San Juan de La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica — sobre la calle principal a Tres Ríos, Costa Rica.
San Juan de La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica — sobre la calle principal a Tres Ríos.
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Saint Gregory School is a private multilingual school in San Juan de La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica, with more than forty years of history. It began teaching preschool children in 1984, added primary education in 1986 and secondary education in 1995, and has occupied its present campus on the main road to Tres Ríos since February 1994. It is recognised and authorised by Costa Rica's Higher Council of Public Education, has been affiliated to the Association of Private Educational Centres since 1987, and has belonged to the UNESCO Associated Schools Network since February 1994 and to International Educators for Peace since 1995. It is the only institution in the eastern part of San José certified for education quality by the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The school emphasises personalised attention and builds its campus and programme around four pillars: order, discipline, values and quality.
Educational System of Saint Gregory School
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Pedagogical method general Curriculum
Educational principles
Teaching is built on active learning methods and collaborative work, with alternative forms of assessment, small groups and one-to-one support, and students work with personal iPads in the classroom. In high school the school states that its aim is not only to develop academic skills but to teach the importance of commitment, responsibility, honesty and integrity, urging students to stay informed about local and international affairs, to communicate well and to act with honour and fairness. Its curriculum is described as rooted in both local and international culture and designed to prepare students for university in Costa Rica, the United States or anywhere else. Robotics and STEAM, digital citizenship, soft-skills development, financial education, and service and leadership all form part of the offer.
School values
The school runs S3, a Student Support Service department whose purpose is to give continuous support and follow-up to every student and, where needed, to their families. It keeps in constant contact with the whole school community in order to build the trust that lets students speak freely about their emotions, feelings, worries and doubts. Alongside it the school has created a peer support network for healthy coexistence based on the Anatole Pikas method, intended to give a deeper understanding of each student's reality in the classroom and in the wider community.
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Educational Stages of Saint Gregory School
Nursery
Preschool
Primary
Middle School
High School
Vocational Training
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Languages and International Programs at Saint Gregory School
Spanish (Instructional)
English (High)
French (Half)
Information about languages of the Saint Gregory School
Saint Gregory offers a multilingual education in Spanish, English and French. Spanish is treated as the mother tongue; English is the first foreign language and is acquired to a high level by students who follow the school's programme from the early years, supported by ESL and advanced English classes, a levelling programme in English, a bilingual IB diploma and preparation for TOEIC and TOEFL; French is offered as a complementary language from seventh to eleventh year, with DELF certification through the Alliance Française.
IB (International Baccalaureate)
Information about international degrees and programmes of the Saint Gregory School
Saint Gregory was accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization as an IB World School in October 2018 and is authorised to deliver the Diploma Programme; its first IB cohort graduated in 2021. The school presents the IB as an education that encourages students to think critically and question what they are told, to examine both their local and the international environment, and that draws on best practice from a wide range of national curricula because it remains independent of any single government or education system. The international offer is completed by a bilingual IB diploma, DELF certification through the Alliance Française, the MATEM certificate from ninth year onwards, exchange programmes to the United States, France and England, Model United Nations, and preparation and accreditation for TOEIC and TOEFL.
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Extracurricular Activities at Saint Gregory School
Arts activities
Music
Art
Cultural activities
Debate
Programming
Robotics
Sports activities
Football
Basketball
Chess
Volleyball
Badminton
Taekwondo
Information about extracurricular activities of the Saint Gregory School
Students choose a club to take within the school timetable, with the option of additional clubs outside class hours, and elective subjects include fine arts, computer programming, public speaking, chess, band and functional training. There are cheerleading, football, volleyball, taekwondo, badminton and basketball teams. Recreational courses run in July, December and January, open both to the school's own students and to the general public, taught by Saint Gregory staff on a campus with extensive green areas, a 2,000-square-metre dome and courts for a range of sports, so that children never need to leave the site. The school also organises camps: space camps at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, grouped by age from 9 to 14, and a three-week January camp in Eastbourne on the south coast of England, preceded by three days in London, with English classes by level, recreational activities and cultural excursions, for students aged 12 to 17 whatever their level of English and accompanied throughout by school staff.
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Services and Facilities of Saint Gregory School
Dining room
Dining room - External catering
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School transport
Exchanges
Camps
Facilities
Laboratory
Library
Facilities
Sports hall
Other facilities
Garden
Information about the facilities of the Saint Gregory School
The library is a large, comfortably furnished space where students can study, research and read. The cafeteria, in the building the school calls "El Hexágono", is equipped to serve 120 people at a time and covers breakfast, snacks and lunch with nutritious menus approved by the school's executive chef and sent home weekly so families know what is on offer. There is a chemistry laboratory, and practical laboratory experience is offered at every level. The campus has extensive green areas, a 2,000-square-metre dome and courts for a range of sports.
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