Background
Marian Le Cappellain was born in 1851 in Jersey.
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She studied in Guernsey and then went to England and studied the classics at New York
Career
The sisters founded a private school and gave English lessons to families in San José until 1886, when Marian returned to Europe. Ada, having married Mauro Fernández Acuña, stayed behind. When Fernandez was appointed Minister of Education, he hired Marian in 1888 to work for the state and direct the new Colegio Superior de Señoritas.
She returned and began work organizing the institution, including hiring teachers, designing classes, and even teaching both English and science courses.
She designed an organization which was open to all social classes, races and religions and later added a kindergarten annex to the secondary school. After 20 years of running the school, Cappellain left in 1908 due to ill health and returned to Europe.
She died in Paris, France in 1923. Her remains were returned to Costa Rica and a monument was established to her memory at the Cementerio General de San Jose.
