Our mission is to educate the culturally diverse youth of Guanacaste through experiential learning and enrichment that integrates the local community and environment, while preparing students to become thoughtful, contributing citizens in the global community.
La Paz Receives Recognition from Costa Rican Ministry of Education! Click here to read more
La Paz Celebrates Earth Day 2008!
La Paz celebrated a week of Earth Day activities! Across grade levels students prepared and planted Guanacaste and Malinche trees, k-3rd grade organized a beach cleanup, while 4-10th grade visited El Centro Verde: A center for sustainable living.
A representative from the Costa Rican Ecological Blue Flag Association visits La Paz following the school's inscription in the program.
Students celebrate healthy bodies/healthy minds month with a focus on exercise and healthy eating
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Volume 3 of Living La Paz is released!
Click Here to Read about What's New at La Paz from the Student Perspective.
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At La Paz, we recycle and compost for a sustainable future
Learn more about the
La Paz RecyclingProgram
La Paz Students establish recycling program at Brasilito Public School!
La Paz Community School
- Non-Profit
- Private
- Bilingual
- K-12
- Cooperative
- Co-educational
Elementary/Primary
- 50-60 students grades k-7
- Certified teachers who are bilingual
- Integrated Spanish program with native language teachers
- Service learning, physical education, field studies, art, drama
Secondary
- 5-8 students grades 8-12
- Online independent study with certified teacher mentors
- Mandatory field studies, service learning, apprenticeships, physical education, Spanish, and the arts