International School in Costa Rica

Country Day School Mission

It is the mission of Country Day School, a private, non-sectarian, English-language school serving students from early childhood through high school, to provide its students with a traditional college preparatory education committed to high academic standards and achievement through a balanced program structured primarily on United States curricula.

 

 

 

Here in our corner of Guanacaste, we are lucky to share our corner of paradise with a prestigious member of the International School system. The Country Day School is a private academy for children of all ages, accommodating kindergarten through middle as well as high school students. The non–sectarian program is English language based with a strong academic curriculum as well as a multitude of cultural and adventure related activities. The students experience many unique learning opportunities due to their exceptional surroundings.

 

The Costa Rican school year is normally from February until November or December and the Spanish speaking schools do follow that calendar. Country Day however, follows the North American schedule and runs from mid August to mid June. All classes are taught in English with the exception of course, the Spanish language program, offered K-12. The students are encouraged to perfect their Spanish speaking skills both inside and outside of the classroom.

The Country Day School in Playa Brasilito is one of two Country Day campuses in Costa Rica. Also a well-established part of the Escazu community, The Country Day School near San José has been running smoothly for some 40 years now. The two schools offer a remarkable opportunity to Foreign and Costa Rican students alike, preparing them for countless opportunities at home and abroad. Just take a look at the list of Colleges and Universities that accepted Country Day students in 2005.

 

2005 College & University Acceptances

 

Adelphi

Acadia (Canada)

Arcadia (PA)

American

Boston College

Boston U.

Brandeis

Univ. of British Columbia (4)

Brown (2)

Bucknell

Carnegie Mellon

Cal Tech

Carleton (Canada)

Cedar Crest

Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Columbia

Cornell

Drexel

Embry Riddle (2)

Franklin and Marshall (3)

The George Washington Univ, (3)

Georgia Tech (3)

Glion Hotel Management School (Switzerland)

Guelph (Canada)

Hampshire College

Harvard

Lafayette

Univ. of Lethbridge (Canada)

Loyola - Chicago

Lynn

Univ. of Maastricht (NL)

McGill (2)

McMaster (Canada)

MIT

Mt. Holyoke (2)

NYU

Ottawa U. (Canada)

PENN (3)

Pomona

Purdue (3)

Queens (4)

Univ. of Richmond

Ringling School of Arts

Smith

Univ. of San Francisco

Savannah School of Art & Design

Univ. of Southern CA (2)

St. Joseph's

Stanford (2)

Suffolk

Swarthmore

Texas A & M

Texas Christian Univ.

Univ. of Texas at San Antonio

Univ. of Toronto (2)

Trent (Canada)

Trinity University (2)

Tufts (3)

Univ. of Tulsa

Univ. College of Utrecht (NL)

Univ. of VA

Vassar (3)

Wake Forrest

Webster

Wellesley

Univ. of Western Ontario (3)

Williams

York (3)

 

 

Country Day School also offers the only Boarding program in Central America. The air-conditioned dorms are equipped with Internet and personal bathrooms. The campus caters to full time boarding students as well as those commuting students who spend weekends with family, and spend the school week on campus. Also equally important are the day students that experience the Country Day program in the traditional school day format.

The 39-Acre campus of Country Day in Brasilito offers students plenty of room to study, explore the outdoors and share time with friends and teachers. The sports complex includes a full covered gym, soccer field, and swimming pool. Also available for team building and exercises is a high rope course and zip line.

 

The tuition for all ages of students as well as all other fees are explained in detail on the website for Country Day’s Guanacaste campus. www.cdsgte.com. Any further questions can be answered by email at info_cdsg@cds.ed.cr. Also very informative is the website for Country Day’s campus in Escazu. www.cds.ed.cr.

 

Please feel free to contact us as well with any questions regarding Country Day School and our wonderful community in Playa Brasilito. We are more than willing to help with travel and vacation plans.  Email us at: salesoffice@catalinacove.net