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Education 506

Let’s talk about theater and reading

This episode of our podcast is bilingual. We talk about our trip to Teatro Espressivo in Curridabat with our kids; what they learned about...

How can Costa Ricans read more if they don’t have books?

“The cruel reality was that there were no books and there were no libraries. It was like a bucket of cold water," says Alda...

Costa Rica isn’t reading well — but what does this mean?

Do you know what percentage of 15-year-olds from Costa Rica are advanced readers at the highest level? According to an international test applied in 2018...

Costa Rica doesn’t read enough—and we must help parents become part of the solution

Costa Rica doesn't read enough—and we must help parents become part of the solution Before we even started reporting on reading in Costa Rica, we...

Welcome to “Let’s read!”

"In short, the Costa Rican student population believes they are something they are not: good readers." That’s what Costa Rica’s 2021 State of Education report...

Podcast: Christmas traditions in Costa Rica, through the eyes of high school students

Katherine Stanley chats with four high school students from Liceo San Rafael’s bilingual track about holiday traditions in Costa Rica: the Festival de la...

First, meet your classmates

Look to your left. Look to your right. Are there familiar faces in your life whose stories you’ve never heard? Coworkers, neighbors, fellow students who...

For a bilingual country, teachers and parents must work together

The moment when I realized what teaching is all about took place when I was working at La Escuela La Inmaculada in Quepos, with...

Starting small: Costa Rica creates language immersion for public preschools

“Teacher! Here are 22,” says the cook at the Guachipelín School in San José when she hands Alexandra Wong Carbonell a bowl of 22...

From Sarapiquí for Latin America: classroom teachers help lead a shift in teacher training

You know a teacher training session is good when the air conditioning breaks. Yohns Solís, the Latin America Education Director for TeachUNITED, remembers hosting a...
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