru, Costa RicaDeadlines
Spring 2021 Early application Sep 1, 2020
Spring 2021 Final application Jan 1, 2021
Spring 2021 Extended application Jan 15, 2021
Itinerary
- Week 1 Orientation
- Weeks 2-3 Business bootcamp in Panama City
- Week 4 Trek Peru's Inca Trail & white water raft
- Weeks 5-6 Life in the tropics in Costa Rica
- Weeks 7-8 Sustainable living at Rancho Mastatal
- Weeks 9-10 Scuba certification, surfing, water safety
- Weeks 11-12 Apprenticeships & cultural immersion
Skills
Spanish language & Costa Rican culture, Entrepreneurship, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Permaculture farming & natural building, PADI Scuba certificationPartners (Partial List)
Giro Urbano Foundation, Outward Bound Costa Rica, Rancho Mastatal, Pacific Coast Dive Center, ConnectOcean, Monteverde InstituteAccommodations
Hotel, homestay, tents
Program Fee
$19,000
Fees include in-program airfare, local transportation, in-program skills training, local travel on all programming days, all meals, lodging, and emergency medical and evacuation insurance.
Fees do not include airfare to orientation and home at the program end or local transportation and optional activities on free days.
Details & Schedule subject to change.