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Costa Rica Program Coming to a Close

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Our final days in Costa Rica featured among other things: Indígenas skills basket weaving with Gerardo who then told us very theatrical stories from his village of zapaton which we learned was named after a giant shoe shaped stone (zapato) they found in the river. Huge thunderstorms thru the jungle and spotting toucans while touring… Read More

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First Days in Mastatal

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Here’s an update from Costa Rica: Students have been learning about natural building methods at Rancho Mastatal, such as cob timber frame bamboo and waddle and dob (pictured) which is mixed with your feet a combo of mud clay straw and water applied to a bamboo frame. We are enjoying all locally grown and produced… Read More

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Welcome to Sustainable Summer 2016

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Hello students, parents, educators, and friends! I’m excited to officially kick off Sustainable Summer 2016 with the launch of our Amazon Adventure program tomorrow, followed by our Seeds of Change program in Ecuador and our Bridge to the Future program in Costa Rica, which are launching on Sunday. We’ll also be welcoming a group of… Read More

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