Ramon Cedeño Loor
Ramon Cedeno Loor became the new Bioregional Education Manager after Valentina left. Ramon is a teacher and has been volunteering with Planet Drum for several months. He lives in the Maria Auxiliadora neighborhood and completed the 2006 Introductory classes in early 2007. In May of 2007 Ramon began a new series of Introductory classes, and in October he initiated an Advanced class. During 2007 he sent 21 reports—3 for the 2006 Introductory series final classes, 10 for the new Introductory classes and 8 for the Advanced Bioregional Education classes. (The school year in Ecuador runs from May/June until September, and then again from October until January. From late January to late May there are no classes.) The reports were translated from Spanish by Clay Plager-Unger, Planet Drum's Field Projects Manager.
Ramon’s Weekly Report #4 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 24th & 26th This class had a new theme: Pollution. Before starting, I asked the class what they knew about the idea of pollution. They described pollution as the presence of a foreign substance that damages the soil, air or water. We then split into three groups to discuss air pollution in more detail. We were […]
Ramon’s Weekly Report #3 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 17th & 19th The first day of classes this week we analyzed the different criteria of sustainability in Ecuador. We held a discussion about the importance of sustainability. Among the factors discussed were the following: Economic benefits because of improved quality of life through the rational use of flora and fauna. Sustainability gives us a vision […]
Ramon’s Weekly Report #2 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 10th & 12th The theme for the week was Sustainable Development. Wednesday afternoon we made groups in circles to discuss the material at hand. After each group finished their work, the whole class formed one large circle and began to analyze the different studies that the groups did. The students understand that sustainable development is a […]
Ramon’s Weekly Report #1 Advanced Bioregionalism EducationAutumn Session 2007 October 3rd & 5th Wednesday the class met up in the park to begin the new advanced Bioregionalism classes. All of the students were excited about the gifts that visiting Planet Drum staffers had left for them (notepads and colored pencils). The theme of the day was the relationship between living beings and the environment. The students split into two […]
Ramon’s Weekly Report #10 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 August 15th & 17th Bioregionalism resumed classes after vacations from regular school were ended. The theme for the week was aquatic ecosystems. We began by differentiating between continental and marine ecosystems. The students divided into two groups to go over the materials I passed out. They discussed these materials and then made presentations to each other on what […]
Ramon Loor’s Weekly Report #8 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 July 18th & 20th Wednesday we met as usual at the city park to begin another class. This week’s theme was Compost. Planet Drum volunteer Melissa led the first part of the class and taught about the decomposition of organic materials. There were nine different steps in process of how organic material decomposes that she covered. She passed out materials detailing […]
Ramon Loor’s Weekly Report #7 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 July 11th & 13th This week on Wednesday I was surprised when all of the students showed up to class early to begin work. The theme for the day was flora. We talked about the flora in this area and the different species of trees that are here. We were able to relate this class to the […]
Ramon Loor’s Weekly Report #6 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 July 4th & 6th On Wednesday I talked to the class for twenty minutes about birds and their importance in this bioregion, especially the birds that can be found in the Rio Chone Estuary. I explained the principal characteristics of the birds, the different species, their songs, and reproduction, etc. Then we split into work groups. One […]
Ramon Loor’s Weekly Report #5 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 June 27th & 29th On Wednesday we all sat down in a circle and began to explain the work of the day, which was to synthesize the entire Bioregionalismo booklet. We have covered everything in it except to elaborate some of the answers to questions. Emily and Laura arrived a little late to class, but when they […]
Ramon’s Weekly Report #9 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session 2007 June 25th & 27th The theme for Wednesday’s class was Mangroves. First I asked them how much they knew about Mangrove trees and how many types they could name. Everyone had a basic understanding of Mangrove trees at the beginning of class. During the class, I explained to them the importance of these trees in the estuary and […]