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Costa Rica, San Jose
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AYTN empowers children to discover and master core skills essential to living a full and happy life and to be effective leaders. The approach is learner-centered, unleashing students' power through project-based learning. Conscious leadership underpins the program, activating collective wellbeing. From toddlers to conscious leaders, the program supports ongoing social and emotional development.
Conscious leadership activates collective wellbeing. Learner-centered approach and project-based learning support students' wellbeing by engaging them in meaningful, collaborative tasks. AYTN emphasizes developing skills for living a full and happy life and for effective leadership. Education must evolve to prepare conscious leaders who can address environmental and social issues, aligning personal wellbeing with communal aims.
True North School in Costa Rica offers an innovative, learner-centered education with an American and bespoke curriculum delivered bilingually. The school is the exclusive Costa Rica licensee for Learning 1 To 1, providing personalized, one-to-one learning paths. AYTN, Awaken Your True North, anchors the approach, cultivating five core skills—Appreciation, Audacity, Commitment, Curiosity, and Empathy—through leadership development and wellbeing. The day opens with a 20-minute skills session, then blends project-based learning with academic work and a Goal Time block to support autonomy and collaboration. The curriculum uses US and national standards as benchmarks across math, science, ELA, and Spanish, with enrichments in art, music, and physical education. A distinctive feature is the Conscious Innovation Lab, the first of its kind in Costa Rica, where students work on real-world problems. Accreditation by the Costa Rica Ministry of Education in 2020 and Cognia in 2022 confirms the school's international alignment. Committed to excellence.
