Costa Rica Country Day School
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Foundation
The school was founded in 1963 by Marian Baker to give a correct U.S. American style education in Costa Rica. It started off as a small school and grew to about 150 students by 1968. It has since grown into a large school enrolling more than 1000 students. CDS is a member of the Association of American Schools in Central AmericaAssociation of American Schools in Central America
The Association of American Schools of Central America is an association of twenty-two private schools "formed to support and encourage academic, artistic, athletic and cultural interaction between international schools that offer a US type education in Central America."-Vision:"AASCA will be a...
(AASCA).
Escazú Campus
Country Day Escazú is a private schoolPrivate school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
catering for kingergarten students to grade 12, English-speaking school located in Escazú, a westerly suburb of San José, Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
. Country Day Escazú is recognized for having one of the highest college acceptance rates from graduates in the country.
Guanacaste Campus
Country Day Guanacaste was opened in 2004 following the success of the Escazu campus, it is now a leading international boarding schoolBoarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, the co-ed years 8-12 Boarding School is the only kind of its class in Costa Rica and is popular among international students because of its pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
coastal, rural location. The School has a covered gym, pool, athletic field, staff housing, 20-room boarding residence hall and classrooms for regular and specialty classes, the school also runs a day school for students who are not boarders.