by SCLC | Apr 16, 2009 | Conservation, Education |
As part of the SCLC’s high school scholarship program, local students of Sarapiqui are involved in different activities supporting conservation measures and environmental education. On March 28, 2009, the younger portion of the Scholarship students participated in a...
by SCLC | Apr 16, 2009 | Education |
In April 2009 the SCLC was able to offer drop-in English classes to local community members desiring to practice their conversational English as well as learn basic English phrases used in the ecotourism industry. Vincent Liares, a short-term volunteer from Canada...
by SCLC | Mar 3, 2009 | Donations and Gifts |
In what was the first, of hopefully many mechanisms in which the SCLC is helping victims of the Cinchona Earthquake which occurred on Jan. 8, 2009, the SCLC donated 45 school packs and 15 toy packs to children who were affected by the earthquake. One of SCLC's ongoing...
by SCLC | Feb 16, 2009 | Resources |
Ever wonder what it's really like to volunteer in the rainforest? The SCLC SEEDS BLOG has been filling us in on real volunteer experiences in the rural tropical lowlands of Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. Providing us with regular updates from program activities as well as...
by SCLC | Feb 2, 2009 | Education |
The earthquake that struck Costa Rica in early January was of devastating consequences to communities, infrastructures and ecosystems throughout the whole country. The La Paz Waterfall Gardens were no exception to this, and the falls, which have become an iconic...
by SCLC | Jan 16, 2009 | Resources |
It’s been an exciting and promising year here at the SCLC! There has been great progress and many achievements in our programs, along with exciting and rewarding plans for the future. In 2008 we have successfully completed 67 service projects in support of our...
by SCLC | Dec 18, 2008 | Education |
The SCLC is proud to announce the successful completion of another semester of English classes. About 75 students “walked the stage” at the graduation ceremony on December 11, 2008, celebrating the end of another year. The ceremony was punctuated with a distribution...
by SCLC | Dec 15, 2008 | Community Rural Tourism |
What do yuca, organic coffee, and black pepper all have in common? They are all grown in the Sarapiquí region. And they were all for sale at the SCLC’s very first Agricultural Fair and Farmer’s Market. On Saturday December 6, the Center hosted a day-long event...
by SCLC | Sep 22, 2008 | Donations and Gifts |
Thanks to the help of Give a Book Foundation and dedicated private donors, the SCLC has acquired new Spanish educational books for children for the SCLC library, as well as donated books to three public schools in the area. Private donors assisted the SCLC with...
by SCLC | Jul 30, 2008 | Education |
The SCLC's goals include everything from environmental conservation to learning to community betterment, and the July summer camp found ways to combine all of these ideals. Volunteers Lauren Webber and Rachel Osborn organized a two-week camp during Costa Rica public...
