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| The ride to the second School Makeover took about an hour past harvested sugarcane and over washed out & pothole ridden dirt roads. Driving with precision our in house handyman and driver extraodinaire, Chepe, got us and a few hitch hikers [a.k.a. weight for the pick up] to our destination without a hitch. | By the way... GO BIKERS ! |
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| Being ambushed by the students while beginning to draw a new mural |
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| open air classrooms surround large fields where the students play on breaks |
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| ¡¡¡ LEARN |
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| TO RECYCLE !!! |
Centro Escolar CANTóN La Presa
500 Students Total
Location ::
El Congo, Santa Ana - Rural
Mural Theme ::
Exploration & Recycling
Volunteers ::
35 Ingenio el Angel [sugar producer] employees & fam
40 Students, Parents & Staff
3 Glasswingers
Upon completing the drawings below, the bell rang to signify the end of recess/lunch and all the kids proceeded to pick up all the trash on the ground and throw it in one of the few trash barrels on site.
Talk about immediate results!
me trying to be as cool as the kids
SCHOOL MAKEOVER DAY
:: Centro Escolar Cantón La Presa ::
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| Taking inventory on Desks & Chairs |
Broken parts are collected and furniture is consolidated to make functional pieces.
Chairs are cleaned up & painted if necessary.
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| Classroom ready for use! |
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| screwing chair seats back in place |
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| Greenery is added to create more shade & spaces for the kids |
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| sandpaper & scraper attack |
:: Student volunteers revitalize front gate
:: Paint & stencils are applied
:: More white paint
:: Beautifully refurbished entrance!
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| BIENVENIDOS/AS ! |
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| carefully placed stencils |
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| Volunteers with newly painted murals in the background |
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| Drive home past large Cedar Trees & harvested Sugarcane Fields |
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