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Oct 17, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Tom Arrand |Adam Beeson |Caz Jude |Irena Barker

Selina Boyd knows what it feels like to be an international school parent. Uprooted from the UK in 2009 because of her husband’s job, she found herself plunged into life many thousands of miles from home, in Singapore. Amid the chaos of relocation, the priority was on finding schools for their three primary-aged children. “It’s always a pretty stressful time, you’re juggling so many balls, you just want to get all your ducks in a row,” she says.

Oct 7, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Rob Ford |Tom Wingate |Adam Beeson |Caz Jude

At first glance, New Summit Academy Costa Rica is like any other international boarding school. Students stroll across campus from the academic building after class and begin to occupy themselves with boarding life. A spontaneous basketball game takes shape on the outdoor court, a jam session kicks off in the music studio and a student council meets to discuss plans for a surf and scuba weekend. Elsewhere, members of the cooking club head into town to pick up ingredients for the evening snack.