One of the mayor attractions of living in our area, often referred to as the ¨Gold Coast¨ of Costa Rica – is the myriad options available for families in terms of education and extracurricular activities for children. A common need that unites all parents who are looking for the perfect home and neighborhood to settle in is the necessity is for their kids to enjoy safe, top quality schools, sports, and other recreational activities. For solving this specific need our area is one of the top places to live in Costa Rica. The variety is so ample it includes everything from top bilingual schools with international IB baccalaureate to farms that offer horse-back riding lessons and beautiful art studios.
Each family is unique in terms of their educational desires – some families love Waldorf methodology while others are looking for a traditional schooling system. In Tamarindo and the surrounding towns – within 30 minutes driving time of each other – you will be able to find over 5 international, fully bilingual academies that offer elementary, middle school and high school degrees. These schools all offer extracurricular activities on site – hence your children can enjoy everything from cooking, music, and theater to swimming, gymnastics, soccer, volleyball and basketball. All of these centers also offer private bus transport – making travel to and from the schools a very simple and convenient process. During summer vacations kids can enjoy outdoor fun with multiple camp options from jazz and ballet, to horseback riding, to lifeguard-surf camps – the variety is sure to please a wide range of preferences.
Rest assured that by selecting the Gold Coast of Costa Rica as your new home you will also be gifting your family with multiple top quality options for sports, academics and recreation possibilities. Possibly more so that any other beach location in the country, the great area encompassing Tamarindo, Playa Grande, Flamingo and Potrero will offer all of the fun and challenging courses and activities for your kids to achieve and expand their highest potential! If you want to know more about the schools in the area as well as the extracurricular activities offer please contact us and we will be glad to talk with you!