Application / Registration Fees
- A registration (pre‑matrícula) requirement exists and a specific registration fee for families living outside Monteverde has been listed as USD 200.
Tuition fees by year group (annual and per term where available)
- Pre‑Kindergarten / Kindergarten: Annual tuition reported at approximately USD 6,250 per year.
- Preparatory year: Annual tuition reported at approximately USD 7,000 per year.
- Grades 1–6: Annual tuition reported at approximately USD 10,000 per year.
- Range reported for the school overall (various sources) is roughly USD 6,450–USD 10,200 per year depending on program and grade.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school operates on the Costa Rica academic calendar (August–May) with stated deadlines for pre‑registration/payments in the academic calendar; families are required to meet pre‑registration payment deadlines. Exact term-by-term billing dates and instalment schedules are managed through the school's enrollment process and family contracts.
Boarding fees
- No boarding program or boarding fees are published for the school; available information describes it as a day school.
Other costs and fees
- Summer camp: Program cost was listed as USD 500 per week for camp offerings (includes program, some transportation, one tour per week, t‑shirt, snack and lunch under the camp terms).
- Uniforms: The school has been described as not requiring uniforms, so uniform costs are not listed as a standard tuition item. Families should still expect incidental costs such as field trips, materials, school photos, and optional activities.
- Financial aid / scholarships: The school provides partial scholarships and reduced tuition to a substantial portion of local students; additional fees (application for scholarships) and documentation requirements exist for scholarship consideration.
Refund information
- No publicly posted, detailed refund policy for tuition or deposits was found in the available documents. Refunds, withdrawal penalties, and prorating of tuition are handled according to family contracts and the school's administrative policies.
Fee payment options
- Accepted payment methods include domestic bank transfers (accounts in Costa Rica in colones and in US dollars), international wire transfers (SWIFT), PayPal, checks payable to the school's association or to the Cloud Forest School Foundation (for U.S. payments), and credit card payments via a credit card authorization form. Contact emails for payments and finance queries are finanzas@cloudforestschool.org and recepcion@cloudforestschool.org. Specific bank account details and wiring instructions are provided in the school's bank information document.
Notes on published detail availability
- The school publishes payment instructions, pre‑registration forms, credit card authorization, and the academic calendar. Precise, itemized per‑term tuition amounts, explicit term instalment schedules, detailed refund policy text, and a full current fee table by grade for the 2026/27 academic year are not published in a single publicly accessible fee schedule in the materials located. The figures above are drawn from available enrollment documents and independently published summaries; families should expect to confirm exact current amounts and instalment options directly with the school's finance office during enrollment.
