Timeline

July 2013
Berkeley Academy is officially granted education licenses under the Costa Rican Ministry of Education on July 4, 2013.
Aug 2013
Berkeley Academy begins its first official academic day of classes.
Sept 2013
Berkeley Academy establishes an MUN-Debate team, competes nationally with international American schools and wins competitions.
Feb 2014
Berkeley Academy debate team is invited and competes in the Cal Invitational in Berkeley, CA.
March 2014
Berkeley Academy adopts an element of the Challenge Success program at Stanford University and abolishes homework in Elementary School Division.
Oct 2014
First generation Berkeley Academy seniors are admitted to Purdue, UC Davis
March 2015
First generation Berkeley Academy seniors admitted to UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and Georgia Institute of Technology
Aug 2015
Berkeley Academy elementary implements Lexile Reading Program
Dec 2015
Second generation Berkeley Academy seniors admitted to University of Maryland at College Park (Computer Science Program), Reed College and Purdue
March 2016
Berkeley Academy becomes the only College Board International Institutional Member in Costa Rica
July 2016
Berkeley Academy high school students rank #1 in Central America in Advanced Placement (AP) examinations taken. Berkeley Academy elementary student lexile scores out-perform national U.S. lexile scores by 150 points.
Oct 2016
Berkeley Academy elementary – student lexile scores out-perform national U.S. lexile scores by 150 points.
March 2017
Third generation Berkeley Academy seniors admitted to Brigham Young (BYU), UCSD, Florida State, Hofstra, SFSU, SDSU, UC Davis, Academy of Arts
June 2017
Berkeley Academy high school students rank # 1 in overall standardize test-taking in all of Central America (PSAT/SAT)
March 2018
Fourth generation Berkeley Academy seniors admitted to UCLA, Georgia -Tech, McGill, UBC, Georgetown, U Virginia, U Minnesota, UCSD, SDSU, U Illinois, UC Davis, UC Riverside and Goucher College (on sports scholarship)