Proyecto Campanario Campanario, begun in 1990, is a conservation initiative in the Osa Peninsula dedicated to protecting what remains of the lowland tropical rain forests of the region. Campanario is actively involved in sustainable development efforts in the region and offers environmental education workshops, courses, and vacations to national and international students of all ages. Campanario will be overseeing the natural history and research component of the course. Please view the Campanario web site at: [link removed]
PROJECT CAMPANARIO focuses on conservation and community activities conducive to and promoting sustainable living and development. The founders of PROJECT CAMPANARIO know that the Osa Península's natural endowment is unique and worth conserving for present and future generations.
Proyecto Campanario's second mission is to promote environmental education to all who spend time at Campanario, both local and international visitors. Campanario offers 4 basic programs to accommodate different age levels, interests, and different lengths of stay. Please select the program best suited for you:
Ecological Tourism Expeditions for the adult or family group. Rainforest Conservation Camps for families and/or middle and high school students. Tropical Ecology Student Courses for university, high school, and middle school students. Tropical Ecology Teachers' Programs.
RAINFOREST CONSERVATION CAMP The Ultimate Field Trip for Teachers
New schedule for 2005: 19/June - 24/June 26/June - 1/July 7/August - 12/August 14/August - 19/August
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What Rainforest Conservation Camp is all about. . .
You will have a week of adventure exploring the tropical forests: highland páramo, mangrove, and lowland primary, secondary, and successional rainforests. You’ll also be visiting nearby protected areas, recording observations, exploring tide pools, participating in lectures and discussions, performing your own investigation, and learning about the pressures affecting this area. There will be time for swimming, snorkeling, and just relaxing. You can expect to be challenged in your treks through the rainforest, to get wet, dirty, and tired, to experience a corner of the world few people know, and to have a great time.
Where You’ll Stay. . .
The Campanario field station is rustic, but comfortable, with all the basic necessities: large kitchen & dining hall, screened-in bunkrooms, tiled bathrooms, clothes washing sinks, library, study / lab tables, and a large front porch looking out to the beach. Solar panels provide a bit of lighting in the evenings. Trails start at the front door and the secluded beach is just a stone’s throw away.
How You’ll Get There. . .
Getting to Campanario is an adventure in itself. You’ll travel by chartered bus south from San José, visiting various life zones, winding through banana and oil palm plantations to the river village of Sierpe. There you board a boat to travel down the Sierpe River, spending some time in the dense mangrove forest before heading out to the ocean at high tide and down the coast to Campanario. Once in the Campanario cove, everyone hops out into the warm water to carry the cargo to the field station
HABITATS AND CULTURE OF COSTA RICA 2-week session and 3-week session
New schedule for 2005: 14 Day / 13 Night Course: 3/July - 16/July 24/July - 6/August
21 Day / 20 Night Course: 26/June - 16/July
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Course Description:
Habitats and Culture of Costa Rica offers an environmental overview of present day Costa Rica that emphasizes the natural history of its diverse landscapes as well as the language and customs of the people. You as a student, journey across Costa Rica’s extraordinary geography: from coral lagoon to once-glaciated peaks of volcanic rock, experiencing cloud forests, lowland rainforests, and mangrove swamps. Along the way, you will learn about typical menus, rural schools, and the practices of tropical agriculture. You will receive instruction in the rudiments of conversational Spanish, participate in a service project, and investigate the flora and fauna of different eco-systems. Your goal is to gain an understanding of Costa Rica’s environment within a cultural context.
Several days of residence at the remote Campanario field station on the Osa Peninsula anchor the course and provide a setting for learning to conduct simple field investigations.
Course Formats: Two course formats are offered: a two week course and a 3 week course. Credit is offered at two levels (see below): (1) Professional Development and (2) Degree Applicable. Academic credit is given through Lewis and Clark College in Oregon.
Two week session: The 14 day session gives 2 semester hours of credit: 1 credit hour in science education and 1 credit hour in social studies education. The course is basically split between classes and trips with the San José area and the field experience in the Campanario Biological Station.
