Where our Puerto Rico families are
Smartious Puerto Rico families concentrate across San Juan (the capital, the island's school tier and its largest homeschooling community), Dorado and the north coast (the principal mainland-relocation corridor), Ponce and the south (a medical and manufacturing city where schooling continuity has been tested), Mayagüez and the west (one of the Caribbean's strongest engineering faculties, two hours from the metro tier), and Fajardo, Vieques and Culebra (island municipios where the school run involves a ferry). One exceptionally free framework, one evidencing gap, and a timezone that works.
The capital and corporate centre · the island's international and bilingual school tier · a substantial professional and medical sector · the largest homeschooling community in Puerto Rico
The principal mainland-relocation corridor under Puerto Rico's tax incentive regime · a substantial recently arrived US professional community · resort and residential development · families new to island schooling
The southern capital and second city · a medical school and health-sciences sector · pharmaceutical and manufacturing plants · a region that has absorbed repeated disruption to schooling
The UPR engineering campus — one of the strongest engineering faculties in the Caribbean · a research and technology sector · the western coast's surf and relocation communities · a long way from the metro tier
The eastern marina and sailing corridor · the island municipios of Vieques and Culebra reached only by ferry or air · a settled international and second-home community · genuine access constraints on schooling
How Smartious compares to top Puerto Rico schools
Puerto Rico has a solid private and bilingual school tier concentrated in the San Juan metropolitan area, priced at US private-school levels, and a homeschooling community that is unusually large and well organised for the island's size. The most important thing to say about the ecosystem here is that its best-known organisations are not competitors of ours. T'CHERs — the Caribbean Center of Home Education Resources — offers free island-wide orientation, and HSLDA publishes Puerto Rico legal material in Spanish. Both help families, neither teaches subjects, and we would point a family to them without hesitation.
| School | Curriculum | Fees (USD/year) | Status / Rating | Reality check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baldwin School, Robinson School, Saint John's San Juan metro | American, IB and college-prep | Premium tier | 4.6 | Strong provision — metro-bound and priced accordingly |
Commonwealth-Parkville and the bilingual tier San Juan metro | American and bilingual | Varies | 4.4 | Well established, concentrated in the metropolitan area |
T'CHERs and HSLDA Island-wide / online | Orientation and legal guidance | — | 4.5 | Not competitors and not schools — they orient families on law and resources, and we recommend them |
US curriculum providers and boxed programmes Online | Self-paced American curricula | Widely used here | 4.1 | Curriculum without live teaching or external examination — a different product from ours |
Ponce, Mayagüez and the islands Outside the metro | Limited international provision | — | 0 | A medical city, an engineering city and two island municipios, all outside the metro tier |
US-based online schools Online | American online, accredited | Varies | 4.3 | Closer on the clock and issue American diplomas — families needing an accredited US diploma specifically should weigh them |
Smartious Homeschool (Puerto Rico via online delivery) Delivered island-wide | Cambridge IGCSE, A-Level, IB DP, AP | Quoted in USD | 4.8 | Every class live through A-Level + externally examined grades behind a self-issued transcript + full-time genuinely available + the islands and the west reached |
Fee ranges reflect published 2026 tuition for Year 7-13 across the school's tier structure. Specific fees vary by year group and additional school charges (registration, capital fee, books, transport, uniforms). Smartious USD pricing translates to fixed USD via the peg.
Homeschool laws & regulatory framework in the Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has the freest home-education framework in our entire eighty-seven-country coverage. That is genuinely good news, and it produces one specific consequence that families tend to meet late rather than early. Here is both halves.
What the law does not require
There is no Puerto Rico law expressly regulating home education, and none establishing criteria for how a home school must operate. Families are not required to seek approval or recognition from any government agency, nor to notify anyone of their educational programme. There is no official registry of homeschoolers. There is no mandatory state curriculum and no routine government supervision. Parents are not required to hold teacher certification or a degree in education. After sixteen, the law no longer requires a specific number of school days. By any comparison in our coverage — Ecuador's ministerial acuerdos, Chile's exámenes libres, Israel's annual permits — that is a remarkably light framework.
