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Community Women Learn to Felt |
Anne Louise Carney escaped from Canada's cold winter to join us at the center to work in our garden and with local women in the community. One of the groups she worked with was the Las Morphas women’s group that meets at the center twice a week to workon their crafts and to speak about the community. They along with other artisans sell their products in our gallery at the Center. Anne used her expertise in felting to teach Las Morphas and all interested community women how to make frogs, monkeys, birds, butterflies, and other rainforest animals out of the felting material she donated. They had never used anything like it before, but learned very quickly. This was a great activity because many female artisans generate an income by selling their handmade products in our gallery. Although Anne did not speak any Spanish, the women and her connected on a deep level and spent a lot of time laughing.  |
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Preserving Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Habitats |
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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 hike to visit an Alemendro tree that was approximately 620 years old. The nature walk was co-lead by Colombian Forestry Engineer student, Mauricio Molina and SCLC director Andrew Rothman. Different themes were discussed in an open dialogue throughout the hike and the tour proved to be an educational experience for everyone involved. The students continued to develop their knowledge about the importance of land conservation as well as learned firsthand about the significance of interrelated themes such as biodiversity, wildlife identification, sustainability, ecosystems, and different habitats of an array of species. Mauricio and Andrew discussed different species of trees and plant life, various types of soil, native birds, as well as the interdependence of ecosystems and the vital role biodiversity plays in the survival of each species. Overall the students were able to grasp the concepts of conservation and understand their individual parts to contribute to ecological sustainability for the future of Sarapiquí. |
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Reducing Our Ecological Footprint One Student at a Time |
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The SCLC takes its role seriously when it comes to ecological conservation. In addition to following a routine recycling and compost system, our volunteers and staff are excited that the SCLC gardens are starting to bloom and soon we will be able to enjoy the fresh produce grown organically at the Center. As well as the majority of the lighting used at the SCLC is energy-efficient, and we are all eco-conscious of our actions 24/7. The SCLC also uses Florex products for all its cleaning needs which are environmentally-friendly cleaning products that are concentrated so that they last longer, the company re-uses the containers to refill after each time, and are produced locally in Costa Rica.
The global vision for our environmental education programs is to provide both students and adults with the necessary education and training to make decisions and take actions that will benefit their surrounding environment. Our challenge is to develop an environmental ethic in local people as to diminish their impact on the environment. By helping local people understand the links between wildlife, habitat, pollution, and health, we can help communities be more ecologically sustainable. Additionally, an objective with this program is to not only teach EE but also life skills such as leadership, decision making, organizing, and public speaking as to enable students to become the environmental leaders of the future.
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