Who Are We?

The middle school of Country Day School, Escazu, is a community of learners. Our 16 teachers and 165 students are from countries as diverse as Honduras, Brazil, Holland, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the United States, Korea,  England, and Canada. We are adults and children, soccer fanatics and basketball enthusiasts, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. We are all here in the middle school five days a week to learn together, challenge ourselves and each other, and discover ways to make our world better. We consider parents to be the foremost educators of their children and welcome their active participation in our middle school. Adults in the middle school recognize that we are here as advisors and teachers to middle school children who have needs and gifts different from children in other age groups. We also know that we must protect and guide them as they make the transition to adolescence. We believe that middle level education should be varied, exploratory, challenging, and relevant. Our educational program includes strong academics, as well as leadership development, collaboration, health, and service.