The kids are attending La Paz Community School in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It is a Pre-school thru 12th grade school with approx. 210 students and is in it's 6th year. In fact, they will have their first graduating seniors this year that started with the school when it opened 6 years ago! The student make-up is approx. 40% local kids and the other 60% of the kids come from over 25 different countries. It is amazing to see all these families from so many places all here together for the same reason....an amazing bilingual educational experience for our children in a beautiful setting. Here are some photos of the school......First is the South Campus which is just in it's second year of operation and where Dominic and Zack have their classes. Dominic has 16 in his grade and Zack has 10. Next year, all the kids in grades 1-12 will be at this new location and the youngest kids will remain at the North (original) campus. The two campuses are just a couple minutes apart. The new campus is just inside at the base of the Mar Vista development and that is who donated the land to the school. Infrastructure is being built now in this development with a few house already starting to show up on the surrounding hills.
This is the drive up the road to the school....the yellow flowers are beautiful next to the Palm Trees!
South Campus (6-12) front entrance there on the left. This is the view from the road.
South Campus.....This is the view up the driveway
South Campus....view from the parking lot. That is administration on the right, classrooms on the left and the courtyard garden in the middle filled with native plants gown from seeds in the school garden.
South Campus construction....
South Campus...This will be the new PE building with lockers and showers when it gets down in a few weeks.
South Campus....this is a close-up of the front entrance. All the wood and stone and other building materials is local.
South Campus garden courtyard.
South Campus, PE construction in progress (as of late Aug)
South Campus Construction....soccer field being graded
South Campus from the road...
This is the North Campus where Marissa and William attend. That is the gym on the left and straight ahead is the entrance.
The Gymnasium
The Palyapa...used for yoga classes for the kids and adults, after school activities, PE and the morning all school morning meeting held every moring. This is where William and Marissa were when the earthquake hit!
Dominic and Marissa on the swings!
Hi there !
ReplyDeleteWe're planning a year in CR next year, and hoping the kids will go to La Paz. If you don't mind me asking you some questions about the school and moreso about housing, please drop me a line at mari77posa@gmail.com.
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Steph
We are planning to move to CR and are very interested in sending my son to La Paz. I would be very interested in resources for housing as well as some general questions, if you would be so kind to share. We would appreciate your time. Thank you so much in advance.
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Do 6th graders have lockers for there personal idems
ReplyDeleteHello, thank you for a great blog! I am trying to find out if La Paz is a good fit for our kids. I have one major question: I was told by LA Paz that they are progressive, child focused and that they practice a child eld curriculum with a focus on understanding and explanation etc and we were so excited. Then I was told by a LA Paz parent that La Paz also uses time out (a 5 year old child placed in a corner facing away from everyone fro up to 15 minutes for being "naughty", ie laughing and chatting which , well, 5 year olds do). I would really like to know if you know anything about this? Time Outs are against everything that progressive, child focused education should be about, and albeit just one example, it would seriously deter me from placing my kids with La Paz. Thank you!
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