700

30

Costa Rican

70% 30%

Not all, most are proficient bilingual Costa Ricans and we have some native speakers also.

Yes

English and Spanish

22

15-20

Yes

We have screens in all classrooms and many large touch screens which are used as electronic whiteboards all around the school, we have computers for in-class usage, two computer rooms and all students in upper primary and secondary are expected to being their own device. we dont use elctronic notebooks as we believe students should use hand written nots for all subjects in conjunction with technology

We are fully set up for on line learning and we use the google platform. We use google classroom for all documents used in teaching also so students have access to them .

We are a catholic school and we train our students to go through first communion and confirmation. We have daily prayers, a monthly whole school mass for all students , a small chapel and a chaplin. At IB level our students can study word religion. many lessons atart wiht a prayer.

Everyone is welcome but we ask that students attend school mass even if they are not catholic or cristian as it provides a space for meditation.

The tracking of all our students from Red Ladybugs (Prepa) to Eagles ( 11th grade) three times per year using an international test in English, math and science ( MAP). From this we can see progress and make plans for improvement for each child.
We are introducing a new curriculum which matches the Costa Rican curriculum perfectly. We are introducing Cambridge IGCSE in secondary. Not only is this more rigorous and gets our students ready for both MEP and IB in a very thorough way, but it also gives our students additional international qualifications in the form of IGCSE taken in sharks (grade 9) which are highly regarded worldwide.
We check our students' progress in English in addition using the British Council's European Framework Test, at least three times per year.
We offer the international baccalaureate exam which is a two year course. Currently the Eagles( grade 11) complete this prestigious course after a selection process, although in future our 12-13 year old students will be completing this course as Golden Eagles( grade 12) when we add another IB year for them.

Our students do well but we are focusing on reading comprehension currently to raise theses levels our IB results are consistently high.

Yes we assign homework and this increases as students go up through the levels.

In primary - 30 minutes
In secondary 1-2 hours

100%

We have a counselling guidance and support department for students with special needs

We monitor and design special learning arrangements for each child if necessary, offer couselling with our psychologists and psychopedagogists. We have a withdrawal room for students who need a quieter space at times during the day - this is not used heavily but helps with some students

We have an elite athlete, academic and performer program, currenely over 60 students are enrolled in this. This involves special scheduling for the able and gifted athetes academics and pefomrers in the school. studetns come to International St Jude for this program. we are an athlete friendly school ( world academy of sport accreditation ) and we have a coordinator of gifted and talented full time.

Yes at all times - we have three . We also have 2 psycho pedagogists.

We carry out the MAP test ( measurs of Academic Progress)

The test is in english maths and science and is carried out on line

In some levels yes - particularly preschool and some secondary levels

We prefer before 15 August or 15 January but after that we also accept thougout the year

Yes

7.00 secondary
7.15 primary
7.30 preschool

2.40 secondary
2.30 primary
12.30-2-30 preschool depending on age group

Yes before and after school up to 4.30/ 5.00

Yes

Yes

Not ususally altough we are a nut free school.

Yes

Acrobatics with fabric
Minibakers
Athletics
Badminton
Electric bass
Ballet
Basketball
Battery
Business Kids
Dance
string ensemble
Soccer
Gymnastics
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
Social skills
Matletas- high level maths
Swimming
Piano
Cheerleading
taekwondo
Chess
Robotics
Ukulele
Weightlifting
Violin
Theater
musical initiation
Sculpture
Caricaturing
Extra english
extra spanish

Plus all school selections and training for basketball, football, swimming etc.

Basketball, football, swimming , gymnastics, athltics, baseball.

Yes many we attendas many sports festivals as we can adn we tend to do very well

Many beautiful classrooms, huge USA style library, play areas with climbing equipment, a botanical garden and small farm, science labs, gymnasium with theatre stage and seating, terraces and views. shaded areas, cafeteria

Large Gymnasium, football pitch, half size olypmic swimming pool , basket ball courts, running areas.

We are an international catholic school, which is inclusive but which pushes students to excellence, in other words doing your best every day. The school is known for its happy learning atmopshere and pleasant environment but also for its academic excellence and success. We have very clear values : excllence, sustainability , kindness , integrity and faith. These are applied daily. Our students are also known for their kindness and good etiquette. Our graduates truly shine in the outside world.

We monitor teaching and learning regularly and expect all our teachers to reach a high standard of teaching using the constructivist mehtodology and the best international teaching standards and strategies.