ABOUT US
Saint Clare: A comprehensive education that ensures the development of academic, physical, social, and emotional skills.
About our institution
We are the #SAINTCLAREFAMILY
Mission
Vision


Our history
1957
Saint Clare begins its functions under the responsibility of the Order School Sisters of Saint Francis, due to the concern of Monsignor Odio and other Costa Ricans to create a bilingual school for girls. It begins in San Vicente de Moravia, with a small group of 42 young ladies.
1970
It became a coeducational school, with the intention of providing not only an excellent academic preparation, but, above all, an integral and deeply humanistic formation.
Spiritual and Christian formation are significant aspects that are part of the heritage of these pioneers.
1979
An innovative and revolutionary pedagogical option began to take shape within the Institution, directed by Mr. Quince Duncan, initially known as SIDEI, and in 1980 it was implemented as a pilot plan called SIPEIN (Acronym for its name in Spanish)
(Interdisciplinary Pedagogical System), which is still in place today.
1983
The Franciscan Sisters decided to withdraw from the educational activity in the country. For this reason, the Pro-Saint Clare High School Association was organized, composed of parents, alumni, teachers, and administrative staff of the school, to give continuity to the same philosophy, academic plan and symbols.
1988
It is integrated to the Secondary School educational process: Preschool and Elementary School, for which we proceeded to rent facilities at the Santa Monica School located in Montelimar – Goicoechea.
1993
The construction process of the first stage of the new facilities in San Juan de La Unión begins. The above with the purpose of unifying all its sectors in its own facilities.
1994
Inauguration of I Stage facilities: Saint Clare Preschool (children from 3 to 5 years old: Pre-kinder, Kinder and High School). II Stage construction process begins.
1995
Inauguration of II Stage facilities: Saint Clare Primary (I to VI Grade). Transfer to the facilities in San Juan de La Unión.
1999
Saint Clare Nursery School (children 1.5 years old to 3 years old).
2003
Construction process III Stage begins: Saint Clare Secondary School (7th to 11th grade and PROEI).
2004
Inauguration of secondary school facilities. Integration of all levels in San Juan de La Unión.
Our Values
Fraternity
Liberty
Sense of Justice
Peace
Love of life and truth
Charity
Creativity
Guiding Framework: Franciscan Pedagogy

Basic elements that characterize Franciscan pedagogy
• Pedagogy of Tenderness: Learning based on affection, tenderness, and empathy.
Transversal Axes
- Educating for Franciscan spirituality.
- Environmental culture for sustainable development..
- Health education.
- Living Human Rights for Democracy and Peace.
- Comprehensive sexuality education.
- To study social reality through interdisciplinarity.