Balboa Academy Panama City

Balboa Academy is a distinguished private international school founded in 1999 in Panama City, Panama, located in the Ciudad del Saber (City of Knowledge) campus in Clayton. Originally inspired by educators with roots in the US Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Balboa Academy offers a premier US standards-based curriculum from Pre-Kinder 3 through 12th grade. The school is accredited by Cognia and recognized by Panama's Ministry of Education (MEDUCA). Renowned for Panama's most rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) program with over 20 AP courses, Balboa awards students both a US diploma and a Panamanian diploma. Part of the global Inspired Education group backed by a $30M investment for a new Costa Sur campus (opening 2027), Balboa Academy serves students from over 40 nationalities in an English-medium environment that fosters innovation, integrity, and global citizenship.