by Juan Ignacio Diano | Jun 1, 2022
Nos complace anunciar que nuestra actividad “Fun Run” está de regreso. Deporte, carreras, salud y diversión será lo que dará forma a esta linda actividad familiar.
El “Fun Run” consiste en un día en el cual tanto niños como maestros y padres de familia, podrán participar de carreras como evento principal. Pero también se llevarán a cabo otras actividades deportivas, rifas y ventas de comidas. La actividad se llevará a cabo el 13 de julio de 8:00 am a 12:30 pm y todas las familias de nuestra institución están cordialmente invitadas a participar, tanto en las carreras como en las otras actividades o bien, colaborar con los protocolos o donaciones.
Actualmente, nuestro Comité de Deportes trabaja en la organización y coordinación de este gran evento, por lo que en los próximos meses se brindará información detallada a través de redes sociales y correos electrónicos.
Es importante volver a participar de este tipo de eventos para unirnos como comunidad, como institución y así mismo, para recordar la relevancia de tener una vida sana, integral y que nos motive a cuidar tanto la salud física como mental.
by Juan Ignacio Diano | Jun 1, 2022
We are pleased to announce that our “Fun Run” activity is back. Sports, running, health, and fun will be what will shape this beautiful family event.
The Fun Run consists of a day in which children, teachers and parents will be able to participate in races as the main event. But there will also be other sports activities, raffles and food sales. The activity will take place on July 13 from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm and all families of our institution are cordially invited to participate in both races and other activities or collaborate with protocols or donations.
Currently, our Sports Committee is working on the organization and coordination of this great event, so in the coming months detailed information will be provided through social media and emails.
It is important to participate in these types of events to unite as a community, as an institution and also to remember the importance of having a healthy, integral life that motivates us to take care of both of our physical and mental health.
by Hileyn | May 1, 2022
This year, the International Book and Rights Day was celebrated at Futuro Verde by carrying out different activities for preschool, elementary and middle school. At this point, the celebration took place from April 18 to 25 and was attended by students, teachers and parents.
To begin with, the preschool students had the opportunity to receive a visit from parents during the library class, in which a Storytelling session was held. In this activity, parents were able to share stories and read stories to the student population. Some of the topics that the parents discussed with the students were the value of respect, friendship, good behavior and the importance of caring for the environment. In addition, the dynamic was accompanied by manual activities aimed at the students through which they were able to put into practice the learning acquired through the visit and the stories of the guests.
On the other hand, the primary school students took advantage of the library classes to learn about the creation of books, their parts and binding. In this sense, throughout the week, students from first to third grade had the space to create their own book; therefore, each student invented a story, created the cover of their book, added the pages, bound it and made the illustrations of their story. On the other hand, the fourth grade students divided into groups and researched various topics related to literature. The fifth grade students, in turn, studied the history of the book in the library class and made objects such as papyrus and parchment. Meanwhile, sixth grade students, in pairs, chose books about which there are films or audiovisual resources, each team made a comparison between the two materials and exhibited it in the library class.
For their part, the Information Science classes became a space for high school students to learn how to clean a book in different ways. In other words, the students learned how to do dry cleaning and aqueous cleaning of the paper. In this regard, students were given the opportunity to differentiate when a book can be washed with water and when it is better to clean it with other types of materials, such as an eraser and absorbent cotton. Thus, the students were able to perform both types of cleaning. In addition, the student population learned how to regulate the pH of the paper.
In sum, to culminate the week of celebration of the book and copyright day, a parade of literary characters was held among all the members of Futuro Verde. Therefore, students and teachers dressed up as their favorite literary characters, each grade had the space to parade with their costumes and the activity ended with the awarding of prizes for the best costumes among teachers and students. Thus, that day characters such as Socrates, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and her stepsisters were seen in the corridors of the school.
by Futuro Verde | May 1, 2022
Este año, el día internacional del libro y los derechos se celebró en Futuro Verde mediante la realización de diferentes actividades para Preescolar, Primaria y Secundaria. En este punto, la celebración tuvo lugar del 18 al 25 de abril y contó con la participación de estudiantes, docentes y padres de familia.
Para empezar, los estudiantes de Preescolar tuvieron la oportunidad de recibir la visita de los padres y madres de familia durante la clase de biblioteca, en la cual se realizó un espacio de Storytelling. En esta actividad, los padres y madres de familia pudieron compartir historias y leer cuentos a la población estudiantil. Así las cosas, algunos de los temas que abordaron los padres de familia con los estudiantes fueron el valor del respeto, la amistad, el buen comportamiento y la importancia de cuidar el medio ambiente. Además, la dinámica estuvo acompañada de actividades manuales dirigidas al estudiantado mediante las cuales pudieron poner en práctica los aprendizajes adquiridos a través de la visita y las historias de los invitados.
Por otro lado, los estudiantes de Primaria aprovecharon las clases de biblioteca para aprender sobre la creación de libros, sus partes y el encuadernado. En este sentido, a lo largo de la semana, los estudiantes de primer a tercer grado tuvieron el espacio para crear su propio libro; por lo tanto, cada estudiante inventó una historia, creó la portada de su libro, agregó las páginas, lo encuadernó y realizó las ilustraciones de su historia. Por otro lado, los estudiantes de cuarto grado se dividieron en grupos e investigaron sobre diversos temas relacionados con literatura. A su vez, los estudiantes de quinto año, estudiaron en la clase de biblioteca la historia del libro y elaboraron objetos como el papiro y el pergamino. Mientras, los estudiantes de sexto, en parejas, escogieron libros de los cuales existen películas o recursos audiovisuales, cada equipo realizó una comparación entre ambos materiales y la expusieron en la clase de biblioteca.