The mechanism that makes it work
Education is compulsory from age five under 3 LPRA sec. 391 and is reported in practice as running to around eighteen. The way home education fits alongside that is elegant: under L.P.R.A. 18 sec. 2322 — a statute that uses the English word "homeschooling" — the parent is the non-governmental entity under whose auspices the school operates, and is also the school director. A home-educating family is therefore running a non-governmental school, which is why they are exempt from compulsory public school attendance rather than from education itself. Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico is cited as protecting the right, alongside the First Amendment's religious liberty protection and the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, under which parents hold a fundamental right to direct the care, custody and control of their children.
What "adequate" means, and what withdrawal requires
Puerto Rico law does not define what an adequate education means, and it is understood as one that adequately prepares the child for adult life and its responsibilities, taking into account their individual characteristics. That is a genuinely deferential standard. The only formality most families encounter is withdrawal: if a child was already enrolled at a public or private school, it is strongly recommended to give the principal a written letter stating that the child will be educated at home — public schools use a withdrawal form with a home-education code — and to request copies of the academic record, transcript, test results and immunisation certification. Families at private schools should check their service contract for payment terms. No Puerto Rico case law on home education is reported.
The consequence families meet later
Here is the part worth reading twice. Most home educators in Puerto Rico operate as non-government schools and use their own transcripts to evidence grades and completed work, rather than an official diploma. That is lawful, widely done, and we would not criticise it for a moment. It is also, unavoidably, self-attested: the person who taught the course also awarded the grade and signed the transcript. At a selective university admissions office, that record is weighed alongside applications carrying school-issued transcripts and standardised external results. Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level, Pearson Edexcel, the IB Diploma and Advanced Placement are set and marked by an independent examination board with no connection to the family. That independence is the specific thing we supply, and it is why our role in Puerto Rico is verification rather than permission.
What we are and are not
Smartious is not a Puerto Rico Department of Education licensed school and does not issue a Puerto Rico diploma. We are also not a US-accredited school and do not issue an American high school diploma — a family whose particular pathway requires one specifically is better served by a US-accredited online provider, and we would say so. What we teach are externally examined Cambridge, Pearson Edexcel, IB and AP qualifications, live and in small groups. Two organisations worth knowing that are not competitors: T'CHERs, the Caribbean Center of Home Education Resources, offers free island-wide orientation on legal aspects, curricula and support groups, and HSLDA publishes Puerto Rico material in Spanish. We would point any family beginning home education to both.
Practicalities: currency, clock and continuity
Three things that make Puerto Rico straightforward to serve. The island uses the US dollar, so our fees carry no exchange-rate exposure. The clock sits at AST, UTC-4 with no daylight saving, seven hours behind our teaching base — Puerto Rican mornings and very early afternoons both fall in our normal teaching day, at the same time every week of the year. And continuity: hurricane seasons and, in the south-west, the 2020 earthquake sequence have interrupted school years here more than once. Every one of our classes is live and every one is recorded, so a week that cannot be attended is not a week lost. We mention that plainly because for some families on this island it is a practical requirement rather than a convenience.
Why Puerto Rico families choose Smartious
Reasons grounded in the realities of Puerto Rico education — local school capacity constraints, corporate transfer and diplomatic timing, commute and logistics, currency stability, and the curriculum portability that mobile expat and dual-nationality families need.
Externally examined grades behind a self-issued transcript
Home educators here lawfully issue their own transcripts. Cambridge, Edexcel, IB and AP are marked by an independent board — verification a family cannot supply for itself.
Full-time is genuinely straightforward
No registration, no notification, no state curriculum. Puerto Rico makes a complete international programme simpler than anywhere else we teach.
A-Levels alongside the AP you already know
AP is thoroughly established here. A-Levels add the UK through UCAS, plus Spain, Canada and 160+ countries, on the same record.
The islands and the west reached
Vieques and Culebra are ferry-dependent and the west is two hours from the metro tier. Live delivery reaches all of it identically.
No exchange-rate exposure
USD fees in a USD territory — one of the few markets in our coverage where currency is simply not a question.
Recorded, because school years here have been interrupted
Every class live and every class recorded, so a disrupted week is recoverable rather than lost.
What you can verify about Smartious
We publish only facts we can substantiate — operational history, curriculum coverage, teacher base, and infrastructure. No invented testimonials or pass-rate claims.
