Education
UN Recognizes Costa Rica for Resuming Classes and as a Model Against Exclusion
The UN report highlighted that in all of Latin America there are about 24 million students who saw their classes interrupted. This would be impacting the educational advance of years
Education
Mandarin Education Opens the Doors of International Study to Ticos
Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken native language in the world, with more than 1.4 billion speakers, and each year more foreigners join the challenge of learning the language and making their connections with China.In Costa Rica, both...
Education
Tico Parents Who Do not Send Their Children to the Classroom Must Present a Formal Letter of Explanation to the School
The legal guardian must explain the reasons why they decide that their son or daughter does not attend in person classes and in turn
Education
Doctors from Costa Rican Children’s Hospital Urge to Move Ahead With In Person Classes
Doctors from the National Children's Hospital (HNN) urged parents to allow their children to return to the classroom, starting this Monday, February 8th. Due to the novel Coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) suspended in person classes on...
Education
Tico Students Will be Able to Attend Classes Without a Uniform, but Parents Will Have to Justify This
Students in schools and colleges throughout the country will be able to attend in-person classes without their uniform, or without a part of it, during 2021, but to do so, they must present a justification signed by their parents...
Education
The University of Costa Rica Will Evaluate English Proficiency of Students Who Complete High School
The School of Modern Languages from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) will apply during 2021 a digital standardized test that will allow the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to know the level of English proficiency of the final...
Education
Hours Are Extended for the Restart of In-person Classes in Costa Rica
The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) extended the maximum hours for returning to the classroom scheduled for the beginning of the school year, on February 8th. Now it is established that students will attend classes between 5 and 8...
Education
Costa Rican Plan Seeks to Train Rural Students in Sustainable Agriculture
A novel plan by the Inter-American Institute of Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA) seeks that students from rural areas of Costa Rica get closer to agriculture, biological, and environmental sciences, which aims to contribute to the improvement of skills and...
Education
Difference between Persuasive and Argumentative Essay
There has always been the misconception that persuasive and argumentative essays are one and the same. In fact so many scholars have made the mistake of writing an argumentative essay on a topic that was meant to be persuasive....
Education
Costa Rica launches communication campaign for safe return to Classrooms
“I take care of myself, I take care of you, the community takes care of itself” is the slogan of the communication campaign of the Tico Ministry of Public Education (MEP), to promote safe return to the classroom.Thanks to...
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Caution! If You Change Your Phone Number in Costa Rica and Don’t Report it to the Bank, Your Accounts Could be Closed through Sinpe...
People who use Sinpe Móvil in Costa Rica to transfer their money regularly should be very careful if they...