Por su parte, las clases de Ciencias de la Información se convirtieron en un espacio para que los estudiantes de secundaria pudieran aprender a limpiar un libro de distintas maneras. Dicho de otra forma, el estudiantado aprendió a realizar una limpieza en seco y una limpieza acuosa del papel. A propósito de lo anterior, a los estudiantes se les brindó la oportunidad de diferenciar cuándo un libro se puede lavar con agua y en qué momento es mejor realizar una limpieza con otro tipo de materiales, como borrador y algodón. Así las cosas, el estudiantado pudo realizar ambos tipos de limpieza. Además, la población estudiantil aprendió a regular el pH del papel.
En suma, para culminar con la semana de celebración del día del libro y los derechos de autor, se realizó un desfile de personajes literarios entre todos los miembros de Futuro Verde. Por lo tanto, los estudiantes y profesores se disfrazaron de sus personajes literarios favoritos, cada grado tuvo el espacio para desfilar con sus disfraces y la actividad terminó con la entrega de premios para los mejores disfraces entre docentes y estudiantado. De ahí que ese día se vieron por los pasillos de la escuela a personajes como Sócrates, Alicia en el país de las maravillas, Caperucita roja, Cenicienta y sus hermanastras.
by Hileyn | Oct 30, 2021
The Costa Rican rural area of the Nicoya Peninsula, presents many problems with respect to literacy and accessibility to information. It is for this cause that we started with the project of a community library, where the doors will be opened to the people of the Nicoya Peninsula. Last April we requested the help of hundreds of people for the donation of $ 5,000, what excites us is that we managed to exceed the proposed goal.
We proposed the purchase of Spanish language material, due to the fact that 80% of our library’s total bibliographic collection is in Spanish. Thinking of obtaining hundreds of books for elementary school and being able to offer a better children’s collection, we went to second hand bookstores, where we obtained great literary works of excellent publishing houses at very low prices such as Barco de Vapor, Torre de Papel, among others. We obtained great literary pieces for elementary school. We did not leave behind Costa Rican literature, in the Editorial de Costa Rica, we acquired brand new books, all the literature that the Ministry of Public Education suggests for school ages and we also got several titles for the smallest of collections with beautiful illustrations, which will catch more than one in the reading.
Thinking about the satisfaction of our teenagers, we moved on to the discounts that were found in the International Bookstore on manga, anime and youth series, more than 10 titles of these genres, which already have a waiting list in the library to be read. The youngest preschoolers were not left behind, in each of the purchases there were always books for them, but they needed a lot of love so we went to a store specializing in babies, BamoBam, and bought literary gems with the right material for their age as well as being interactive books that they needed and so authors like Eric Carle are available for these ages. Between all the book purchases, $1,400 was allocated.
In order to organize the purchase of all new acquisitions and the more than 8,000 copies that the library owns, the Destiny Follet cataloging system was installed. This system is used by the best school libraries around the world, where it is a complete library management system that can be accessed from anywhere, 24/7, which helps to strengthen the crucial link between the library, the classroom and the home. The first phase is ready, which is the creation of the online platform and user login. Now the most difficult part of the job remains, cataloging and entering each of our copies online. If you want to see how the page is looking click here. Soon it will be 100% ready for online booking. The purchase of $1,431 plus the purchase of a code scanner for $175.
The aesthetics and comfort of our current and future library users is not left behind, we have invested in the remodeling of the space with the purchase of new puff chairs for the different libraries, replacing the old ones that were in very bad condition. New shelves have been created that are more accessible to children. This is to create a more friendly and attractive space for all those who come to our facilities. Technology is not far behind and for the events that the library will hold, two new microphones were purchased.
All these advances in our project were made with the help of each of the donors and the people of Futuro Verde and Cóbano are grateful for every grain of sand received from people full of love for a better future for the community.
With hard work, it is expected that the goal of creating a community library in rural Costa Rica, can open its doors in November 2021.
by Hileyn | Oct 1, 2021
In the Peninsula sector, especially in the area of Paquera, Tambor, Cóbano, Montezuma, Santa Teresa and surrounding areas where there are more than seven thousand people, access to information is scarce due to the lack of libraries in the area, both public and private, Attempts have been made by the municipality to create a library in the area, but with results that ended up closing its doors in the short time it was open and the nearest public library is more than 100 kilometers away.
This literacy problem is accompanied by the problem of poverty, according to INEC in 2020 ”the Central Pacific region is the one with the highest level of poverty and extreme poverty with 34.7% and 11.3% respectively”. This raises social alarms to extreme levels, and the need to do something to help the community to overcome this socio economic crisis.
With the renovation project of the library space, a computer lab, conference rooms, 8,000,000 physical books and a database, and trained personnel, the first community library is planned to meet the needs of the nearby population.
In November, the pilot plan for the community library will begin, working hand in hand with different governmental and private organizations, including the National Women’s Institute (INA), COPROBRI, and the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN).
We will be working with approximately 25 families, who are already in different social programs in the area, offering workshops for children in literature, arts and languages, financial, computer, cooking and language training for women heads of household.
All activities go hand in hand with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which propose ”global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda” (UN).
Scholarships of up to 100% will be given to low-income people and they will have the priority of attention in each of the opportunities, in addition to a volunteer opportunity.
We need all the help possible for this social action project to achieve the expected success for the whole community, that is why if you want to be part of this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact directly the person in charge biblioteca@futuro-verde.org
