Lessons learned
‘We students need your patience’
I will never forget the moment in March 2020 when they passed out the printed announcement at the Liceo de Uvita, telling us that...
Rebeca. Ariel. Ingrid. Gabriela. Silvia.
Rebeca surrounds herself in flashcards and pens and laminated charts, even if she is the only one who can touch...
The final installment in our four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that...
Learning liberated: The movement for innovation in education in Costa Rica
The first thing that strikes you as you enter HeartSong Community of Free Learners is how different it looks and feels from a conventional...
What did you eat for your schoolroom lunches?
Chicken and garbanzos on top of white rice in a crowded city school? Spoon-shaped orbs of melon...
Third in a four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that followed three...
‘I see our school as an innovation lab’
In a country with significant educational inequality—differences that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, when the lack of connectivity of more than 400,000 students...
The curtain is drawn back for us, though at the time, it seems quite dull: long, hopeful hours in the classroom before the year...
Second in a four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that followed three...
Wild Backyard, a saving grace during COVID
I have the privilege to work as wildlife, nature, and travel photographer, and as a naturalist guide. When quarantine started as a result of...
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Confidence first: what happens when English teachers build trust with their students?
For Costa Rica to become bilingual by 2040, something that more educators should try is building students’ confidence before even a single word of...