Founder-led education company
Founded 2019 by Alfred Ouko (BEd Mathematics & Physics). Smartious operates a full teaching team of 11 with two international-standard operational centres established 2022 and 2023. Not a marketplace, not a freelance network.
Two operational centres
Live teaching is delivered to Puerto Rico families from two international-standard operational centres, established 2022 and 2023. Teachers work from professional academic facilities with accountability and infrastructure beyond marketplace or freelance models.
Cambridge-trained PGCE specialists
Teachers are PGCE-qualified subject specialists with Cambridge International training. Subject specialism means a Chemistry teacher teaches only Chemistry — not generalist primary-style teaching.
120+ countries served
Active students in Puerto Rico and 13 other markets across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and Asia. Verifiable through cross-country cohort interaction in live classes.
Ontario Diploma (OSSD) partnership
Smartious students can earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma through our partnership with Canadian Cross International School (Ontario-inspected private school). The OSSD is recognised by Canadian universities (OUAC), US universities (Common Application), UK universities (UCAS) and globally — particularly valuable for Canadian U15 applications.
5 international curricula
Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level (primary offering), Pearson Edexcel International GCSE & A-Level, IB Diploma Programme, American Curriculum with AP, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) via Canadian Cross International School partnership. Multiple credential pathways per family.
Live class transparency
Every class is live with recorded sessions for review. Parents can audit class quality directly. This is materially different from pre-recorded video courses with light tutor support.
4.9 from 123+ verified Google reviews
“I am truly impressed by the level of professionalism at Smartious Homeschool and Tuition. The tutors are not only knowledgeable but also very patient and supportive. They create a comfortable learning environment where children feel free to ask questions. My child now enjoys studying and looks forward to every session.”
“What stands out most about Smartious Homeschool and Tuition is their dedication to each learner. They don't rush through topics but ensure the child fully understands before moving forward. The progress my child has made in a short time is impressive. I would definitely recommend them to any parent.”
“Smartious Homeschooling delivers genuinely effective one-on-one instruction. The teachers are patient, consistent, and skilled at identifying and addressing each learner's specific academic gaps. Since enrolling, our child has become more confident, enjoys lessons, and is now performing above grade level. For families in Nairobi seeking a dependable, academically rigorous homeschooling programme with personalised support, Smartious is a standout choice.”
Reviews above are from our verified Google Business Profile. For Puerto Rico-specific parent references during your decision-making, request these during your free assessment — we can introduce you to current Puerto Rico families happy to share their experience directly.
Accreditation, Recognition & University Pathways
Smartious students earn qualifications administered by independent international examination boards. Recognition flows from the board itself — not from the school that delivered the curriculum. Below is the accreditation, examination and verification framework that connects Puerto Rican Smartious students to universities worldwide.
Cambridge International
Cambridge Assessment International Education · University of Cambridge
Smartious's primary offer for Puerto Rico families, and here it comes in two genuine shapes. Full-time: a complete Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level programme, which Puerto Rico's framework makes straightforward since nothing requires registration or a state curriculum. Or supplementary: live Cambridge subjects alongside a school enrolment or an existing home-education programme. Classes run in the Puerto Rican morning or very early afternoon on a fixed seven-hour offset, every session recorded, with fees in USD. Cambridge Spanish available beside the English-medium core.
Pearson Edexcel International
Pearson · UK Edexcel curriculum adapted for international delivery
International GCSE and International A-Level qualifications, administered by Pearson. Three examination series annually (January, May/June, October/November) providing additional flexibility versus the Cambridge twice-yearly schedule.
International Baccalaureate Organisation
IB Diploma Programme · IBO Geneva
IB Diploma administered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva. Recognised by leading universities globally with particularly strong weighting at US Ivy League, US selective liberal arts colleges, Canadian U15 and top European universities.
College Board
American Curriculum with Advanced Placement (AP)
AP courses and examinations administered by the College Board, the US non-profit responsible for the SAT and AP programmes. AP scores are widely recognised by US universities for university credit, plus by Canadian, UK, Australian and many universities worldwide.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Canadian Cross International School · Ontario Ministry of Education
OSSD earned through Smartious's partnership with Canadian Cross International School, an Ontario-inspected private school. Smartious students enrol concurrently with CCIS to complete the OSSD curriculum and credit requirements alongside Cambridge or other pathways. OSSD is one of the most recognised secondary credentials worldwide — particularly strong for Canadian U15 admissions via OUAC, US universities via Common Application, and UK universities via UCAS.
