About Samana International Academy

Samana International Academy provides a nurturing and supportive community where students from different backgrounds can come together to learn, grow, and thrive!

Class Offerings:  The school offers small class sizes in grades 4K-7th grades. The school uses multi-age classrooms; 4K-5K, 1st-2nd grade, 3rd-4th, 5th-7th. 

Class Size:  Students receive personalized attention in a welcoming environment that fosters a sense of belonging, encouraging students to reach their full potential! Each class will have a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

Curriculum:  The school uses award-winning, academically-sound, United States curriculum. 

  • English Language Arts: We use a traditional, award-winning, academically-sound, college preparatory curriculum, based on United States Curriculum Frameworks. Through wholesome literature, the curriculum emphasizes gratitude, honesty, kindness, and nature. Courses in younger grades focus heavily on phonics and reading, producing excellent readers. Level 3 - 6 teaches reading skills, spelling, writing, grammar, punctuation, usage, literature, vocabulary.

  • Mathematics: We employ excellent curricula that exceed US or US-based state standards for each level. 

  • Nature Studies: We incorporate plenty of time spent outdoors exploring and learning where nature lays the foundation for lessons.

  • Thematic Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Music Units:  Students fully engage in our thematic STEAM enrichment classes. Past units have included The Titanic, Zoology, Forensic Science, Natural Medicine, Beekeeping, Pirates of the Caribbean and more! These units incorporate project-based learning and occasionally field trips. Upper elementary students are given online learning and research extensions integrate them into a global society.

  • Our curriculum is customizable for families that want the flexibility of traveling but are concerned about children missing lessons; weekly lesson plans are sent directly to the parent so that the student can follow along with classmates while away!

  • Placement tests are given in English Language Arts and Mathematics to determine the perfect placement for students.

  • The courses are thorough and advanced leaving no gaps.

  • Our English Language Arts and math curriculum spirals back to previously learned information so that students have multiple opportunities to master topics.

  • We incorporate career education and entrepreneur opportunities for each age level and offer potential sponsorships for older students who want to own and operate businesses in their future. 

  • We incorporate and encourage foreign language learning for all students.

Location:  The school is located on the main road between the city of Samana and Las Terrenas. The school is securely gated, and tucked away from the main road.

  • El Limon to the school - 8.5 miles

  • The center of Las Terrenas to the school - 18 miles

  • Downtown Samana to the school - 5 miles

  • Our property located in Juana Vicenta, is 16,000+ m2 (4+ acres). On the property, there are more than 30 fruits and vegetables and two natural springs. The property has beautiful views of the Samana Bay, the mountains of Los Haitises National Park, and the islands of Cayo Levantado and Cayo La Farola.

School Hours:  The school operates from mid-August to the beginning of June. Daily hours are from 8:30-2:30. After school care is from 2:30-5. The school also offers summer camps and weekend activities for children.

Tuition:  The tuition and fees can be found HERE. 

A Typical Day:  Instruction takes place in open air classrooms or outdoors; dress your child so that they can get messy! We encourage parents to volunteer or visit your student/s class, or come join your student/s for lunch!

8:15-8:30 am Arrival

8:30-10 am Learning & Instruction (includes centers, group activities, or outdoor learning for younger children)

10 am Bathroom/Snacks 

10:15 - 11:30 Learning & Instruction

11:30 - 12 Music, Arts & Crafts, or Nature Studies

12:00 - 12:15 pm Lunch

12:15 - 1 pm Recess

1:00-2:20 pm STEAM Education, History, Social Studies, and/or Geography

2:20-2:30 Pack-Up/Dismissal

2:30 Pick-Up

Ready to apply? Here are your next steps:  

1) Complete the School Application HERE. When complete, send the application to [email protected].

2) Payment:  Please send your $20 application fee per family by Paypal. This fee

will be applied toward your registration fee if your child is accepted to our school. You can make the payment HERE.

3) School Acceptance Notification: After submitting your enrollment request, you will receive a school acceptance notification letter via email upon acceptance to our school.

4) Parent Handbook or Google Slides Presentation: Reading or viewing in full is a requirement for enrollment. This information should be read with and signed by your child prior to the first day of school.

5) Register your Child: You will receive a link to register your child for his or her class along with your child's school acceptance notification letter. Along with your child’s registration, pay 50% of the registration/materials fee by July 1 to secure your child’s spot in the school. The additional 50% is due by July 15. Fees can be paid HERE, via Zelle at [email protected]/843.655.5396, or in person via pesos or US Dollars.

If you do not have Paypal or zelle, please contact us asap to make payment.



**Applications must be approved by the Samana International Administrative Team before the applicant is considered a member of the school. All applications will be given due and careful consideration. Samana International Academy reserves the right to deny applications for any reason without explanation. Samana International Academy is owned and independently operated.**


For additional questions, please contact the administrative team at [email protected] or via What’s App at +1.843.655.5395