The European school is located in Heredia and has a student body of about 300 students. The school begins to teach English in Kindergarten and from then on the only Spanish class is “Spanish grammar and literature”. The school was founded in 1989 and its focus is on Liberal Arts and Humanities. Both the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Costa Rican National Baccalaureate (MEP) are offered.