This Week In Nosara #40 Late September 2024: Surf, Water Moratorium Updates, Old Honolei, Happy Birthday Brian!!!
This Week In Nosara #40 is late September 2024…Here’s basic outline of this episode:
Del Mar Academy
Michel Viau from NOCA is committed to bridging Nosara’s social & cultural gaps using multidisciplinary arts with an environmental emphasis
Nosara is definitely a magnet for all types of interesting and unique characters. As we learn in this Nosara Podcast episode, Michel Viau is most certainly is one of these dynamic & unique individuals. Michel, alongside wife & partner Chantal, are gaining momentum in shaping the landscape of the ever-evolving Nosara, seemingly in most all
NP #154: Jose ‘Memo’ Guillermo shares heartwarming story about the local library changing his life and opening opportunities for he and his family
Jose ‘Memo’ Guillermo is a fine example of a success story unfolding. In this episode, we start in Spanish (subtitles available) for a bit then transition into English as Memo explains how the local library, Biblioteca Kitson, helped change and advance he and his family. After attending Del Mar Academy he was introduced to the
NP #122: Gender Summit reflections with Jan Krieger’s 9th grade DMA students
In this episode, Jan Krieger’s 9th grade students from Del Mar Academy reflect upon their recent Gender Summit. The categories researched were gender inequity in business, sports, entertainment, government, marriage, science and education. They share their findings and key take away points in this Nosara Podcast.
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NP #112: Guardians of Nature is on a mission… And it is working! In 23 minutes Jessica Sheffield updates how Nosara is turning into an ‘innovation lab’ and ‘faith, hope, and strategy can change anything’
In this Nosara Podcast episode Jessica Sheffield updates us about Guardians of Nature and shares her vision of increasing eco literacy throughout Latin America and beyond. The program is working already in Nosara and quickly expanding in Latin America and beyond. Here’s my notes:
NP #109: Del Mar Academy 9th graders share their findings about Centenarians in Nicoya’s ‘Blue Zone’
A MASSIVE thank you to their teacher Jan Krieger for making this happen!
NP #40: Recent Del Mar Academy graduate Alanis shares her experience as a Scholarship recipient; Founder Haley Macmillan Ord and Scholarship Committee President Jane Marchant share important updates plus more
This episode details how Del Mar Academy is involving local Costa Rican children in the school and taking great strides to continue this pattern. Many changes have been made to DMA’s Scholarship Committee and the number of scholarship student recipients has more than doubled in recent years and this hopefully is just the beginning as
NP #17: Del Mar Academy: How did one school change Nosara so much? What’s next?
In this episode, Rich sits down with Del Mar Academy founders Haley Macmillan-Ord and Jessica Sheffield to discuss updates with Del Mar Academy and their side of the story with opening and operating a school deep in the jungle. Short version (14 minutes): Full version (55 minutes): Most people understand opening and operating any kind
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