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🇨🇷🇺🇸Mamá de tres in Costa Rica | Follow @pascaledowning for everything education | "Hope is invented every day." - James Baldwin

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I’m incredibly proud to share that Country Day School, a Nord Anglia Education School, has been recognized by Nord Anglia Education with a global award for Best Use of Storytelling.

This one means a lot.

Over the past year, we’ve been intentional about how we tell our story — not just creating content, but listening, capturing the moments that matter, and putting our community at the center.

And the growth shows that our strategy is working:

Followers +123%, new followers +949%, impressions +380%, reactions +1,300%, comments +1,300%, our families feeling more connected, students excited to share experiences and their story, and new families joining our wonderful community.

It takes a team to tell a story. A strategy to guide the way. And real data to understand what’s working. Most importantly, it takes a community willing to trust you with their stories.

Thank you to our students for letting us into your world.

Thank you to our teachers and staff for trusting us to capture and share the incredible work you do every day.

Thank you to our parents and families for trusting us with your children’s stories and experiences.

And thank you to our entire @cdscostarica community for giving us something real, meaningful, and joyful to tell. This award recognizes our MAC work, but the stories belong to all of us.

So excited for the stories still to come. taken in Country Day School by @pdownz

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19 days ago

¡Que viva Costa Rica! Que viva siempre la educación, el trabajo y la paz. taken in Country Day School by @pdownz

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a month ago

Still long, just healthier. Who knew a few inches could change the whole vibe?

Hair tip: If you’re trying to grow long, healthy hair, don’t skip the trim. Keeping your ends healthy helps reduce breakage, so you’re more likely to hold on to the length you’re working so hard to grow.

Side note: If you spot a gray hair, mind your business. 😂 by @pdownz

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3 months ago

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our sweet Kamari. Wishing you the world, mi amorcito. 💛 taken in Costa Rica by @pdownz

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2 days ago

What a hilarious memory. 😂 by @pdownz

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3 days ago

Just watching my kids like, “y’all are genuinely my favorite people, but also, can everybody please be quiet for 37 seconds?”

The laughing, arguing, chaos, and absolute refusal to leave each other alone.

Love it here. 10/10 🤎🤎🤎 by @pdownz

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9 days ago

Applications are open for the Partnership for Student Success 2027 Community Collaboration Challenge (CCC).

The CCC offers $3,000–$8,000 microgrants to schools, districts, nonprofits, higher education institutions, agencies, and intermediaries to design, plan, and pilot high-impact K–12 solutions.

Funding can support:
• Early literacy tutoring with older adult volunteers
• Solutions to address chronic absenteeism
• Expanded access to evidence-based student supports
• Innovative pilot initiatives

Join an upcoming information session to learn more, and submit your Intent to Apply by October 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Register and learn more: link in bio. by @pdownz

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13 days ago

Bro, parenting is tough. They hear everything except you. What an adventure. 🙃 by @pdownz

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14 days ago

Spooky nail art. by @pdownz

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15 days ago

What a beautiful view. by @pdownz

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15 days ago

Yo amo la feria.

There’s something so beautiful about buying local produce, wandering from stand to stand, and simply being in community. Today was hot, but every now and then, a breeze would pass by carrying a smell that felt like a memory.

When I was younger, my Tía would take me to the Feria del Agricultor en Alajuela. I didn’t know it then, but those ordinary little trips would become the moments I’d hold onto.

I hope one day they remember these little trips in the heat, the fruit, the colors, and the breeze. Culture is passed down by memories. taken in Santa Ana, Costa Rica by @pdownz

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22 days ago

Glow Art Experience at @museodelosninoscr was so much fun!! 🫧 taken in Museo De Los Niños by @pdownz

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23 days ago