Examination centre arrangements in Puerto Rico
International examinations require attendance at authorised examination centres on specific dates. In Puerto Rico, established examination centres serve Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel and other major international qualifications.
Smartious manages examination registration logistics including centre selection, registration paperwork and deadline compliance. Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel examinations for Puerto Rico-based students sit as external candidates at authorised provision, with capacity confirmed per family per session — the San Juan metropolitan area is checked first, with travel planned ahead from Ponce, Mayagüez and the island municipios. AP testing is separately and thoroughly established across the island through College Board arrangements, which many families here already know. This is the part of the arrangement that matters most in Puerto Rico, and it is worth stating directly: because the law requires no registration and no state curriculum, and because home educators lawfully issue their own transcripts, the external examination is the piece that carries independent weight at a selective admissions office. We plan it as the centrepiece rather than as an afterthought. Smartious is not a Puerto Rico Department of Education licensed school and issues no Puerto Rico diploma.
University recognition worldwide
Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American AP qualifications are recognised across the major university systems globally.
the University of Puerto Rico system — including the Río Piedras, Mayagüez and Medical Sciences campuses — alongside the Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, the Ponce Health Sciences University and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.
Cambridge · Oxford · Imperial College London · UCL · LSE · King's College London · Edinburgh · Manchester · Bristol · Birmingham · Warwick · Durham · the Russell Group · the broader UK system via UCAS
Harvard · Yale · Princeton · Columbia · Penn · Brown · Dartmouth · Cornell · Amherst · Williams · Pomona · UC Berkeley · UCLA · Michigan · Virginia · top liberal arts and public research universities via the Common Application
Toronto · McGill · UBC · McMaster · Waterloo · Western · Queen's · the U15 research universities · OUAC for Ontario applications
Melbourne · Sydney · ANU · Monash · Queensland · UWA · Adelaide · UNSW · the Group of Eight via UAC
NYU Abu Dhabi · Sorbonne Abu Dhabi · Khalifa · AUS · AUD · UAE branch campuses · KFUPM · KAUST · KSU · KAU · Saudi national universities · Education City Doha (Georgetown · Northwestern · CMU · Cornell · Texas A&M · HEC Paris · UCL)
Berlin Humboldt · Munich LMU · Heidelberg · RWTH Aachen · TU Munich · French Grandes Écoles · Amsterdam · Leiden · Utrecht · Bologna · Sapienza · ETH Zurich · EPFL
How universities verify qualifications
Universities verify Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American AP qualifications directly with the issuing examination boards through standard verification services — Cambridge International Verification of Awards, Pearson's Verification of Results, the IB Organisation's verification service, and the College Board AP Score Reporting service. The qualification's credibility comes from the examination board itself, which is why these qualifications are equally valid whether earned at a physical school or through Smartious.
Curriculum approaches we offer Puerto Rican families
British Curriculum
Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level · Pearson Edexcel
Cambridge IGCSE: Years 10-11, eight to ten subjects. Cambridge A-Level: Years 12-13, three or four subjects in depth. Pearson Edexcel as British alternative with three examination series annually.
Puerto Rico families targeting the Cambridge pathway. Best fit for: (1) established homeschooling families wanting externally examined qualifications behind a self-issued transcript, (2) Vieques, Culebra and western families with no realistic campus option, (3) relocated mainland households new to island schooling, (4) students aiming at selective mainland, UK or Spanish universities, (5) families wanting A-Levels alongside the AP route they already know.
Live online classes in the Puerto Rican morning or very early afternoon, small groups 4-6 students, every session recorded, full-time or alongside an existing arrangement.
IB Diploma Programme
International Baccalaureate Organisation
Grades 11-12. Six subjects (three Higher Level, three Standard Level), plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay (4,000-word independent research paper), and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS).
Puerto Rico families wanting the IB Diploma with live subject teaching, Theory of Knowledge, and Extended Essay supervision.
Live online IB DP classes across all six subject groups plus Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay supervision.
American Curriculum
College Board · AP · SAT & ACT
US high school curriculum through Grade 12. Advanced Placement courses Grades 9-12 with college-level subject specialisation. SAT or ACT preparation integrated alongside curriculum delivery.
