costa rica national parks system and protected areas

NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOURDES BILINGUAL SCHOOL

Barva – HerediaCosta Rica

Costa Rica

National Parks System and Protected Areas

Barva is one of the cantons of Heredia and it is here where Nuestra Senora de Lourdes is located.

This canton is the cradle of famous people and it still preserves the memories of its colonial period.

Barva

Masquerades

Artesans Musicians “Cimarrona”

Barva

• It was founded in 1993.

• It has 212 students .

• This school has adopted the care of the planet as one of the esential values, projecting environmental practices at institutional and community level.

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Bilingual School

The institution conceives the sustainable development in an integral way, therefore some aspects such as values, healthy enjoyment, health, environment and spirituality among others are important features for this pattern.

Our proposal general objective: To prove that sustainability can be an institutional way of living.

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Bilingual School

Goal : To promote enviromentally friendly

sustainable practices

ECOLOGICAL BLUE FLAG PROGRAM

ECOLOGICAL BLUE FLAG PROGRAM

BLUE FLAG AWARDS 2011

What is an ecological blue flag school?

It is an environmental friendly institution

It improves the hygienic and sanitary conditions

It promotes and executes campaigns

It is attached to the community

ECOLOGICAL BLUE FLAG PROGRAM

Analysis of water is assessed by public and private institutions

DRINKABLE WATER

Emergency plans

Simulations

Road security campaings

RISK AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Recycling Project

Soil Recovery Project

Saving Resources Project

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

RECYCLING

SOIL RECOVERING

59%23%

10% 9%

RECICLAJE

CARTON TETRAPACK PET PAPER

RECYCLING PROJECT

Mother Day’s cards

RECYCLING PROJECT

Piggy Banks

RECYCLING PROJECT

Hats and socks with reused material

RECYCLING PROJECT

Science Fair Projects

RECYCLING PROJECT

Institutional Campaigns

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

Donated trees

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

“Planet Defenders”

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

Contest for the best cultivated field

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

Hydroponics Workshop

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

Adopt a Tree

SOIL RECOVERY PROJECT

SAVING RESOURCES PROJECT

HELP

VALUES AND CUSTOMS

Traditional Posadas

VALUES AND CUSTOMS RECOVERY PROJECT

Music Day

Topics about ecology and health.

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION

Ecological Festival First Place Award

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION

Shyan S. Nandwani Physics Faculty of the Universidad Nacional

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION

Students from the University of Costa Rica explain how to make some articles reusing materials

PUBLICATION AND INFORMATION

Agreement with West Chester University

Sustainability can be an institutional way of living.

Children are capable of working for the environment if they are encouraged.

The higher education institutions are a support to strengthen sustainable programs.

Graduating teachers must be educated on this field since they will foster their future pupils caring for the earth.

CONCLUSIONS

“Educators have to give their learners the necessary sustainable tools to face

tomorrow’s challenges”.

Virginia Arguedas