Category Archives: Staff

To kick off the month of June we had a delicious field trip to Bahía del Sol which is a local hotel. Meradith has some contacts there and was able to set up a cooking lesson for the kids.Around 25 … Continue reading →

On Friday, dirty hands and smiling faces were abound in the Salon Comunal, as the AM students packed their planters with soil and seeds for the second part of our plastic bottle project. Here is how we did the project: … Continue reading →

Yesterday, my amazing sister and her wonderful boyfriend led a T-Shirt decorating project in the Salon Comunal with all the AM students! Last week, while they were still in Boston, Chrissy and Matt got shirts screen printed with the AM … Continue reading →

Last night marked the official beginning of the Costa Rican rainy season with hour upon hour of insanely heavy downpours. Unfortunately, it also marked the beginning of the problems associated with heavy rains in a poorly drained environment. When we … Continue reading →

As we gear up for a new year of Abriendo Mentes classes in 2011, I wanted to take some time to recap the end of 2010. November and December came and went quickly, but these months were packed full of … Continue reading →

Here’s a new easy way to raise money for Abriendo Mentes. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they’ll donate about a penny to our cause every time you do a search! This link will take … Continue reading →

With the help of Silvia Guevara, owner of CS3 Consultants in Costa Rica, Abriendo Mentes launched a new art project last month. This past Wednesday was the second installment of this “reduce, reuse, recycle” themed project, created by Silvia and … Continue reading →

After three months of fund-raising, the Goal of 3 came to an end in October. Thanks to all our dedicated supporters we raised $2375 in total! With these contributions we were able to complete our first two goals in the … Continue reading →

Student of the month goes to… Arturo (who has recently changed his name to Jose). Arturo coloring an octopus picture in class If you know Arturo, you know he is an awesome kid and a really hard working student. Arturo … Continue reading →

Tilde Guajardo emailed me in May, she had received my contact from another woman in the Potrero area – I was surprised and thrilled to get the email! When you first start an organization, and people start reaching out to … Continue reading →