Monteverde Cloud Forest Educational Foundation (MEF) promotes and supports primary and secondary bi-lingual education at Monteverde Friends School (MFS) in Costa Rica by providing scholarships and bursaries to students attending the school.  

About the Monteverde Friends School

“Surrounded by Nature, Supported by Love”

Nestled in the cloud forest community of Monteverde, Costa Rica, the Monteverde Friends School was founded over 60 years ago by Quakers who left the United States in search of a country and community that supported their peaceful principles. Today, our school continues to promote the universal values of peace, love, and respect in the context of a challenging bilingual education and a sense of community.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

At Monteverde Friends School, we believe that seeking truth and pursuing a fuller understanding of the world in which we live in is a lifelong process. We endeavor to give students the practical and academic foundation they will need to continue to learn and grow.

We cultivate open minds, critical thinking, and curiosity, seeking to make inquiry and involvement a way of life.

Our commitment to truth encompasses deep listening, honest intellectual investigation, and waiting patiently for the guidance of the Spirit. We hope to heighten awareness and an active sense of awe and wonder.

Bilingual Education

As an English-predominant bilingual school, two-thirds of the curriculum is taught in English and one-third in Spanish. Students learn from each other and from their teachers and other adults in the school, in authentic interactions in the two languages.

Holistic Education

Education at MFS is holistic, reflecting the values of the Quaker community. In addition to our academic pursuits, we search for the spiritual meaning in day-to-day life. We encourage reflection, questioning, and appreciation for the life of the Spirit in our daily interactions and during our Wednesday Meeting for Worship, which all students and teachers attend.

Students come to understand how their personal choices can produce change in a larger, interdependent world. 

As they grapple with ethical issues, solve real problems, and actively serve their neighbors, they discover how to build and extend a sense of community amongst themselves and others. They also learn to participate responsibly in the larger community and in the world at large.There's lots more information on the MFS web page. For the most current information and some history, you can read our monthly Newsletter.