Tag: public schools
Students will be back to school on February 8
QCOSTARICA - With a limited capacity, and distancing between student groups per classroom, the 2021 school year, in both public and private schools, will commence on February 8.
The announcement was made today, Tuesday, by President Carlos Alvarado, during the conference to update the situation...
Blue Valley College and Lincoln School Suspend Classes; Four Public Schools Closed
The Ministry of Health issued a closing health order to the Blue Valley private school in Escazu, after confirming that a parent tested positive for the coronavirus covid-19. Both the father and son (student at the school) are in quarantine.
The school, with 1,000 students,...
Education Minister Gives Striking Principals Ultimatum: Return To Classes Or Will Be Replaced
Public school principals may find themselves replaced if they do not return to work today, Monday, November 16, the day the Ministerio de Educacion Publica (MEP) - Ministry of Public Education - begins to organize the 2019 school year.
The Minister of Education, Edgar Mora,...
Twenty Schools Padlocked By Parents In Protest Against Sex Education
Parents padlocked the gates of 20 schools in Costa Rica on Thursday to protest sex education classes for teens that some believe promote homosexuality, the Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP)- the Education Ministry - said.
The actions — on the first day of the new...
Costa Rica Is Back To School Today
Q COSTA RICA - The 2017 public school year (curso lectivo in Spanish) began today for approximately 948,000 students nationwide.
The academic year in Costa Rica is from the first week in February to the end of November. Some private schools, adopt the same school...