President & VP’s Message

As our academic school year comes to a close, we want to thank all of our parents, students, and families for an outstanding job in keeping our community safe, engaged and focused on our mission at Berkeley Academy! We know that heading into summer is always a great time to close a chapter, reflect and see how much we’ve all grown from learning from each other this year. This year, we all learned how to be more resilient by weathering massive global events that have impacted people from all different regions, including our own. During times of uncertainty, we learned that we can always find someone in our community to count on; when things were clearer, we acted in confidence and remained stoic in our “togetherness.” We had ups and downs, and certainly everything in between (just as in life), but we never lost sight of what is most important: faith in each other. As long we learned that lesson this year (and every year for that matter), we can say proudly that 2025-26 was a mission thoroughly accomplished. We could not have achieved this without newly installed leadership. We applaud our relentlessly dedicated school leaders Mr. Alex Cortes, Head of School, and Karina Paniagua, Deputy Director of Administration, for their hard work. We could not be more grateful and thankful to our outstanding principals, vice-principals, teachers, faculty and staff. Lastly, this beautiful community would not be what it is without the bright smiles and brilliant minds of all of our students, parents, families and friends who create the colorful fabric of a unique place we call “home.”

Closing a chapter also means beginning a new one. This Fall, Berkeley Academy’s community has much to be excited and enthused about.  At the beginning of this academic year, we mentioned the development of a community space in our green area. During the past few months, Mrs. Yorlenny Aguilar has directed and managed this campus development to ensure that the next generation of Berkeley Academy learners are equipped with the academic and recreative spaces needed to excel. Mrs. Aguilar will lead an inauguration ceremony and introduce our community to the new campus installments in August when we return from summer break. Additionally, as we focus on the future of Berkeley Academy’s academic program, we are not only strengthening the institutional infrastructure but also committing to the highest standards for all of our students Pre-K through Grade 12. With our already decorated and exceptional history of breaking through world-class, top-tier U.S. university admissions, we are reinforcing our commitment to ensuring that our school remains the most academically rigorous and exceptional high school program in Central America by achieving recognition from a U.S. institutional accreditation agency.

We look onward, confidently with vision and hope for what this next chapter brings us. Wishing you honor, prestige and excellence.