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Costa Rica, Guanacaste
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English and Spanish are the primary languages of instruction. Instruction is bilingual, with approximately equal emphasis on English and Spanish. The environment emphasizes intercultural understanding and a bilingual, multi-cultural educational setting.
The school offers a bilingual education. Approximately 50% of time is devoted to English and 50% to Spanish. It is one of our principal aims that students are sufficiently bilingual to work, with equal facility, in both English and Spanish.
Lakeside International School in Costa Rica offers a bespoke bilingual program taught in English and Spanish from Early Years through High School. Early Years (ages 3 to 5) use thematically based units across four strands: independence, exploration, communication and healthy living. Primary Years follow an internationally minded, thematically integrated curriculum that applies learning across subjects to everyday life. In Middle Years, the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) emphasizes independent thinking, interdependence and active learning around conceptual themes. High School augments the National Curriculum with international focus and eight subject groups, guided by five Areas of Interaction. Personal projects, community service and university preparation are integral to the Secondary Program. The campus sits on a 200-acre aquaculture farm with five buildings and 28 classrooms, including outdoor classroom beneath a Malinche tree and a hydroponics garden. Lakeside Learning Center emphasizes technology, and the school holds an ecological blue flag for environmental stewardship.
