
Colegio Metodista de Costa Rica
Christian, Founded 1921
Updated July 2026
Languages
Founded in 1921, the Colegio Metodista de Costa Rica is a prestigious bilingual institution that provides an integral, values-based education from preschool through secondary school. It is recognized for its high academic standards and its commitment to preparing students to impact both their local society and the global environment.
Curriculum
Teaching approach
The school is committed to providing an integral education of excellence, founded on spiritual, cognitive, physical, and emotional development. It seeks to serve society by fostering moral, academic, and technological growth, encouraging students to act with integrity, empathy, and responsibility.
Programmes
The school offers a comprehensive academic programme spanning preschool, primary, and secondary levels. The curriculum emphasizes a multilinguistic approach, with a strong focus on English as a second language and exposure to French and Mandarin. The academic offering is supported by a professional teaching staff and integrates scientific and technological focuses to foster critical thinking and creativity.
Outcomes
The school aims to graduate students who are integral and grounded in Christian values, reflective, creative, and autonomous. Graduates are expected to be effective communicators, proficient in multiple languages, skilled in digital technologies, and capable of collaborative teamwork.
Student support
Learning support
The school's educational approach is centered on active methodologies, specifically focusing on thinking skills, cooperative work, and project-based learning. This framework is designed to develop students' abilities to observe, analyze, reflect, synthesize, and solve problems.
Tuition & fees
No published fee schedule was found for this school.
Admissions
The admissions process begins with a guided visit to the campus. Following this visit, families receive a unique activation code via email, which is required to proceed with the formal application through the school's online portal.
Calendar
The school maintains an institutional calendar accessible through its website, which provides information on key dates and events.
About the campus
The school operates from a campus in Sabanilla de Montes de Oca, which features modern infrastructure designed to meet contemporary pedagogical standards. The facilities are equipped to support a range of academic, technological, and extracurricular activities.
Co-curriculars
The school offers various international extension programs and experiences to broaden students' horizons. These include trips to Texas (Camp Eagle), programs in England and Scotland (World English Experience), and participation in Space Camp to explore science and technology. Additionally, the school has a partnership with LEGO Education to support the development of writing and didactic skills.
- MSc. Eduardo Goñi VargasDirector Académico General
MSc. Rolan Abarca QuesadaDirector Financiero- MSc. Laura Murillo MarínCoordinadora Preescolar
- MSc. Ingrid Rojas GuerreroCoordinadora Primaria
- Lic. Yonset Mora AbarcaCoordinador Secundaria
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