AWÁ brings together different roles around a shared idea: listen, understand the context and support each child’s development with care and coordination.
The learner holds the helm.
Water is context. Currents are development and conditions. The map is made together.A small team with complementary roles, working alongside learners, families and schools.
Special educator and psychopedagogue, specialist in the educational and socio-emotional development of children. His experience includes leading support programs and teams at international schools; he works on learning and skill development with families, schools and external professionals.
University-trained in Administration at the National University of Costa Rica, with administrative experience in international education organizations and finance experience at Banco de Costa Rica. At AWÁ, she leads administration and marketing.
A clear look at the studies and specialized training that inform AWÁ’s educational support.
What it bringsBrings together learning and development to shape educational support around each learner and their context.
What it bringsProvides the educational foundation for individualized intervention plans that support skill development, learning and participation in each learner’s context.
Educational and socio-emotional support for learners and school communities.
What it bringsSupports systematic, evidence-based psychopedagogical interventions in dyslexia, reading and writing, tailored to each learner.
What it bringsAdds complementary tools for coordinating educational learning and skill support with the learner, family, school and external professionals.
What it bringsComprehensive training in preventing and responding to high-intensity behavioral crises in students. Includes CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) principles, emphasizing prevention, early recognition and safe de-escalation, plus preparation to develop institutional response protocols.
What it bringsBuilds a practical framework for combining kindness with firm, respectful limits, strengthening belonging and connection, and teaching life skills. Encourages responsibility, cooperation, communication and problem-solving through solutions rather than punitive or permissive responses.
What it bringsAdds a neuroscience-informed perspective on how individual differences and environmental conditions shape development and learning, supporting inclusive strategies tailored to each learner.
What it bringsCurrent English proficiency is native. The BELT English B2 assessment records the result measured in 2020, not current proficiency.
Mathew’s professional foundation is psychopedagogy and special education, with a focus on educational and socio-emotional child development. Complementary autism-spectrum training adds tools for coordinating individualized educational support with families, schools and external professionals.
Her academic background and professional experience support the administrative and marketing work she leads at AWÁ.
University studies in Administration.
Experience in administrative roles within international education organizations.
Professional experience in finance at Banco de Costa Rica.
AWÁ means “the one who guides” in Bribri. We see the learner as a whole person and make room for family and school perspectives.
Serving Tamarindo and Cabo Velas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
