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Category Archives: students

Ten things I learned volunterning with Geoporter…

Posted on February 23, 2016 by geoporter
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Last year Lucy visited Bahia Ballena to get involved with Geoporter. She shares what she learned in her time with us. Costa Rica is one of the most incredible countries in the world. Don’t believe me? Browse Geoporter’s flickr for … Continue reading →

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Volunterns from around the world spend months with Geoporter

Posted on October 22, 2015 by geoporter
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The impact a volunteer provides to an organization is difficult to measure. It is not the number of hours worked, but rather the values shared and lessons learned from both the organization and the volunteer that are so important. Geoporter has … Continue reading →

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Geoporter and a Graduate: The Buzz About Christian

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Geoporter Voluntern
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I’m Christian Gehrke, a recent graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) from San Mateo, California. I am down here in Costa Rica to both be a sort of liason between Geoporter and OWU, but also volunteer for Geoporter and help … Continue reading →

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Students help school earn Bandera Azul recognition

Posted on January 20, 2014 by geoporter
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Students from Escuela La Flor de Bahia help their school earn its first Bandera Azul (Blue Flag). Students is grades two through six (2-6) worked with Geoporter and community volunteers weekly for seven weeks to work on its waste management … Continue reading →

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Connecting to Houston – Mission: Engaging 100+ students with GIS

Posted on November 15, 2013 by geoporter
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While Geography Awareness Week doesn’t kick off officially until Monday, November 18, and GIS Day isn’t until next Friday, we kicked it off early. By connecting with one of my colleagues from the first T3G Institute, he helped arrange for … Continue reading →

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Learning about Political Boundaries and Pueblos with Escuela Verde

Posted on April 16, 2013 by geoporter
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Through the creation of art…will the amount of trash change?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by geoporter
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This vast world we live in is filled with beauty in the smallest of corners. All one has to do is take a look at the recent community trash and recycling containers that were built and installed in Bahía Ballena. … Continue reading →

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Venturing through the forest with Escuela Verde

Posted on August 23, 2012 by geoporter
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Yesterday I spent the day with Margarita and her 3 grade class at Hacienda Barú. Hacienda Barú is a National Wildlife Refuge situated on the Southern Pacific Coast north of Uvita. Hacienda Barú has 330 hectares (815 acres) of different habitats, … Continue reading →

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Finding my way via Basura

Posted on August 15, 2012 by geoporter
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As mentioned earlier, one of the projects I’ll be working on while I’m here Uvita – Bahia Ballena is mapping the basura (trash). The first day I arrived, I wanted to get to know my way around town a little … Continue reading →

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