Three week session: The 21 day session gives 4 semester hours of credit: 2 credit hours in science education and 2 credit hours in social studies education. This longer session allows for a further study of the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste.
Note: 2 semester hours is the equivalent of 3 quarter hours of credit. Write to us for the course numbers and for instructions as to how to register.
(1) Graduate credit for Professional Development is designed to respond to the ongoing educational needs of practicing professionals. These credits are generally not applicable to a degree program but typically meet licensing requirements and staff development needs. A Credit/No Credit evaluation will be given.
(2) Degree Applicable graduate credit is offered through the Graduate School of Education at Lewis and Clark College. This option demands additional work during the course and high expectations for reading, writing, and presentation of work for evaluation. A letter grade for the course will be given.
Participating Organizations: Institute for Central American Studies (ICAS) ICAS was founded in San José, Costa Rica in 1982 and seeks to disseminate accurate and reliable information about political and socio-economic development in the region and to provide education about the language, history and politics of Central America. ICAS will be overseeing the Spanish language learning and San José cultural aspects of the course. Please view the ICAS web site: [link removed]
Lewis and Clark College Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education is offering the course for academic credit under the approval of Dr. Charles Ault. For many years, Dr. Ault has offered “Ecoscapes: Costa Rica”, a similar course leading to a Masters in Education. He is now happy to offer the benefits of this course to non-degree and non-Lewis and Clark students through “Habitats and Culture of Costa Rica”. Please view the Lewis and Clark College web site at: [link removed]
Write – E-mail – Call us for an application and information on course outline, itinerary, fees, and instructions for obtaining academic credit.
Other Information You Should Know
Security and Safety. . .
There is a first aid kit at the field station, a boat is ready in case of emergencies, and a cellular phone is available for necessary communication with the outside world. The water is potable, and the dining hall & dormitories are completely screened. Meals, while not gourmet, are nutritous & plentiful, with lots of fruits & veggies. Each participant must have travel insurance which will be adequate for remote locations like Campanario. Insurance should cover med-evacuations, just in case.
How You Sign Up. . .
Sign-ups should be made as early as possible (space is limited) and at least 30 days prior to the trip. We need a 50% deposit to secure your reservation. The deposit can be made with your trip coordinator or directly to us. Payment may be made by cash, travelers’ checks or bank checks made out to Campanario S.A., The remainder is due during orientation in San José and should be paid in cash at that time.
Should cancellation be necessary, 50% of the deposit can be refunded if you advise us in writing at least 30 days before the initiation of the trip. Sorry, we are unable to offer refunds on deposits after that date because preparations for the camp session will have gone into effect.
Once you’ve made your reservations, we’ll send you a list of things to pack and how to get ready for your trip. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. Click here for updated costs.
Return to Home Proyecto Campanario Tel: +506 - 258-5778 * Fax: +506 - 256-0374 [link removed]
Does anyone have a guided reading template? We have a new reading series and I am trying to use a lesson plan template to make it easier to use next year. Thanks so much!
We are being told by our school to bring our K back down to a more developmentally appropriate level (despite the fact the system still has high expectations for the end of K), so I've been reading up on BB after not using it much in the last few years. How many of you use BB first semester and then ease in to 4B second semester? If you do, what type of demographic do you work with and how well does it work for you?
On 4/02/05, Carrie wrote: > We are being told by our school to bring our K back down > to a more developmentally appropriate level (despite the > fact the system still has high expectations for the end of > K), so I've been reading up on BB after not using it much > in the last few years. How many of you use BB first > semester and then ease in to 4B second semester? If you > do, what type of demographic do you work with and how well > does it work for you?
I just do building blocks all year and my clientele is fairly affluent....about half come knowing nearly all their letters/numbers in September...and usually all leave reading in June....different levels mind you, but... Mine is considered a very academic program, but I strongly protect their free play time as a necessary social skills time where they also do wonderful things like make their own friend phone books. None of my first grade teachers do 4 blocks though and had never heard of Patricia Cunningham until just recently....I have consistent parent help every day that is mandated by my school so we do many small group rotations which fits nicely with read the room/write the room, etc.
