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July 21 – August 4, 2010 While it remains somewhat humid, the dry season is noticeably creeping in. Plants and foliage are making their annual transformation from green to brown, yet the occasional precipitation helps out the trees we’ve planted. Volunteer traffic has been light, but hovers around 2-4 volunteers at a time. There’s Elodie, from France, and Arian, who is receiving University credit for […]
Midterm reports – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)Group C, Margarita Plager-Unger Photos below. May 12th, 2010Theme – Bioregions The first day was a new experience for everyone. On the faces of the children I could see curiosity, happiness and uneasiness because many did not know what bioregionalism is or why they were there. One student immediately grabbed my attention, Bombila. He was very angry with all the other […]
Bioregional Education Program Progress Report 2010Group B Profesor: Nadine FlexhaugAssistant: Roberto Rodriguez Photos below. The students began to arrive to the first class and the start of the new year in the Bioregional education program with excitement and anticipation. The students were enthusiastic about the excursions to come, meeting their professors, and to hear about all the new things they would soon learn. We chose a nice […]
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 so many boys and girls. This year has exceeded our […]
June 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 mini-winter (rainy season). Most would say the weather has been […]
More 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
May 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 which are sparse these days. The other night it drizzled […]
Bioregional 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 day of classes this year was May 11th. On Wednesdays, […]
Bioregional Education Photographs May 2010
April 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 of the seed beds have already started germinating (and random […]