Ramon’s Report #4 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 July 1 & 3, 2009 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below This Wednesday, as always, Franco was the first to arrive to class. Once everyone was there, we played a game called EL BUM. For every multiple of 3, you have to say the word “bum;” for example: 1 2 bum 4 5 bum and so forth. […]

Ramon’s Report #3 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 June 24 & 26, 2009 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below We started a new week and this day we had to read and analyze a new theme called Land Ecosystem. As usual, the first to arrive was Franco and Luis David; coincidentally the two who cause the most trouble throughout class. One by one the students […]

Paola’s Report #2 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 June 11 & 12, 2009 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español)  Photos below This week, instead of 18 kids, I had class with only ten, which felt significantly mellower. Although I knew it was relieving, without the usual boisterous bubble that we interact in, I felt a bit of an emptiness, surprisingly. The kids explained to me that their […]

Ramon’s Report #2 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 May 27 & 29, 2009 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below We started class at our usual time of 3:30. On this day, our main objective was to understand the steps we must take to protect our bioregion. The kids were divided into three groups to review and analyze the main topics. Each group had to choose […]

Paola’s Report #1 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 May 20 & 22, 2009 – English(Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below I was greeted with an immediate huddle around me when I arrived for class at the park; the usual “Senorita! Senorita!” followed by a ton of questions about what we will be doing and where will we be going. It’s a bit of a chaotic manner to […]

Fabiola’s Report #1 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2009 May 12, 2009 – English (Click here for Spanish/Español) Photos below May 12 Objective: We started by reading an article by Peter Berg, the founder of Planet Drum; and learned about the main objectives of a bioregion and the different themes within each. For example, farming shrimp in the estuary and how it has affected the estuary’s ecosystem as […]