Instituto de Lengua Española / The Spanish Language Institute (San Jose, Costa Rica)

The Spanish Language Institute was originally founded by the United Presbyterian Mission Board in Colombia in 1942. In 1950, the school was moved to San José, Costa Rica, where it continued to operate under the same board until 1972. In that year, a non-profit Costa Rican organization (Asociación del Instituto de Lengua Española) was formed, which continues to govern the Institute through its annually elected Board of Directors. The Association and its Board are made up of Costa Rican pastors and missionaries, along with representatives of several of the denominations and agencies who send their missionaries to the school for language training. It is affiliated with FEDEMEC, a national evangelical mission sending agency, and ACEP, an association of private schools in Costa Rica.

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