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Panama, Playa Venao
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Each grade is offered one session of Art per week. The art curriculum is designed to incorporate elements of art, technique, and training the eye. Art is used to complement the scope and sequences of other subjects to flesh out classroom inquiries, and the community turns Main Street into a gallery through partnerships with local businesses.
International Day is a fun annual family event where families and students show off the cultures and traditions of various places in the world. The objective is to expose students to different cultures and learn about other places. Booths display games, food, poster boards, dances, and workshops, and students may present in front of the whole school.
The 3rd Annual Community Story Contest is hosted by Manglares Discovery School. Stories can be funny, magical, mysterious, or spooky. Multiple formats are allowed: a written story, a short comic/graphic novel, or an audio/video storytelling performance. It is a community-wide event open to students across the area.
During the school fair, the combined grades raised $1,203 in one hour. The funds were used to purchase approximately 150 books for the library and to buy outdoor sports equipment and indoor classroom materials. The school also matched funds to purchase materials for new playground equipment.
In 2023, the 4th–6th graders embarked on an entrepreneurship project, learning the process of building a business. They brainstormed goals, refined ideas, and developed a business plan, including product, target market, expenses, and pricing. A local CEO guest speaker provided feedback and students later wrote and presented a business pitch.
Manglares Discovery School participated in Surf-Tenibilidad 2024 and was awarded second place in the competition hosted by InterEnergy and EverGo. The proposal, An Energy Pavilion Made by Children, proposed an open-air museum to educate the wider community about sustainable practices and environmental challenges. The project aims to ignite environmental consciousness and lead regional sustainable initiatives.
Manglares Discovery School is a PK-8 green school in the Playa Venao area of Panama. It offers a combo of Singapore Curriculum and American Curriculum, with a literacy program based on the science of reading and writing workshops to nurture creativity and self-expression. Mathematics follows the Singapore Math approach, emphasizing deep understanding, problem solving, and independent learning. The campus is a jungle setting with a waterfall and forest that inspire inquiry; students learn outdoors and explore the natural environment. Facilities include student-built forts and ziplines, and wildlife such as monkeys and birds observed on site. The school follows a holistic, whole-child approach addressing academic, cognitive, socio-emotional, physical, relational, and identity development. Extracurriculars include the Spooky Story Contest, Art Gallery, International Day, Young Entrepreneurs Project, and Surf-Tenibilidad Contest 2024, including an Energy Pavilion Made by Children. Manglares opened in 2018 and was founded by Aya Osuga and Scott Andrews.
