About Us
Letter from the founders
Dear Families,
Back in 1998, when our own children were young, we searched for a school that would nurture their strengths and help them with their challenges. We wanted a place where kids could do more than memorize facts—a place where they could truly learn to think. When we couldn’t find that kind of school, we took a leap of faith and created our own.
From the beginning, our dream was to create more than a school; we envisioned a true community where high academic standards were matched with an unwavering commitment to nurturing the whole child. Today, at TCFL, students are immersed in the joy of learning through hands-on activities, real-life projects, meaningful conversations, collaboration, and the freedom to make mistakes and try again—because that is how real learning happens.
Over the past 28 years, we have continuously evolved, staying at the forefront of educational innovation. When you walk onto our campus, you’ll feel it—the energy, the excitement, the deep sense of belonging. It’s why so many visitors say, “Wow! I love that the students seem so happy and involved here!”
If you believe in a brighter, bolder future for education, we invite you to visit our campus and experience firsthand why TCFL is the home of the visionaries.
Warmly,
Carla and Tami
Founders, TCFL
Vision
We nurture the visionaries, innovators, and leaders of tomorrow.
Mission
At TCFL, we spark curiosity, nurture self-awareness, and empower students to become autonomous, lifelong learners. Through a dynamic culture of inquiry and collaboration, we equip them with the tools to shape their future and make a lasting impact.
Our Shared Understanding of High Quality Learning
Learning at TCFL is an engaging, dynamic process in which curiosity is cultivated and knowledge is constructed through inquiry, experimentation, and working with real life experiences. By solving problems, taking risks and embracing mistakes, learners develop their creativity and critical thinking skills. Learning is a social process that happens through play, discussion, collaboration, and discovery with others. Learners flexibly apply knowledge to new situations, think metacognitively, self-assess, reflect and set goals for growth.
Leadership Team
Our leadership team protects the values that define our community while helping it continue to grow and evolve. With decades of shared experience, they work to ensure that curiosity, belonging and meaningful learning remain at the heart of everyday life at school, inspiring every child to think, wonder, and thrive.
Carla Meyrink
Founder and Head of School
Tami Martínez
Founder
Ylonka Rodríguez
Secondary Principal
Shiselle López
Early Childhood and Elementary Principal
Lorena González
Administrative and Finance Director
Profile of a Graduate
At TCFL, our graduates are curious thinkers, collaborators, and risk-takers who are ready to navigate and shape an ever-changing world. From the early years through high school, we nurture a love of learning, honoring each student’s individuality, and creating meaningful learning experiences that connect academic growth with real-world purpose and global awareness.
- Core
- Life-long learner
- Inner ring
- Critical thinker and problem solver, collaborator, creator and innovator, communicator
- Outer ring
- Inquisitive, empathetic, proactive leader, globally aware, reflective, growth mindset and resilient
Accreditations
Our programs are recognized by national and international bodies that audit the quality of our teaching and hold us to standards we renew every year.
Memberships
We belong to networks of schools that share research, teacher training and best practices across the region and the world.
Our Child Protection Policy
TCFL is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all students, families and the TCFL community. Our Child Protection Policy is founded on both national and international standards for safeguarding children. It is based on Dominican Law No. 136-03 (Code for the Protection System and the Fundamental Rights of Children and Adolescents) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Click HERE to read our Child Protection Policy.