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Costa Rica, San Jose
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Languages taught include French (with DELF–DALF certifications) and English (English instruction in the Sección Americana). The Sección Americana enables the French International Baccalaureate (BFI). The school offers the Baccalauréat and related diplomas (DBND, Diplomas costarricenses) as part of its Diploma offerings. Levels include Maternelle (TPS, PS, MS, GS), Primaria, Colegío (Sección Americana), and Liceo (La Terminale).
The school offers an American Section where English is the language of instruction for collège (grades 6–9). The program reinforces English while deepening knowledge of United States history and literature. Classes are taught in English by highly qualified teachers, and students express themselves fluently in both languages while engaging with French and American cultures. The American Section provides access to the French International Baccalaureate (BFI).
English-language instruction in the American Section creates a bilingual learning environment with exposure to both French and American cultures.
Located in Tres Ríos near San José, Lycée Franco-Costaricien is a bilingual French international school for ages 2 to 18. It is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and AEFE and is managed in tripartite collaboration with the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education (MEP) and the AFCE. The school offers a cross-border curriculum that combines the French national program with the Costa Rican system, from Maternelle to Terminale, and enables a double diploma: the Costa Rican baccalaureate and the French baccalaureate. Diplomas include the Diplôme National du Brevet (DBND), the Baccalauréat, Costa Rican diplomas, and DELF–DALF. The Terminale year includes a 20‑minute oral exam and orientation toward higher education with personalized guidance via Parcoursup France. The American Section strengthens English and US history and literature and supports the International French Baccalaureate (BFI). The campus offers on-site dining (Grill & Fresh), lodging with host families, and door-to-door transport across 25 routes. Two libraries—the BCD for primary and the CDI for secondary—support reading and research, with project-based learning across sciences, arts, music and the environment.
