School Bulletin 23 – 12th of August 2022
Whole School
Upcoming Dates
Monday 15th August: School Closed (Mother’s Day)
Wednesday 17th August: Year 10 Mock Exams begin
Thursday 18th August: Year 12 Mock Exams begin
Mother’s Day
On Monday the 15th of August, the British School will be closed as we celebrate Mother’s Day. We wish all mothers in the British School Community an enjoyable and restful day.
Parent Council Meetings
Parent Council meetings for the third quarter are scheduled for the week of the 22nd of August. Please let your year level parent representative know if there are any topics of general interest (i.e. not specific to individual students or individual year levels) that you would like to be discussed. Topics about individual students or individual year levels should be addressed to the School Administration directly.
Staff Changes
After four years with us Gina Torres, our Extra-Curricular Coordinator, will be leaving us this week to take up a full-time position at the University of Costa Rica. We send Gina our sincerest thanks for all that she has done for our community during her time with us.
Following Gina’s departure, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Jesus Montero who will be joining our staff next week. Jesus, who will be managing our Extra-Curricular programme, possesses a Licenciatura in Physical Education with an emphasis on Teaching and is currently completing a Licenciatura in the Sciences of Education with an emphasis on Educational Administration
Early Years and Primary
Youth Bowling success
Last weekend Andrés Trejos, from Year 5, competed in an International Youth Bowling Competition. Andres achieved a Gold medal in the doubles category U13; Bronze medal in the Masters Final, category U13; Bronze medal in overall points U13; and a Bronze medal in the individual category U13. Well done Andrés! Photo
Talent Show
As part of our Children’s Day celebrations on Friday 9th of September, the Primary School will be having a Variety Show to exhibit many of the wonderful talents our students possess. Students who wish to participate in this event have been asked to send to Mr. Evans (mevans@bscr.ed.cr) a 1-2-minute video of their act before the end of August. Students may wish to sing, dance, perform magic or comedy or any other talent that is appropriate for the school stage. If you have any specific questions relating to this event, then please contact Mr. Evans.
Secondary
IGCSE Fair
On Friday 5th of August, our IGCSE Coordinator, Ana Rojas, spoke to our Year 8 students to give them an overview of the Cambridge IGCSE programme and to review the range of options that they have to choose from for next year. The IGCSE Fair was then held this Tuesday in our auditorium. The Year 8 students were able to see displays and resources from all academic departments and to discuss with teachers the content of those courses available next year. Year 8 students were sent a digital form in which they are to make their option selections. These forms need to be completed and handed in by Friday 12th of August. Students will be able to change their choices during the first two weeks of classes in 2023 assuming there is space available.
NB/IB Fair
Last Friday, our Year 10 students were invited to presentations by our National Baccalaureate Coordinator, Teacher María Castillo, our International Baccalaureate Coordinator, Ms. Sunday Christensen and our University Counsellor, Ms. Ana Lourdes Baumgartner. Students were given overviews of the NB and IB programmes as well as given some guidance on university options. On Tuesday of this week, those students then attended the IB/NB Fair where they were able to see displays and resources from all academic departments and to discuss with teachers the content of those courses available next year. Year 10 students were given forms in which they are to make their option selections. Those forms need to be completed and handed in by Friday 13th of September. Students will be able to change their choices during the first two weeks of classes in 2023 assuming there is space available.
Youth Bowling Success
As with his brother Andrés (see above), Antonio Trejos, Year 7, participated in the same International Bowling Tournament last weekend in San José along with 48 other bowlers from 5 different countries. Antonio won: a silver medal in the Masters Final, category U16, a bronze medal in the overall points competition and a bronze medal in the Individual U16 category. Congratulations to Antonio on his wonderful achievements! Photo 1 / Photo 2
Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Museum
On Thursday 4th and Friday 5th of August, the Human Sciences Department organised a tour to the Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Museum for Year 11 NB/IB students. Students received a talk, delivered in each of the historical rooms, about the development of the Social Guarantees in Costa Rica, a topic we have been developing in our classes. Then the NB students had the opportunity to explore the works of art that are also on display at the moment before receiving a talk by the national painter Fernando Carballo. On Friday, the IB students participated in a workshop where they tried, in small groups, to develop the techniques used by this artist. This experience enabled the students to not only reinforce some of their knowledge, but also provided them with the opportunity to experience a very different learning activity. Photo 1 / Photo 2