If you are more developmentally appropriate you will have fewer behavior problems and hook students into learning and loving school. That is probably your administration's concern due to recent research on the subject.
I attended a workshop a couple of years ago that did something very interesting with words--grouped them by colors.
red words=words that are not decodable. You need to STOP and learn them by sight.
yellow words=words that are decodable if you know the special rule such as the two vowel rule, or the "bossy e" rule or blends, diagraphs, etc. You need to SLOW down and use caution.
green words=words that are completely decodable...every letter makes it's normal sound.
On my word wall, I put the words on different color paper using the above. It has been very helpful.
This sounds like something I saw at a Debrah? Whyte conference. It's kind of like the word wall at this site: [link removed]
Sight words are words we don't sound out phonetically because they don't consistenly follow the rules (Ex. The, does, of) Sight words are also often high frequency words but not all high frequency words are sight words.
It is explained pretty well under the FAQ sexction on the Rainbow WOrds website. I really like the bulletin board and I think it's a good way to motivate students
On 6/05/05, KinderDee wrote: > I attended a workshop a couple of years ago that did something > very interesting with words--grouped them by colors. > > red words=words that are not decodable. You need to STOP and > learn them by sight. > > yellow words=words that are decodable if you know the special rule > such as the two vowel rule, or the "bossy e" rule or blends, > diagraphs, etc. You need to SLOW down and use caution. > > green words=words that are completely decodable...every letter > makes it's normal sound. > > On my word wall, I put the words on different color paper using > the above. It has been very helpful.
I am writing a research paper on the topic of Poetry in English as a Second Language. I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions the best you can for me.
1. What is your experience in teaching poetry? 2. What is your experience with English as a Second Language Learners? 3. What is your experience with teaching poetry to Second Language Learners? 4. What type of poetry do you think is best when teaching Second Language Learners? 5. What do you like to do to make the process easier? Are there any tricks of the trade that you can pass down to me about teaching poetry? 6. Is there anything else you would like to share with me about either teaching to Second Language Learners or about teaching poetry?
I understand that you have a very busy schedule and I appreciate your time and consideration on this topic. Thank you. Tera Brant [email removed]
I find that my K kids love circling sight words within words in environmental print, directions, etc. I think it is wonderful - I had a parent, however, that questioned if this would make it more difficult for them to read. Any help responding to her concern...
On 4/26/05, Lee wrote: > I find that my K kids love circling sight words within > words in environmental print, directions, etc. I think it > is wonderful - I had a parent, however, that questioned if > this would make it more difficult for them to read. Any > help responding to her concern...
On the contrary, it helps them learn to read because when they can recognize little words, they do not have to waste time sounding out the entire word--they know what "in" is or whatever.
I found out today that I will be teaching Kindergarten next year (after 9 years in special education), and have been trained in Four blocks. Does anyone out there know of any Building Blocks trainings or workshops in Ohio, Kentucky or West Virginia? I need to have a training this summer. Thanks!
If you go to this site and check on the states you are interested in you can see if they are offering something you might want to attend. If you select a larger conference like "I Teach K" being offered in Florida (boy that would be tough to have to go to the beach, huh ;) ) then you will see individual seminars listed about Building Blocks too. HTH
Rhonda :) BTW, the I Teach K conference I attended in Indiana my first year teaching Kindergarten was excellent. :)
On 5/23/05, Tracie Salyers wrote: > I found out today that I will be teaching Kindergarten > next year (after 9 years in special education), and have > been trained in Four blocks. Does anyone out there know > of any Building Blocks trainings or workshops in Ohio, > Kentucky or West Virginia? I need to have a training this > summer. Thanks!
