

Local Schools
CRIA is proud to provide a wonderful learning experience to students from around the world. We are a U.S. accredited international private school in Costa Rica with a focus on college preparation with Advanced Placement and dual enrollment programs.
Educarte, simultaneously known as the Centro de Aprendizaje (Center for Learning), focuses on innovative teaching methods that emphasize fundamental values, paired with academic excellence, global citizenship, and diversity, through means of a bilingual education.
As its name suggests, the Pacific Waldorf School (PWS) ascribes to the Waldorf philosophy / Steiner Education model, which integrates intellectual, artistic, and practical skills into its holistic academic approach. Today, PWS is the largest Waldorf school in Costa Rica and neighboring countries.
Imagine a preK-12 dual language learning experience in a rural, ecologically and ethnically diverse Central American country where all cultures and socioeconomic levels are openly embraced and celebrated.
​Welcome to Journey School of Costa Rica. We are a project-based school in Costa Rica offering personalized curriculum in a dual language setting from 2 years to 12th grade. At Journey School of Costa Rica, community building is our guiding principle.
Surrounded by lush forest and open spaces, IREN (the Instituto Renacimiento or Rebirth Institute) not only offers alternative education for the greater Tamarindo community, but plenty of space to pursue it: the 33-acre campus is limited to just 50 students, to ensure a highly individualized experience for every student.