The LAUNCH 61 checks all the boxes:

Costa Rica ☑

Worship ☑

Missions ☑

Community ☑

What to do after I graduate ☑

A student who completes The Launch 61 will be more confident and equipped to face the future, more empathetic in their understanding of the world, more comfortable using the tool of music to lead people in worship, and deeper in love with Jesus.

You graduated, but did you launch?

Can you launch? You must! And we can help.

To launch well, you need a good foundation—a launch pad, as it were.

We are passionate about launching worshipers—leaders who are “a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor,” as Isaiah 61 declares. Meet The LAUNCH 61.

It’s a Gap Year program like no other. Have you been looking for a Christ-centered Gap Year program in Costa Rica that focuses on the heart and skill of worship leading? That’s The LAUNCH 61.

You’ll work with and serve established ministries, learn more about your gifting, be mentored by a worship coach, and learn how to work alongside others. Keep reading to see all you’ll learn as you develop the leader in you!

As part of this 36-week program for 18 to 25-year-olds, you’ll challenge your body and spirit on a 16-day professionally guided, 175-mile hike from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It’ll be Pura Vida!

2025 Dates

The LAUNCH 61 runs from September 8 through June 12, with a month-long break over Christmas. During this time, students can return home, explore Costa Rica, or travel abroad.

First Semester (14 weeks)

September 8 - December 12

(BREAK from December 14 - January 10)

Second Semester (22 weeks)

January 11 - June 13

Is this for me?

Do you want to learn:

  • How to be an effective worship leader

  • How to make music in a worship band

  • How to think like a true musician

  • How to be a leader

  • How to serve in another culture

  • How to win at money

  • How to work with children

  • How to do your own laundry

  • How to do basic maintenance, including plumbing, electric, and carpentry

  • How to shop for groceries

  • How to speak better Spanish

  • How to make decisions

  • And most of all, how to fall in love with Jesus more and more!

Cost

All-inclusive

(except for flights, health insurance, spending cash)

$15,500

An EPIC adventure!

As part of our experience, we plan to embark on a 16-day, 175-mile hike from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, called El Camino de Costa Rica!

Is a Gap Year worth it?

Are you a bit burned out of studying and going to school? Do you need a break so you can LAUNCH into college fresh and revived?

Do you want a safe place to grow your faith in the LORD outside of your current bubble?

Do you want to become more confident?

See a growing list of benefits here.