On 6/15/05, Rhonda/K/Ind. wrote: > If you go to this site and check on the states you are > interested in you can see if they are offering something you > might want to attend. If you select a larger conference > like "I Teach K" being offered in Florida (boy that would be > tough to have to go to the beach, huh ;) ) then you will see > individual seminars listed about Building Blocks too. HTH > > Rhonda :) > BTW, the I Teach K conference I attended in Indiana my first > year teaching Kindergarten was excellent. :) > > > On 5/23/05, Tracie Salyers wrote: >> I found out today that I will be teaching Kindergarten >> next year (after 9 years in special education), and have >> been trained in Four blocks. Does anyone out there know >> of any Building Blocks trainings or workshops in Ohio, >> Kentucky or West Virginia? I need to have a training this >> summer. Thanks!
On 6/01/05, Stacey wrote: > Does anyone know anything about the Sunform Alphabet > System. My school system wants us to use it to teach next > year. Any input is appreciated. 6/21/05 Hi Stacey - I've been teaching Kindergarten for 18 years and found sunform two years ago. There is nothing like it. My whole district just adopted it and we had our first meeting yesterday to pass everything out so teachers could look at it over the summer. The children catch on really fast and want to learn more. If I can answer any questions or show you anything email me back at [email removed]
On 6/01/05, Stacey wrote: > Does anyone know anything about the Sunform Alphabet > System. My school system wants us to use it to teach next > year. Any input is appreciated. Sunform has been used in our dist for 8 years and gets better and better each year we get more readers and we have fun teaching words etc call me or i can tell you more but sunform is THE best program for teaching letter sound correspondance Katie Jones Woodland Primary GET THE PROGRAM
On 6/01/05, Terry Sacco wrote: > can you direct me to the site for the suggested souvenirs > for Predictable Books? Donna Whyte mentioned this at a > workshop I attended on April 8th.
You can follow the link for an article on this site that has a fairly comprehensive list of book treasures. [link removed].
YIKES! Only 2 more days of school...and I really want to include a list of leveled books with my students report cards. I am hoping someone has already compiled leveled lists. I have the Fountas/Pinnell book "Matching Books to Readers" and could do it myself...but has anyone already compiled a semi-short list? I hoped to give parents a list of 'just right' books for their children (my students are reading at Guided Reading Levels C-M). Anyone? Many thanks! Jill
On 6/03/05, Jill wrote: > YIKES! Only 2 more days of school...and I really want to > include a list of leveled books with my students report > cards. I am hoping someone has already compiled leveled > lists. I have the Fountas/Pinnell book "Matching Books to > Readers" and could do it myself...but has anyone already > compiled a semi-short list? I hoped to give parents a list > of 'just right' books for their children (my students are > reading at Guided Reading Levels C-M). Anyone? > Many thanks! > Jill OK, I haven't heard from anyone yet and I'm running on a caffeine buzz. I have lists for Levels C-F done if anyone wants a copy. I hope to get to Level H before the night is through.
Jill, I would love it if you could send me the book lists for C- F. I am online trying to find this exact thing! I need Guided Reading Leveled Summer Book Lists! I have the book too and started to do it but I thought maybe someone had created it too! Thanks a million! Katy Melgard Reading Specialist , Virginia
On 6/04/05, Jill wrote: > On 6/03/05, Jill wrote: >> YIKES! Only 2 more days of school...and I really want to >> include a list of leveled books with my students report >> cards. I am hoping someone has already compiled leveled >> lists. I have the Fountas/Pinnell book "Matching Books to >> Readers" and could do it myself...but has anyone already >> compiled a semi-short list? I hoped to give parents a list >> of 'just right' books for their children (my students are >> reading at Guided Reading Levels C-M). Anyone? >> Many thanks! >> Jill > OK, I haven't heard from anyone yet and I'm running on a > caffeine buzz. I have lists for Levels C-F done if anyone > wants a copy. I hope to get to Level H before the night is > through.
On 4/02/05, Carrie wrote:
> We are being told by our school to bring our K back down
> to a more developmentally appropriate level (despite the
> fact the system still has high expectations for the end of
> K), so I've been reading up on BB after not using it much
> in the last few years. ...See More