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Costa Rica, San Jose
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Trilingual education, the International Baccalaureate Diploma, and music are central to Franz Liszt Schule. German and English are taught alongside Spanish, guiding students toward the International Baccalaureate. Our graduates demonstrate that the education prepares them to excel and make a difference in the world. Our educational vision emphasizes shaping well-rounded individuals who face life's challenges with creativity, compassion, and determination, with music supporting holistic learning.
Excellence in music education. In our music program, students explore creativity through a range of instruments, ensembles, and genres. The program has evolved over more than 15 years, offering pedagogical, recreational, and performance experiences from preschool to the higher IB level, with music as a space for human development and as a key to other subjects. Students are exposed to instruments such as piano, guitar, singing, violin, viola, cello, bass, percussion, flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, French horn, and trombone, and participate in diverse musical ensembles.
Tri-lingual education in German, English, and Spanish with the International Baccalaureate. Language learning and IB progression are integrated, and the school highlights German language credentials and cultural partnerships as part of the program.
Music serves as a central part of student life, including a choir and a variety of musical ensembles. Students explore creativity through instrumental study and ensemble work across a broad repertoire.
The school provides a safe and enriching environment from preschool onward. In preschool, children experience a secure, home-like setting that supports exploration, learning, and growth through play, with singing, instrumental activity, and movement forming the foundations of early musical development.
Franz Liszt Schule is an international private school in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, offering education from ages 3 to 18. It is affiliated with Germany's Auslandsschulwesen and follows the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in its upper grades. The school describes a tri-lingual program in German, English and Spanish and weaves music throughout the curriculum. Music education is supported by the Conservatorio de Música and ensembles such as the Franz Liszt Choir and Franz Liszt Orchestra. The program spans Preschool through IB DP; Primary and Secondary emphasize academic and emotional development and mastery of English and German to prepare for a globalized world. The IB DP aims to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and time management, promoting an international and environmental mindset. They also present a music curriculum with instruments including piano, guitar, singing, violin, viola, cello, bass, percussion, flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, French horn and trombone, with program emphasizing holistic development.