Puerto Rico families targeting mainland US universities via Common Application — the dominant destination, with AP already thoroughly established here.
American Curriculum with AP courses Grades 9-12, SAT/ACT preparation, Common App essay coaching.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
OSSD · via Canadian Cross International School partnership
Grades 9-12 Ontario curriculum delivered through Smartious's partnership with Canadian Cross International School (Ontario-inspected private secondary school). Students complete the 30 credits required for OSSD including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) and 40 community involvement hours.
Puerto Rican families targeting Canadian U15 universities (Toronto, McGill, UBC, McMaster, Waterloo, Western, Queen's) via OUAC, US universities via the Common Application, UK universities via UCAS, and Australian universities. The OSSD is particularly strong for direct Canadian university applications because students apply as Ontario secondary graduates rather than international students.
Live online instruction by qualified subject teachers, concurrent enrolment with Canadian Cross International School for official OSSD transcripting, Ontario course codes (ENG4U, MHF4U, SCH4U etc.) recorded against each student. CCIS issues the official Ontario diploma and transcript on successful completion of the OSSD requirements.
Primary, Secondary & Sixth Form
Primary Programmes
Ages 5-11 · Years 1-6 · Grades 1-5 · IB PYP
Cambridge Primary, Common Core or IB Primary Years Programme. Live classes are age-appropriate in length (40-50 minutes), scheduled in your local AST time zone to suit Primary-age attention spans. Small group sizes support individual attention. Weekly parent dashboards and monthly written reports cover academic and developmental progress.
Secondary Programmes
Years 7-11 · Grades 6-11
Lower Secondary (Years 7-9) builds the foundations for IGCSE entry. IGCSE Years (10-11) cover eight to ten subjects with examination registration at Authorised Puerto Rico Cambridge provision. One-on-one subject choice consultation at IGCSE entry aligns subjects with university targets. Mid-year arrivals accepted with academic catch-up support.
Sixth Form & University Preparation
Years 12-13 · Grades 11-12
Puerto Rican students apply into the University of Puerto Rico system and to mainland US universities on the same footing as other US applicants, with the Common Application, SAT and ACT thoroughly established and AP widely understood by admissions offices. That is precisely why the evidencing question matters: a homeschooled applicant with a parent-issued transcript is competing alongside applicants with school-issued records, and externally examined Cambridge, Edexcel, IB or AP results supply independent verification of attainment. Outward beyond the mainland, Cambridge A-Levels open the UK through UCAS natively, along with Spain, Canada and 160+ other countries, and Spanish-language ability makes Spanish universities a realistic and often overlooked route for students here. Smartious provides personalised university guidance across mainland US, UK (UCAS), Spanish, Canadian and Puerto Rican destinations.
Eight reasons Puerto Rican families choose Smartious
Each reason is grounded in something verifiable — not in marketing claims.
Experienced international educators
Subject-specific degree-qualified teaching staff with cumulative experience across Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American Curriculum. Many hold advanced teaching credentials including PGCE, Cambridge PDT certification, or national teaching registration in their home jurisdiction.
Personalised learning plans
Every student begins with an initial assessment. The learning plan that follows is tailored to academic level, subject preferences, target universities and family situation — not a one-size-fits-all schedule.
Academic assessments
Initial diagnostic assessment. Weekly informal assessment within classes. Monthly formal assessments. Mock examinations under timed conditions during IGCSE and A-Level years. Results inform teaching adjustments.
Small class sizes
Online tier classes have four to six students. Online Plus has smaller groups. Premium is one-on-one. Class size affects individual attention, question response time, and student speaking time during class.
Progress monitoring
Weekly parent dashboards showing attendance and assessment results. Monthly written subject reports from each teacher. Termly comprehensive reports covering academic progress, study habits and university preparation.
Parent communication
Direct communication with subject teachers and form tutors via the parent portal. Email for admissions and pastoral matters, with response within one business day. Scheduled parent-teacher meetings each term.
Global student community
Live classes bring together students from across 14 countries. Wednesday afternoon enrichment programmes — coding, robotics, debate, Model UN, chess, journalism, leadership — develop collaborative learning across geographies.
