British International School in Panama
One School, One Vision. Two Learning Centers.
WELCOME TO
THE CASCO SCHOOL
DISCOVER A PLACE WHERE YOUR CHILDREN WILL LOVE TO LEARN, EXPLORE AND SOAR!
“We welcome families of all nationalities who wish their children to be educated in a caring, internationally minded and learning-focused environment.”
Clare Jenkinson | TCS Director
OUR EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN PANAMA
British School in Panama
The Casco School is one of the Best International Schools in Panama, offering an internationally and recognized British Bilingual Primary School curriculum that encourages students’ academic, personal and social growth. While in other schools teachers and textbooks determine what students learn, at the Casco School we use the curriculum as a framework and work in small groups, with personalized learning, using our knowledge of each child to tailor lessons to their particular way of learning.
OUR PROGRAMS
WHOLE-CHILD APPROACH
Preschool
Our Early years center is designed to support the holistic development of children from 1 to 5 years old with small groups. Our program is flexible so children can come full or part time.
Primary School
The children explore a broad and rich curriculum studying each subject in depth through a topic-based approach.
Secondary School
The Casco School is now offering a Middle and Middle and High School education in our Albrook facility.
WHY THE CASCO SCHOOL?
LEARN WHY FAMILIES
CHOOSE OUR SCHOOL
British Curriculum
We use a British curriculum as the foundation for our Bilingual Primary School approach to learning. This provides a set of standards, ensuring our students are meeting expectations in a wide range of subjects.
International Education
The creative curriculum of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) encourages your child to explore their curiosity and creativity, enabling them to investigate and shape the world around them.
Minimum Capital Donation
We only ask for a minimum capital donation for new students, which we invest in the educational resources an materials.
Competitive Tuition Fee
We ensure that the Bilingual Primary School, British education that we provide is not only innovative but also competitive for our school category.
International Teachers
Our highly trained teachers are experienced in delivering a rich curriculum that will provide your child with a personalised and progressive education.
Certifications
We follow the English national curriculum, which provides a set of standards, ensuring our students are meeting expectations in a wide range of subjects.
The Casco School is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and is pursuing authorization as an IB World School.
These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education that The Casco School believes is important for our students.*
Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP).
Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
TESTIMONIALS
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FAQ
A family is considered sponsored if a company pays part or all of the school fees for a child. If the school is requested to fill in any paperwork for an employer, the student will be considered sponsored.
Students are welcome anytime between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Classes start at 8:30 AM and the
end of the day is at 3:00 PM. For the younger students, Pre-nursery and Nursery, we also offer
a half day option until 12:00 PM.
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The Casco School follows the international calendar, starting
at the end of august and ending the academic year at the end of june.
We receive students from 2 years of age.
No, we don’t use uniforms at The Casco School.
The teacher to pupil ratio at The Casco School is 1 to 10. We have a maximum of 20 students per class with 2 teachers; one English speaking and one Spanish speaking teacher.
Yes, we work together with a transportation company offering different routes throughout the city.
Parents may send a packed lunch to school or opt for the lunch service provided by our catering company NATUVIVA.
As part of
our admission process, we invite new students in for a taster day. During this day,
depending on the age of the student, the level of Spanish and English will be assessed.
We offer one to one support for students that need extra help with one or both
languages.
