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Costa Rica, San Jose
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AIS emphasizes social, emotional, and intellectual development in its mission. The National Honor Society highlights scholarship, service, leadership, and character. A wide range of after-school activities, field trips, camps, and volunteering opportunities expands learning beyond the classroom. The college counseling program supports students as they transition to higher education. Learning Support Program provides tools and resources for fast integration into mainstream classes for students with special learning needs and non-native English speakers.
AIS provides a Learning Support Program for students with special learning needs and non-native English speakers. The Learning Support Program is listed among the school's Support Programs (LSP, SSL, ESL). Applicants with a learning disability that requires non-significant accommodations must submit an official cognitive report from a professional. The school's small-school environment supports individualized attention to meet each student's needs.
AIS offers ESL (English as a Second Language) as part of its Support Programs. Learning Support Program provides tools for non-native English speakers to integrate into mainstream classes. The school has more native English-speaking teachers than any other U.S. diploma school, supporting English language instruction. Life Skills and other complementary programs also support communication and language development.
AIS addresses students' social, emotional, and intellectual needs through its mission. The school emphasizes character building, respect, and leadership as part of wellbeing. The school provides a safe learning environment as a core value.
American International School of Costa Rica (AIS) is a private, co-educational, non-profit day school serving ages 3 through 18 in Heredia, near San José. The school follows an American curriculum with Advanced Placement courses and offers both U.S. and Costa Rican high school diplomas, enabling students to pursue college paths in the United States or locally. Beginning in high school, students prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT, with some taking honors and AP courses. AIS emphasizes critical thinking, writing, creativity, physical activity, leadership, and global mindedness across its programs. Complementary offerings include Music, Art, Drama, MakerSpace, Life Skills, Phys-Ed, Science Lab, and Model UN, plus Learning Support, SSL, and ESL. Facilities emphasize technology integration and hands-on learning, with a small campus that includes a MakerSpace, Science Lab, and a soccer field. The school has a longstanding, international community, supported by college counseling and a non-profit, service-minded culture for global opportunities.
