General Information
Costa Rican Independence Day!
The Independence Day Celebration was a blast…
On September 15th, Lakeside celebrated the Independence of Costa Rica!
Everyone learned a bit about the history of the “Antorcha”, parade of faroles and the meaning of Costa Rican Independence. The traditional food provided by Karen Lios, Ana Cruz and Millie Ramirez was delicious and every last tamale disappeared!
At [...]
Lakeside Carries The Torch…
The Torch of Independence arrived in Costa Rica Sunday morning around 11:00am. At 9:45pm on Sunday the 13th three Lakeside International School secondary students (Keanan Harden, Glennis Harden and Raegan Correll) proudly carried the torch for over 1km in it’s journey to Cartago.
The night was damp and the anticipation heavy in the air as [...]
News & Articles
Every week Lakeside publishes a T.G.I.F. memo, which contains some personal reflections, upcoming events, important announcements and interesting articles. This memo is shared with the entire learning community. We hope you enjoy it, and would like to encourage you to please send us anything of interest that you would like to share and [...]
Lakeside is on YouTube!
Check out these great videos uploaded by a Lakeside Parent…
1st Annual Lakeside Community BBQ
Art Gallery Opening a Huge Success!
The Lakeside International School Art Exhibit I
The first impression of the Lakeside Art Exhibit I, is a burst of color, like a bright sun over the desert. It is hard to believe that young students from 5 to 15 years old created these mini-masterpieces. The Exhibit enjoyed a great turn out of family, [...]
Be the Change!
Dear Parents and Community,
We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who want to make a difference!
“Some kids don’t know how good they are,
how smart and how much they have to say.
You can tell them. You can shine that light on them one human interaction at a time”
- Dave Eggers (founder of 826Valencia tutoring center)
What can [...]
Lakeside Has Game!
Lakeside students of all grades have been practicing hard in a variety of sports during the first semester. We played our first Soccer Games against La Paz Community School on June 10th. Our Junior team of 1-3 graders and our Upper Primary Team of 4 & 5th graders both played their hearts out. [...]
Meet our Board of Directors
Introducing the Lakeside International School Board of Directors:
Dr. Peter Bartlett – Dr. Bartlett holds a PhD in Biology, and taught for over 20 years at the Universidad Nacional of Costa Rica. His many years of experience with the Costa Rican educational system is a great asset to the school and provides a much needed [...]
School Lunch Program
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“When the lunch period is recognized as part of the learning day, new opportunities and responsibilities emerge for students, food services, and the district as a whole. The lunch period is a window for critical learning and modeling of attitudes toward food. This learning can be linked to the classroom curriculum, experiences in [...]
