SAT’s after the Hurricane
The morning after Tropical Storm Nate ravaged Monteverde, grade 12 student Tara Alana Hein walked 10 miles across swollen rivers and washed-out roads to write her SAT exam, learning a lot about herself and her country along the way: I was born and raised on this...
Back to Normal (with Siblings)
On Tuesday we happily welcomed children back, after the break (and camp) during Tropical Storm Nate (see here for details). We felt both tired and refreshed, like a family that has been through an ordeal and found once again that we can trust and rely on one another....
Students Share Their Poetry
Before the break, before Tropical Storm Nate, we were honored to have a visiting poet from Sudan. He shared some of his poetry, and also talked with students about the process of creating art. Inspired, two of our grade 10 students stood up and shared their own...
Tropical Storm Nate – No Match for Monteverde Spirit
We stood in silence, that morning after the storm, staring at the gorge that used to be a bridge, our one link to Santa Elena and off the mountain. It took time to understand that we were cut off, on our own, with no electricity or water or supplies. No internet or...
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