Voices
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
How many memories do you have that are so clear, you can practically feel and smell everything that was happening around you at that...
Tools for entrepreneurs: Siquirres woman starts an accessible marketing business
Dayana Campos Peña, of Siquirres, Limón, is using her talents to provide tools for entrepreneurs like her. As the pandemic wore on in Costa...
I’m a non-believer, but I love Costa Rica’s romería
I’m not Costa Rican. I’m practically agnostic. I have serious problems with the policies and leadership of the Catholic Church—but I love walking in...
For a bilingual country, teachers and parents must work together
The moment when I realized what teaching is all about took place when I was working at La Escuela La Inmaculada in Quepos, with...
A key to student engagement and achievement: drawing on the knowledge they began with
The Namaldí Rural High School—located in the Bajo Chirripó Indigenous Territory, in Matina, Limón—is part of a very interesting community because of its diversity....
The challenges of being the first English teacher in a rural school
I’m an English teacher at the Gavilán School, located in the Tjai Indigenous territory in the community of Gavilán. Gavilán is part of the...
Our students love technology—but they need their teachers to join them
So how did I come to take my 10th and 11th grade students in Pococí, Limón, on a tour of Yellowstone National Park?
The...
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...
How to build a community network for suicide prevention
Psychologist Catalina Calderón works for the Costa Rican Ministry of Health in the North Central Health Administration. This region encompasses the entire province of...
Should psychiatric hospitals cease to exist?
What if a microphone were given to people whose voices we don't normally hear? What if a radio program was broadcast from a psychiatric...
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Can better tourism choices help rural Costa Rica avoid environmental degradation?
There is a theory related to economic growth and the environment called the Environmental Kuznets Curve. This theory suggests that as a region begins...
