Bring Environmental Education Program to Ecuador

Our environmental education program has been very busy since the school year started! Thanks to our outstanding volunteers we have been able to implement a new project every month since May. 

First, each class went for a beach clean up! The volunteers gave a small talk about plastic and its impact on the ocean before heading out to clean. It was a safe and fun way for the students to see each other in person while also helping the planet. 

We also launched our cloth bag sewing club. Both parents and ex-pats now come together every week to sew cloth bags out of recycled or donated cloth. These bags are then sold as a fundraiser for the school and help promote awareness in the community about the importnace of leaving plastic bags behind us. 

In July we hosted a compost competition! Each student at home had to collect their organic waste for three weeks, sending photo evidence weekly. The class with the greatest percentage of participation won a pizza party from Canoa Suites. The dedicated winner this year was 4th grade with almost 100% participation over all three weeks! We were very impressed! 

Finally, in August, the fourth and fifth grades built garden beds at school and planted vegetables in them. Again, it was a safe out door activity where the kids could see each other and get dirty! 

We feel so proud to implement this program successfully this year despite the pandemic and it is all thanks to our amazing volunteers, Viviana and Natalia. They've made it fun and exciting for our students through own passion and dedication. We are blessed to have them! 

Links:

• School's Website