A week building a better world
157 students representing 66 countries have worked in different parts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador in order to set an example of how to lead a peace building culture through community services
On Monday February 21 157 students left the campus and took different directions. Some of them went to national parks, and to Talamanca in Costa Rica, some others went to camps, and worked with different organizations in El Salvador, Panama, and Nicaragua. All of them had a clear objective: To bring their work to the communities.
Fundación Colegio del Mundo Unido hace de la educación una fuerza para unir a la gente, las naciones y las culturas por la paz y un futuro sostenible
Project Week That is how United World College Foundation's Project Week started. Project Week is a program in which students from 66 different countries leave campus and work in different projects throughout Central America. They give their support and knowledge on topics such as recycling, and house construction. They also participated in the development of El Salvador post-conflict program for youngsters. see the box below.
In El Salvador the students went to a leadership camp for youngsters that come from a post-conflictive social context. In Nicaragua, our students worked with hospitalized children, and in Panama, they were able to help and work with Childrens of Villages SOS and with a nursery house for girls with difficult social conditions called Medalla Milagrosa.
Each one of the students was the leader in these kinds of projects. They looked for the information themselves. They found out about the places that needed the help. They looked for an opportunity based on the our school pillars and philosophy. Working in groups, they developed an execution plan with its own budget. This exercise allowed them to work hard and set an example of community service.
Once a year, students prepare themselves for Project week. This program trains students to develop leadership skills and prepares them to cope with different realities in the region.
United World College Costa Rica out of danger
30/09/2010
5:30 p.m. Santa Ana. San José, Costa Rica.
The Costa Rica National Emergency Commission (CNE) informed that United World College, Costa Rica is not in danger zone, due to the landslide that occurred in Santa Ana this morning.
Therefor, the College will be monitoring and communicating with the authorities, for the students safety.
At this moment, the College will continue its normal activities inside the campus, except those activities outside the campus.
30/09/2010
1:30 p.m. Santa Ana. San José, Costa Rica.
This morning, the media reported a landslide in one of the mountain in Santa Ana, directly affecting parts of the community. It has required a major shift of the authorities of the National Commission Costa Rica Emergency (CNE), Costa Rica Red Cross, Police and Mass Media to this area.
The United World College in Costa Rica was not affected, but is monitoring the situation in order to stay informed and provide all assistance.
For any request, the institution has an entire evacuation and logistics plan that allows students, faculty and staff can be located in safe areas.
The College requested the students to stay on campus, and wait for recomendations.
We will keep informed of the situation in our website www.uwccr.com
