Yesterday we attended an assembly at a local private school! The assembly was held to celebrate the anniversary of the anex of a small part of Nicaragua to Costa Rica. The kids were so cute! The danced, sang, read poetry, and performed a little play. This school consisted of grades from Kindergarden to eleventh grade. Kindergarden through sixth grade were in one building, while seventh through eleventh grade were in another. Because this system is so different from that of the U.S, we were curious as to how the parents felt about their 12 year olds going to school with kids so much older. Dr. Vargas explained that in Costa Rica, kids are allowed to be children much longer than in America. There is less pressure for them to mature quickly, so they don't really have an "angry teen stage." Because they aren't as rebellious, the older children aren't thought of as bad a influence. This difference definitely caught our attention, being that we look mainly at culture and the customs that the Costa Ricans have. Plus, the children, their performance, and the breakfast we were given was wonderful!
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