Bringing Color to Your World
Over the past weeks, our students have been lovingly drawing on the envelopes of our annual appeal letter (see photos below), which will be reaching you soon if you have shared your address with us. We instructed the children to not ask for money (that’s in the...
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...
Teachers Getting Ready!
It’s a time to be nervous and excited. Feel dreadfully unprepared and yet oh so ready to embrace the children yet again. Ready or not, students arrive tomorrow! Our new teachers started their orientation on Tuesday, and were joined by the veteran teachers on...
Do Quakers Believe in Fairies?
In our quest for Simplicity, we sent the children out this morning into the woods to build fairy houses. We never asked if they actually believe, but children from 6 to 16 were actively engaged, caring about their creations. This exercise was part of...
Women’s March in Monteverde
The theme for our school last year was Equality. So when Monteverde participated in the international Women’s March yesterday, it was no surprise to see over 1/3 of our student body come out in support. The march started at our school and went down to CASEM,...
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