Field Trip Costa Rica: Learn Your Way to Origin with ED+U

Posted on August 24th, 2026

Experience is the best teacher

That’s why we’re taking one deserving ED+U student on a field trip to Costa Rica, all expenses covered.

See everything you studied in the ED+U coursework happening in real soil, washing stations, and dry mills alongside other coffee professionals. From January 10-15, 2027, you’ll tour multiple farms and micromills across two of Costa Rica’s coffee regions, visit ICAFE, and cafe-crawl through San Jose.

Full itinerary coming soon.

The Assignment

  • Complete all six “Coffee Is” courses on the ED+U online academy
  • Submit the two-essay application.

Deadline: November 23, 2026

What is Field Trip?

You’ll join over 10 other coffee pros on our annual Coffee 101 trip. See everything you studied in the ED+U coursework in action at some of Costa Rica’s best micromills and farms.

Who Can Apply?

If you:

☕  Currently work in coffee

🎓  Complete all six “Coffee Is” courses

✍️  Can tell us why you want to go to origin

Apply for Field Trip Costa Rica by November 23, 2026!