Planet Drum FoundationBioregional Education ProgramReport #2, July 2011 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)Teacher: David Mera Villareal On Wednesday, July 6th, in the ‘Park of the Mothers’ at 3:30 in the afternoon with the students of the Fanny de Baird School we began the Bioregionalism class with the theme for the day: the flora of our bioregion. […]
Read MorePlanet Drum FoundationBioregional Education ProgramReport #2, July 2011 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)Teacher: Margarita Avila Napa [aka Plager-Unger] Today’s theme is Birds. We begin with a handout prepared by Planet Drum. Each student read a part of the article. Then we analyzed the text and shared ideas. Afterwards, we answered the questions. Everyone is present today. […]
Read MoreRamon CedeñoDirector, Bioregional Education ProgramPlanet Drum Foundation‘Soil’ Report #2, 2011 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Before beginning, allow me to observe how the students always run around and play in the park before class begins. The students who get to the park earliest run to greet and hug us when we arrive to the park. This week’s […]
Read MoreMay 31-June 27, 2011 June started off with a parade to celebrate international day of the environment. Bahians love to celebrate days dedicated to causes, and they love to parade. It happened to be a great opportunity for the Bioregionalistas to show off their brand new Planet Drum tee-shirts, so we decided to join the […]
Read MorePlanet Drum FoundationBioregional Education ProgramReport #1, May 2011 – English (Click here for Spanish/Español)Teacher: David Mera Villareal In the following report I, Professor David Mera Villareal, will explain the work that I have done with the Ninth Year students of the Nation High School ‘Fanny de Baird’ during the month of May. In the first week […]
Read MorePlanet Drum FoundationBioregional Education ProgramReport #1, May 2011 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)Teacher: Margarita Avila Napa [aka Margarita Plager-Unger] Today is the first day of the Bioregionalism classes. We are beginning a new adventure this year. I am working with the students from the Genesis School. They are between 13 and 15 years old, so they […]
Read MoreRamon CedeñoDirector, Bioregional Education ProgramPlanet Drum FoundationBioregionalismo Report #1, 2011 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below. Another year of Bioregionalismo class commences. This year we are working with three educational institutions: the girls school Juan Pio Montúfar, Genesis high school, and the national high school Fanny de Baird, with whom we worked last year. There are […]
Read MoreApril 7–May 30, 2011 May marked the arrival of numerous new volunteers. There’s Chris from Germany, Jack from Australia, Guillaume from France, Michelle from the US (Oregon), Dennis from New York, Anja from England and Celine and Liberto, also from France. As you can imagine, our productivity has increased accordingly. The volunteers have been incredibly […]
Read MoreAlready there are concerns about the ecological impacts of The 2014 winter Olympic games. Links to articles are: UN criticizes Russia over Sochi Winter Olympics , Winter Olympics threatened by Bad Planning (link to this article no longer exists), Putin Faces Green Olympic Challenge. Local citizen activists corresponded with GFW and examined articles on this website for guidance. […]
Read MoreMarch 4-April 7, 201 Things have slowed considerably volunteer-wise the past month, but there is a recent new arrival, Chris, from Germany, and more arrivals slated for the coming weeks. During the past month, Orlando and I have managed to keep things running on our own. The rainy season appears to be slowly making its […]
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