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Ramon CedeñoProfessor – Group ABioregional Education ProgramPlanet Drum Foundation Midterm Report – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)July 6th, 2010 We have now begun the classes with new teachers and class assistants. It’s normal for everyone to see the many happy faces of young students, who are part of the change that we want. It’s beautiful to see […]
Read MoreJune 8 – July 2, 2010 Although the dry season weather has set in, there are still significant quantities of moisture floating around. It’s chilly and overcast most of the time; the sun only comes out occasionally. But despite this, it also sprinkles every once in a while. Some have described it as an invernillo, a […]
Read MoreMore Bioregional Education Photographs June 2010 Note: Click on photos for larger image Ramon’s Class.6/2/10 Ramon’s Class.6/2/10 Ramon’s Class.6/2/10 with other 2 classes. Ramon’s Class.6/23/10 Ramon’s Class.6/4/10 Ramon’s Class.6/4/10 Ramon’s Class.6/4/10 Ramon’s Class.6/4/10 Ramon’s Class.6/11/10 Ramon’s Class.6/16/10 Ramon’s Class.6/18/10 Ramon’s Class.6/18/10 Ramon’s Class.6/18/10 Ramon’s Class.6/18/10
Read MoreMay 3 – June 4, 2010 Time must go by too quickly because now I’m two weeks behind schedule on my reports. A lot has happened though, so maybe that’s related. As usual, we keep trying to progress and improve with every step we take. The volunteer force has faded with the rains, both of […]
Read MoreBioregional Education Program 2010 Planet Drum Foundation’s Bioregional Education Program for 2010 consists of a 12 week program for 11-13 year old local school students of the Bahía de Caráquez bioregion. Classes meet twice weekly in the afternoons and are voluntary, the students choose to participate in the program during their free time. The first […]
Read MoreBioregional Education Photographs May 2010
Read MoreApril 19-30, 2010 The past two weeks have been full of rain. The kinds of rain that last all night, lightly drizzling, and occasionally coming down hard. It feels kind of like February back in the usual rainy season. We’ve been focusing our efforts on the greenhouse, but dabbling in other areas as well. Some […]
Read MoreMarch 29-April 16, 2010 Volunteer help has been excellent during the past three weeks, but unfortunately it is about to drop off considerably. Right now there’s a group of five from Minnesota, Sam from the state of Washington, a couple from England, and Suzie from Australia. Recently, work has meant eight to eleven volunteers swinging […]
Read MoreFeb. 23-Mar. 25, 2010 The big news of the month is that Planet Drum has changed houses, so the office and living space for the volunteers is now in a new location (304 Calle Riofrío). Since it’s only a block and a half away from our former apartment, it’s not that different, but it feels […]
Read MoreFeb.1-23, 2010 Welcome to the heart of the rainy season. There’s been precipitation during multiple nights of the week for the past month. Sometimes it comes down quite hard (nothing extreme yet, fortunately) and other times it lightly sprinkles throughout the course of the night. A light rain that lasts for a long time is […]
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