‘Tis the season
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
‘Tis the season for pumpkin bread, spiced wine, and many other holiday-ish things no matter where you may be: Costa Rica, the Northwest, or the North Pole. Raphel and I are here in the Northwest, however, where these things are plentiful (as well as rain and cold weather, yuck). Pumpkins are as abundant here as good left-hand point breaks are there.
We like to keep you all in the loop, so here are some tidbits of what’s been going on during the Escuela Camino Claro off-season.
Pre-K classes are still going
Thanks to Lisa Thrash, our new pre-k teacher! Although we already mentioned this enthusiastic ECC parent stepped in last September to fulfill the need for additional help, she deserves to be mentioned again because she is doing such a great job keeping the school house in order and taking care of a growing pre-k class.
Lisa Says…
“A native to Florida, I feel lucky to be part of the community of Pavones and be part of the group effort in preserving it for future generations. I’ve been teaching and having fun with children since I was 14 years old, whether was tutoring elementary students after school, being a Spanish instructor in the Florida public school systems, or acting as P.T.O president. Now I find myself intricately involved in my young children’s schooling. While my wonderful surfer/chef husband and I pursue our dream of living a sustainable life in Costa Rica, I have had the pleasure of home schooling my two children, ages three and nine. I love reading, history, nature, dancing, traveling, photography, animals, and hanging out with my family.”
February 2010 will bring a rush of new students and classes, so we are grateful and happy to have Lisa on board.
ECC all over cyberspace
Something that comes along with living in the US: countless online social networks right at your fingertips, it’s almost impossible to not get sucked in. So we did. And here is what you should know.
The GreenWave Blog is a newsletter that inspires green-minded people and gets them connected with eco-friendly organizations and events. It’s worth checking out, even if you’re not in the L.A. area (just click on the link above).
You can see ECC mentioned on the GreenWave Blog by checking out The EDGE September 2009 Newsletter that is posted. The EDGE is helping ECC by raising funds and gathering supplies in their 2010 Donation Drive. We put together a wish list a while back and school supplies can now be donated to the Foundation or directly to us!
We are collecting eco-friendly: pens, paper, notebooks, paints, coloring pens, crayons, musical instruments, educational CDs, educational toys, CD player w/ speakers, pre-K/Kindergarten workbooks, etc.
All donations are tax-deductable.
Donors can either email ECC directly at info@caminoclaro.org or The EDGE at priya@theedgeeducation.org.
Are you a Facebook junkie like everyone else? ECC can be found there too, are you surprised?
Click here to see ECC’s Facebook page and subscribe or become a fan
Click here to see ECC’s Cause page, and cyber-hangout with the other 180 members, or even donate some $$$, if you are so inclined. These are both in their rough-draft phases, fyi.
What’s next?
So you see, we have not been idle these days: Raphel and I are alive and kicking during the three months hiatus or “summer break” from classes. Most importantly we are exploring our options for fundraising, both in seeking donations from private donors, as well as applying for education grants. It’s a full-time job but hopefully it will pay off and ECC will be adequately funded in 2010. More on that later, don’t you worry!
All this sure makes me miss those kiddies in Pavones…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM ECC!
what are you thankful for?
