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Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight

Costa Rica, Turrialba

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The school at a glance
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational
Opened 1944
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages English
Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Languages
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Middle School, Secondary School, Sixth Form
Introduction

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight is a public secondary school in Costa Rica that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme alongside a bespoke curriculum. It serves students in the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with an international mindset and a humanistic, integral, and holistic approach. The school aims to form self-critical, reflective, analytical, and inquisitive learners who communicate effectively, are open-minded, supportive, bold, and engaged with their learning community. Intercultural learning and values-based development underpin daily practice, with emphasis on academics, sports, culture, environmental responsibility, and social development. Founded in 1944 as La Escuela Complementaria de Turrialba, the institute later moved to its current campus, which hosts 41 classrooms, a library, a computer laboratory, a videoconference room, a dining hall, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall, accommodating more than 1,000 people. The school emphasizes community involvement and ongoing staff development.

The Essentials

Location
The school is located in Turrialba. It is a public secondary institution serving Secondary Education, including the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education, with an international mindset. The campus includes 41 classrooms, a library, a computer lab, a videoconferencing room, a dining hall, a gym, and an assembly hall.

Stages
Secondary education; Third Cycle of General Basic Education; Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education.

Type
Public secondary school
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
The school is a public secondary education institution.
Fees
Application fees

- No application or enrollment fee is charged. The institute is a public educational institution and does not require a separate application or matriculation payment for admission.

Tuition fees (by year group and term)

- There is no tuition charged for any year group or term. This applies to the third cycle of Educación General Básica, secondary education and diversified (bachillerato) levels offered by the institute; no annual or per-term tuition is required.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- There is no institutional billing schedule for tuition because no tuition is charged. No periodic tuition payments, instalment schedules, late-payment penalties for tuition, or term invoices are applicable.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- The institute operates as a day school and does not provide dormitory/boarding services; therefore there are no boarding fees. The listed campus facilities include classrooms, library, computer lab, videoconference room, comedor (canteen), gymnasium and assembly hall, with no accommodation/dormitory services indicated.

Other costs and fees (uniforms, meals, materials, transport, extracurriculars)

- No school-wide mandatory tuition or application charges are collected. Parents should plan for routine ancillary expenses that families commonly meet for day schools, such as:
- Uniforms and footwear (purchase and replacement as required).
- Personal school supplies (notebooks, stationery, textbooks if not provided free by the State).
- Meal payments for the comedor (canteen) when a paid meal service is used.
- Transport costs for routes not covered by State transport subsidies.

These ancillary items are ordinary family expenses associated with school attendance; the institute does not assess a tuition charge. The institute's facilities include a comedor (canteen) which can involve separate meal payments when used.

Refund information

- Because there is no application fee or tuition to refund, standard tuition-refund provisions do not apply. Any payments made for optional services (for example, paid canteen meals) would be subject to the institute's operational refund rules for those specific services; no public tuition-refund schedule is published.

Fee payment options

- No institutional tuition or application payments are required; therefore there is no published list of accepted payment methods for tuition. For optional paid services (for example, canteen payments or voluntary activities), payment methods and procedures are handled case by case by the school administration. Contact the school's administration for the accepted methods for any optional service payments.

Brief summary of findings

- The Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight is a public secondary and diversified education institution that does not charge tuition or application fees as part of its core educational provision; public education at these levels is provided free under Costa Rican public-education arrangements. No published school fee schedule for tuition, boarding or term billing was found for the 2026/27 academic year. For optional on-site services (meals at the comedor) or ordinary family expenditures (uniforms, supplies, transport), parents should expect to meet those costs directly or follow any local arrangements the school sets for those services.
Academics

Instituto de Educación Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight teaches IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum.

