DESCRIPTION:

Saint Peter’s School is a small private bilingual school. We have approximately 150 students from kindergarten to sixth grade.
It is located in Curridabat, about 15 minutes from San Jose downtown (our capital). There are about 20 students in each classroom, and we have one grade per level.

The age range of students is from 3 years old to 12 years old. Our fourth, fifth, and sixth graders are the ones who participate in the exchange.

Students learn four subjects in English as well as another four in Spanish.

Finally, our school calendar begins in February, have mid-period vacation in July, and end school in November.

Preferred time for hosting: March or/and April
Preferred time for visiting: May or/and June
School’s calendar: February to December

• Address: De la Agencia del Banco Nacional de Curridabat
  100 este. San José, Costa Rica
  
• Phone: (506) 272 20 45
  (506) 272 73 30
• Fax: 011 506 272 6564 & 506 271 3020
• Contact: Ms. Maureen Acuña, English teacher and
  coordinator, ( 506 ) 272 87 97
• eMail: mauacuna622@hotmail.com

DESCRIPTION

Saint Paul College is a private institution that started in 1982.
It has 1074 students: 237 in Pre-school (ages 2-6 years old), 458 in Elementary School and 379 in the High School. The staff has 179 members. The school year begins the second week of February and ends the last week of November. Mid - term vacation is held during the first three weeks of July. School hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The High School ends at 2:40 p.m. with the exception of Monday until 3:15 p.m... Class periods are 35 minutes each.

The school is Catholic and aims for “Truth and Virtue”. Community involvement is part of the regular curriculum since pre-school. Strong academic bilingual program, as well as computer education, sports and clubs (cultural and sports ones) are offered throughout all grades. The grade school and high school are located in two different facilities, yet very close to one another. Both of them have cafeterias, Science laboratories, computer labs with Internet, green areas, sports facilities, library, audiovisual aids, auditorium, etc.
Saint Paul was accepted by I.S.S.E. in 1992. The first exchange was held in 1993. We are involved with the Elementary School Program. Our students’ age range is 11-12 years old. They will be starting 6th grade by the time of the exchange.

We prefer to visit in January and to host late March/April. We will send or host 6-10 students in each delegation and one adult who will always be a teacher. During March / April we have sunny, hot weather with some showers.
We expect delegations to be involved with all grades in our school and to be willing to share their culture as well as learning from ours. We would appreciate a presentation for the entire School and individual classroom visits.

• Address: P.O. Box 09-4005, San Antonio de Belén
  Heredia, COSTA RICA
  
• Phone: (506) 438-0818 (School)
  (506) 438-0824 (School)
• Fax: (506) 438-2125 (School)
• Contact: Marisol Aguilar (Public Relations Co-ordinator)
  Rodell de Ramírez (Principal)
• eMail: sstpaul@racsa.co.cr / sstpaul@hotmail.com

DESCRIPTION:
  

Saint Anthony School, located in Moravia, a small village 5 miles away from the capital city, San José, Central America was founded in 1970.
Surrounded by approximately 4.000 square meters of gardens, it is a private, bilingual (Spanish/English) elementary school with 500 students, and a staff of 30 members. It is not a parochial school. On the other hand, it is run by a group of 10 teachers, an architect and administrator who are member of the board. It has a nice atmosphere where education has a holistic orientation. Our logo: Love, Wisdom, Service, reveals our ideals.

  Saint Anthony entered the program of Schools associated to UNESCO in 1982 and since then has worked on human understanding and preservation of our world. Great emphasis is given to creative work in Literature as well as in Science, Math, Music Art and Computer Lab. Great importance is also given to sports. The Student’s Council is elected following the same democratic procedure of our Nation’s government. Our students are oriented towards self sufficiency in their studies.
   Saint Anthony joined the I.S.S.E. in 1988. Our main interest is to share experience with other countries and learn about the different school systems, languages other than English, customs, songs, and typical dances.
School year: First week in February – First Week in December. Mid – term vacation: First three weeks in July.

Saint Anthony School would prefer to visit in January and host in March – April.

• Address: San José, Costa Rica.
  (P.O. Box 29-2150 Moravia)
  
• Phone: (506) 235-1017 (School)
• Fax: (506) 235-1017 (School)
• Contact: Lizbeth Fernández (Coordinator)
  (506) 2297-3112 (Home)
• eMail: santhony@racsa.co.cr