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Costa Rica, Guanacaste
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Collaborative, inclusive community fosters social and emotional development at Mareas Academy. The school uses a holistic learning approach that integrates project-based learning, artistic stimulation, and time spent in nature to engage students emotionally and socially. Older students interact with younger ones and mentor them, building leadership, empathy, and responsibility across grade levels. A caring environment is cultivated where each student is valued, respect is emphasized, and learning through cooperation is encouraged. The mission is to shape loving, responsible, respectful, and grateful adults who contribute positively to the community.
Mareas Academy runs a bilingual program that follows both the Costa Rican curriculum and North American standards. It provides a solid foundation in Spanish, English, mathematics, and science. The Singapore Math method is used from Kindergarten through high school to promote mathematical and logical thinking. The bilingual approach supports language development in two languages across the curriculum. Through this program, Mareas Academy aims to develop proficiency in both languages and core subjects.
Located in Sámara, Guanacaste, Mareas Academy is a bilingual school offering Pre-K through High School education. The curriculum blends the Costa Rican framework with North American standards and is delivered in Spanish and English. From Kindergarten through high school, the Singapore Math method is used, supporting strong mathematical thinking. Mareas collaborates with The Ogburn School Inc. in Florida, enabling a fully recognized international program; work is reviewed to high standards and a legally valid certificate is issued by The Ogburn School at the end of each school year. Class sizes are small, with no more than 15 students, fostering individual attention. The new campus provides flexible, technology-enabled classrooms with interactive screens and cameras, barrier-free access, movable walls, an infant reaction area, and accessible restrooms, and runs on solar energy installed in 2016. The school emphasizes field trips, project-based learning, arts, and learning through nature and culture, shaping engaged learners.
