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School ListFollowing is a list of the most well known schools in Costa Rica for private education in the Central Valley, along with a brief summary of the traits of each school, contact information, and where to find them on the web. American International School Pre-K - 12School of 180 students located in Cariari, Heredia. Classes are taught in English and the school follows the United States calendar and a United States curriculum. English as a second language (ESL) and Spanish as a second language (SSL) are both offered at no additional fee. What distinguishes AIS from other international schools is its family-oriented environment, student to teacher ratio of 12:1, and acceptance of all siblings including those with special needs. Two diplomas are offered at AIS, the National Baccalaureate and the United States Diploma. Contact information Telephone: 506-293-2567 Director-Larue Goldfinch Blue Valley School Pre-K - 12School of 580 students located in Escazu. Classes are taught in English, and Spanish is offered at an additional fee with private tutors. What distinguishes Blue Valley from other international schools is that they run on both the Costa Rican and the United States calendar. This school offers the IB (International Baccalaureate) and the MEP (National Baccalaureate) but does not offer the United States Diploma. Contact Information Telephone: 506-215-2203 Primary-Susana Cisneros British School Pre-K - 12School of 900 students is located in Rhomoser and operates on the Costa Rican calendar. Classes are taught in English, however, ESL and SSL are offered only at the primary level. Eighty-five percent of the student body is native Costa Ricans while the remainder is made up of Latin Americans from other countries. What distinguishes the British School, is the International Primary Curriculum, the International Certificate of Education, and the (IB) International Baccalaureate. Contact Information Telephone: 506-220-0131 Primary-Susan Bird Country Day School Pre-K - 12School of 800 students located in the hills of Escazu, which operates on the United States calendar with a United States curriculum. Classes are taught in English; ESL (English as a second language) is not offered and children that do not speak fluent English are not accepted. On the other hand, this is one of the most prestigious schools in Costa Rica, which also has a branch in Guanacaste. CDS offers the National Baccalaureate as well as the United States Diploma. Contact Information Telephone: 506-289-8406 Director-Robert Trent European SchoolSchool of 380 students located in San Pablo de Heredia follows its own calendar from late July to June, breaking every nine to ten weeks for short vacations. Classes are taught in English so fluency in English is a plus, however tutoring for English and Spanish is available after school at an additional cost as ESL and SSL are not part of their curriculum. This school only offers the IB (International Baccalaureate). Contact Information Telephone: 506-263-5793 Director/Owner Anne Arronson International Christian School Pre-K - 12Located in San Miguel, Santo Domingo de Heredia. Operates on the United States calendar year with a United States curriculum. With 600 students, ICS is a multi-national school teaching in English. What distinguishes this school from others is that it promotes the active lordship of Jesus Christ in all respects of life with Bible classes being a part of the curriculum. ICS has both ESL and SSL program, and offers both the National Baccalaureate and the United States Diploma. Contact Information Telephone: 506-241-1445 Director/Owner: William Tabor Lincoln School Pre-K - 12Largest private school in Costa Rica with 1100 children enrolled, located in the mountains of Moravia outside of San Jose. Classes are taught in English following the United States curriculum and United States calendar. ESL & SSL are offered in addition to the regular schedule. What distinguishes Lincoln from other schools is that it offers all three diplomas, the International Baccalaureate, National Baccalaureate, and the United States Diploma. Contact Information Telephone: 506-247-0800 Director-Jack Bimrose Marian Baker Pre-K - 12School of 200 students located in San Ramon de Trios, between San Jose and Cartago. This school offers a United States and Costa Rica based curriculum following the United States schedule. Classes are taught in English, however, ESL and SSL are taught for those that are not at the same level as the other children. The school is smaller in size offering more personalized attention for each student. Marian Baker offers both the National Baccalaureate and the United States Diploma. Contact Information Telephone: 506-273-3426 Director-Linda Niehaus Pan American School Pre-K - 11School of 600 students located in San Antonio de Belen, and operates on a Costa Rica calendar with a Costa Rica Curriculum. Classes are taught in English and in Spanish. This is the only school on the list that doesn’t go to the 12th grade. Classes go to the 11th grade finishing with National Baccalaureate. This school is very popular in the Central Valley because of the excellent education that is offered. Contact Information Telephone: 506-298-5700 Director-Alegria Lores This is only a small list of schools available to students in Costa Rica. There are many good Catholic and other multi-national schools that are not included in this list. This list is comprised of the more popular schools in the Central Valley. 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