Costa Rica, San Jose
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Anglo American School has wide facilities with green spaces designed to meet the needs of preschool students. The school provides a total English immersion program in a bilingual environment across levels. A Library and Resource Center serves students from early years through eleventh grade, with resources in print and online via the Destiny catalog. After School services and clubs extend learning beyond the classroom. Open House tours highlight the modern facilities and the spaces where learning happens.
Physical activity is integrated into the program through Actividades optativas. Activity options include dance, swimming, football, basketball, and taekwondo. These activities are offered through clubs and after-school programs to support student engagement and fitness.
High-level science laboratories support active, experiential learning with practical experiments. Design and Technology spaces include equipment to support learning, computing classes, and robotics and programming integrated into the curriculum. A Library and Resource Center offers a bilingual research focus, with a Destiny online catalog and services for students and families, provided by librarians.
We foster active exploration of students' interests, talents and passions through our offering of clubs, teams and Olympiads. Physical activities include dance, swimming, football, basketball, and taekwondo. Language activities include language clubs and English. Chess is offered as an activity. Science and technology include robotics, programming, physics and chemistry. Crafts and arts include cooking and crafts. Academic Olympiads cover math and philosophy.
Anglo American School in Costa Rica is a private day school offering the International Baccalaureate across the full range of grades from 0 to 18. The curriculum includes IB PYP, MYP, and DP, with a emphasis on student-centred inquiry and global-minded learning. The school provides bilingual education from preschool through secondary in a fully bilingual environment, with a total English immersion program. The bilingual program begins at 11 months of age. In 2017 the school was accredited to offer the IB Diploma, and it celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019. Facilities include wide green spaces designed for early years, a Library and Resource Center with print and Destiny online catalogs, and high-level science laboratories and Design and Technology spaces for practical experiments, robotics, and programming. After-school services and clubs extend learning, including Actividades optativas such as dance, swimming, football, basketball, and taekwondo. Language clubs and Olympiads round out the program.