Educational Centers with Blue Flag
On Tuesday, awards were handed to those in Costa Rica who are fighting for environmental conservation and are generating actions to care for resources such as water.
This year the National Blue Flag Program awarded 406 prizes even though 601 centers had registered to participate.
High School students receive university counseling.
In Costa Rica, some universities apply community services as a requirement for graduation. It is under this scheme that psychology and social work students are carrying out their community work in high schools.
The initiative is by fostered by the Youth Action Foundation, benefiting 1186 high school students. The university students must spend 150 hours in community service, and it is students how are on scholarship from the Venture program of the Ministry of Public Education who benefit.
Costa Rica Besieged by Paparazzi
If you are wondering why the paparazzi want to come to Costa Rica, this is due to the second marriage between the world’s best paid model Gisele Bündchen and football player Tom Brady, which will be done in the country and is making hundreds of agencies around the world send their paparazzi to the area of Santa Teresa, where the Brazilian has a home.
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