Curriculum
Secondary education with an international mindset across the Third Cycle of General Basic Education and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education. The program emphasizes a humanistic, integral, and holistic education. It aims to form self-critical, reflective, analytical, and inquisitive students who are well-informed, thoughtful, and balanced. It promotes strong communication, open-mindedness, solidarity, and boldness. It prepares students to engage with the educational community and their learning environment. It supports intercultural learning and holistic development across academic, sports, cultural, environmental, and values-based areas.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Vision emphasizes an international mindset and a holistic education that forms self-critical, reflective, analytical, inquisitive, informed, thoughtful, balanced young people who are good communicators, open-minded, supportive, bold, and committed to both the educational community and their learning environment. Mission states the institution aims to be a regional leader in intercultural and holistic education across academic, sports, cultural, environmental, and values areas, providing better educational opportunities in line with the demands of a globalized society and capable of addressing its challenges; it prepares students with values, skills and appreciation for culture to develop successful citizens.

Mental Wellbeing
Guidance counselors are assigned by grade level: Seventh grade Andrea Madríz Núñez; Eighth grade — contact any guidance counselor; Ninth grade — Carmen Martínez Quirós; Tenth grade — Dania Rebeca Badilla Ramírez; Eleventh grade and the International Baccalaureate program — Isabel Arroyo Esquivel. The site invites learning about the CONVIVIR program. Contáctenos: Phone 2556 00 25 / 2556 02 07; Email [email protected].
Parent Experience

History
The school was founded on March 3, 1944, as La Escuela Complementaria de Turrialba and was renamed Doctor Clodomiro Picado Twight on June 16 of the same year. It began operating at Genaro Bonilla School; in April 1944 it took possession of the current building of the Nocturno Enrique Menzel School, and in 1960 moved to the current campus, which at that time had 13 classrooms. Today the campus comprises 41 classrooms, a library, an information technology laboratory, a videoconference room, a dining hall, a gymnasium and an assembly hall, all with basic services, with capacity for more than one thousand people. It is a center for academic, cultural and sports activities. Its priority objectives include involving the educational community in academic, recreational and cultural processes; continually training the institution's staff; providing the means and resources to deliver an education that meets the needs of its learners; improving the quality of education offered; and achieving healthy convivencia among the various actors in the teaching-learning process.

Community
The Institute serves as a center for academic, cultural, and sports activities. The educational community is involved in academic, recreational and cultural processes. Staff receive ongoing professional development. The school provides resources to meet learners' needs and promotes healthy convivencia among all participants in the teaching-learning process.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The school has 41 classrooms, a library, a computer laboratory, a videoconference room, a dining hall, a gymnasium and an assembly hall, all with basic services. It has a capacity for more than 1,000 people. It is a center for academic, cultural and sports activities.

Sports Facilities
The gymnasium is available for indoor sports. The school is a center for academic, cultural and sports activities.

Academic Facilities
The school has 41 classrooms. It includes a library, a computer laboratory and a videoconference room.

Extra Curricular Facilities
It is a center for academic, cultural and sports activities.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight Institute offers Secondary Education, the Third Cycle of General Basic Education, and the Fourth Cycle of Diversified Education with an international mindset. The teaching staff is committed to providing a humanistic, integral, and holistic education that forms self-critical, reflective, analytical, inquisitive, informed, thoughtful, balanced, and good communicators—open-minded, supportive, bold, and dedicated to both the educational community and their learning environment.

Arts & Creative
The school centers on cultural development as part of its educational approach, fostering intercultural awareness and values. Cultural activities are integrated into the educational experience.

Cultural & Language
The mission emphasizes intercultural education and culture, preparing students with values, skills, and appreciation for culture to become successful citizens in a global society. This international mindset informs the school's approach to learning and student development.

Social & Hobbies
The school involves the educational community in academic, recreational, and cultural processes. This fosters a sense of collaboration and active participation in school life.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
It is a center for academic, cultural, and sports activities. The institute has 41 classrooms, a library, a computer laboratory, a videoconferencing room, a dining hall, a gym, and an assembly hall, all with basic services. Capacity for more than one thousand people.
Languages

Language Provision
Languages taught include Language A: Literature and Language B: English. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) at upper secondary, including 11th grade (Undécimo).
Admissions

Admissions
1. If you are a tenth-grade student interested in joining this IB experience, complete the Enrollment Form with the requested data. 2. The program coordinator, Professor Jesús Quirós Paniagua, will contact you after the closing date to provide details of the admission process. 3. The deadline to complete the form is August 31, 2021.
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