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On Wednesday visited the Blue Valley School in Escazu, a suburb of Costa Rica. It is an independent private school which offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.Currently over 600 students from mainly middle and upper classes attend the school. It is modern,has a great teaching staff,up to date technology and a challenging curriculum. Most of the students go on to study at universities in the U.S. In fact I met a senior who was going to be studying at St. George's in Middletown next year. I gave her my e mail so that she could contact me if she needed anything. The students presented the project they do as part of their elective classes on community service. They meet with a low income student from the neighboring community of Pavos and they tutor them in school.There is a great disparity in the Escazu region between the upper and lower classes.I looked out the window of this amazing beautiful school and on the cliffs only about 3 miles away I could see rundown shacks clinging to the sides of the hills. It was very sad. Well I am going to sign off now,it is finally sunny and after 4 days of torrential rains I am going outside to enjoy it!