The World Institute for Sustainability and Education in Costa Rica is hosting courses for a Green New World

by crv.staff
04.03.10
8:00 AM UTC

Filed in Costa Rica

By Richard Barone

Costa Rica is flexing its green muscles in the education of sustainable world values. The World Institute for Sustainability located on the breathtakingly beautiful southern pacific coast of Costa Rica is helping it do just that.

The World Institute for Sustainability and Education at Osa Mountain Village is an educational facility and planned community. Students are taught by Earth University graduates & sustainable-living experts in outdoor classrooms nestled in the most bio-diverse region of the planet. Amidst calls of hundreds of species of birds and animals the dream for a cleaner more sustainable future takes shape.

With an incredible world saving mission to accomplish in just fourteen days, the staff at The World Institute for Sustainability have planned a fully packed curriculum of activities for aspiring green revolution leaders of today. It is an unbelievable bargain.

The curriculum focuses on agro-ecology, alternative building materials, integrated waste management, rainwater harvesting, renewable energy sources, ecotourism and social entrepreneurship.

Students do a community project initiated by the university to create social, environmental and economic benefits for the people of nearby communities.

Upon graduation you are able to develop a working plan to induce beneficial changes in our societies.

This experience gives students the critical thinking skills to evaluate sustainability of agricultural production systems, hotel operations, communities and their own homes.

The University provides a space for you to do a lot of cool planet-saving activities and projects.

For example:

Cook a healthy meal in a solar oven made by you!

Build your own compost pile

Learn garden and crop designing

Install solar panels and build solar hot water heaters!

Make a bio-digester and cook and make electricity with it!

Definitely visit their web site and bookmark it; it’s full of great information whether you can attend or not.

Course fees include:

Room (wood floor, tent cabins)

3 Meals a Day

Spanish Classes

Field Trips

Living and Learning in Paradise

You will make many new friends and eat great food in a paradise-like setting that is priceless. Saving the earth is more than a dream in Costa Rica it’s a fantastic fourteen day university course in a real-life setting.

Rating 4.00 out of 5