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Costa Rica, Guanacaste
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In 2009 a dedicated group of educators imagined what a Lakeside Learner would look like at the end of their journey with Lakeside. What we imagined became the Lakeside Learner Profile, the guiding philosophy behind everything we do. Lakeside combines a challenging international curriculum with a holistic approach to learning, with staff challenging each student to reach his or her potential. The campus is located on a 200-acre aquaculture farm with five buildings and 28 classrooms, featuring an outdoor classroom by a Malinche tree and a hydroponics garden. Rena Willis is the General Director of Lakeside.
There is a deep sense of community that defines Lakeside. Asociacion Lakeside funds a scholarship program for over 80 Lakeside students and leads initiatives including a robotics academy, a computer technology program, a tutoring center, and open courses. Lakeside students have raised over $20,000 for the Children's Hospital of Costa Rica telethon since 2015. Robotics has been included in the secondary curriculum since 2014, with an aim to extend robotics to the community via open courses and a regional competition series.
Asociacion Lakeside is a Costa Rican non-profit chartered to raise and maintain a scholarship fund that supports over 80 Lakeside students by reducing tuition. It leads initiatives including a robotics academy, a computer technology program, a tutoring center, and open courses. It supports the annual Children's Hospital telethon, with Lakeside students raising over $20,000 since 2015. Donations are accepted via check to Asociacion Lakeside and directed to Lakeside International School. The association works with families and staff to support scholarships and community programs. Robotics has been in the secondary curriculum since 2014, and the association's initiatives aim to push robotics into the community through open courses and a regional competition series.
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.
