Student
First of all, I would also like to contest the anonymous review: I was a student at the British School and I can say, by experience, children can confidently speak English by third grade. And they have to, or else they would fail the year. Except for the Spanish, French and Costa Rican social studies subjects, the whole syllabi and learning material are in English. Like Mr. Lloyd said, the preferred "playground" language is Spanish, because that is our local language and we also have to learn it (socially) as we grow up. 1 in 5 kids swearing and being unpolite is completely normal wherever you are.
Other than that, I am overall satisfied with the school. The choice of subjects and activities is varied and complete, giving the student the possibility to try it all whether it is humanities, science or the arts. The school is a neutral space where people of all backgrounds can sit together without facing hard discrimination, in fact, a few of my schoolmates ended up in the BSCR because they were experiencing a lot of bullying in their previous schools. In the final years, thanks to the IB, it prepares you well for higher education. When it comes to critical thinking, most students are more than prepared, getting a wide set of perspectives instead of becoming robots who only care about good grades and money. And when it comes to English personally, it even feels as my native language.
I was never the biggest fan of their facilities, but I know they have improved and they will build completely new facilities in the near future.
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Student
I have been to this school for approximately 6 months now but I haven't found many things challenging. Also i believe 1 in every 5 students swears, is disrespectful, and isn't polite. Finally, although they say it, a majority of students (and teachers) do not speak English.