University admissions guidance
Progressive guidance from Year 10 onwards. UCAS, Common Application, OUAC, UAC and direct university application support. Personal statement coaching, interview preparation and offer-management guidance.
Alfred Ouko
Founder, Smartious Homeschool & eSchool
Alfred Ouko is the founder of Smartious Homeschool & eSchool, established in 2019 while studying at the University of Nairobi. He has grown the organisation from a tuition support service into an international online school serving families across 14 countries, including Alfred Ouko founded Smartious in Nairobi in 2019 to make international qualifications accessible to families at online-delivery fees rather than campus ones. Puerto Rico is the freest market we serve and, for that exact reason, the one where our role is clearest: the law leaves families free to teach, and what an independent examination board adds is verification rather than permission..
Bachelor of Education (Science) — Mathematics and Physics, University of Nairobi (2022)
- Over six years supporting students through international curriculum pathways — Cambridge International (IGCSE and A-Level), Pearson Edexcel International, IB Diploma Programme, American Curriculum with AP, and homeschooling pathways.
- Direct teaching experience in secondary-level Mathematics and Physics across multiple international curriculum boards.
- Leadership of curriculum development, teacher recruitment and academic standards across Smartious's two international-standard operational centres and online programmes serving Puerto Rico families.
- Specialism in supporting students through university admissions to Alfred holds a BEd in Mathematics and Physics — Smartious's Cambridge A-Level and IB Diploma STEM subjects are led personally when needed, suiting Mayagüez's engineering community and every medicine-bound student in Ponce and San Juan. Head of Academics supervises curriculum delivery and university placement strategy per family..
“International curriculum mastery is achievable for students from any background when subject specialists, small class sizes, and individual academic plans are combined with the discipline and structure good schools provide.”
Common questions from Puerto Rico families
Is homeschooling legal in Puerto Rico?+
Yes, and unusually freely. There is no law expressly regulating it, no registration or notification requirement, no official registry, no mandatory state curriculum, no routine supervision and no teacher-certification requirement. Under L.P.R.A. 18 sec. 2322 the parent is the non-governmental entity under whose auspices the school operates and is also its director, which is why home educators are exempt from compulsory public school attendance. Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico is cited as protecting the right.
Do we have to notify or register with anyone?+
No. There is no registry and no notification requirement. The one formality is withdrawal if your child was already enrolled at a school — a written letter to the principal is strongly recommended, and you should request the academic record and immunisation certification.
If it is that free, what do we need you for?+
Verification rather than permission. Most home educators here lawfully issue their own transcripts, which are self-attested. Cambridge, Edexcel, IB and AP are set and marked by an independent board, so a selective admissions office sees a grade nobody in the family awarded.
Can our child do a full programme with you?+
Yes. Puerto Rico is the freest framework in our coverage for that — nothing needs registering, approving or matching to a state curriculum. We also teach supplementary alongside an existing school or home programme.
Do you issue a Puerto Rico or a US diploma?+
Neither. We are not a Puerto Rico Department of Education licensed school and not a US-accredited school. We teach externally examined Cambridge, Edexcel, IB and AP qualifications. A family that specifically needs an accredited American diploma is better served by a US-accredited online provider, and we would say so.
Should we take AP or A-Levels?+
Many families here take both. AP is well established on the island and well read by mainland universities; A-Levels are read natively by UK admissions through UCAS and open Spain, Canada and 160+ countries. If the destination is undecided, holding both is the flexible position.
What about school years disrupted by weather or earthquakes?+
Every class is live and every class is recorded, so a week that cannot be attended is recoverable. Pacing is adjusted per student rather than assumed. We mention it plainly because for families here it is a practical requirement.
Which parts of Puerto Rico does Smartious cover?+
San Juan, Dorado and the north coast, Ponce and the south, Mayagüez and the west, and Fajardo with Vieques and Culebra have dedicated pages. Live online delivery works identically anywhere on the island.
Puerto Rican students join a 14+ country global cohort
Live classes bring together students from across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and Asia. A Puerto Rico student in our Year 11 IGCSE Mathematics class will be alongside peers in Cairo, Dubai, Bangkok, Seoul, Casablanca and Kigali. The Wednesday enrichment programmes (debate, Model UN, robotics, journalism) operate as one global classroom rather than thirteen separate national ones.