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Voices

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...

Rhythm, diversity, collaboration: resilience in the garden

Many people think that by starting a garden, they’ll produce lots of vegetables and fruits. They watch videos online or page through books with...

Diversity strategies help agrotourism rebound from COVID closures in Costa Rica

Golden purple cacao pods hang from tree trunks as I wind my way toward the intense chocolate scent of roasting cacao at La Iguana...

How to set up your food-related business in Costa Rica

When we decide to start a food-related business, we do it because of the passion we have for cooking. We begin to design the...

Cancer in dogs and cats

“Doctor, is there any way you could have prevented this disease in my pet?” That’s one of the most frequently asked questions when I...
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Train journalists to investigate, but also to study solutions

Approximately four in ten (39%) of those interviewed for the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2024 at the University of Oxford said they sometimes...
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