Corazón's Green School Program 2024-25

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Aug 28, 2024
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With your help, our Mission continues to provide an inclusive student-centered educational experience that enables children and youth who enter our program to transform, thereby breaking the cycle of abuse, poverty and neglect. Thank you for being part of the change.

Corazon's Educational Program: Building a Sustainable Community

Corazón is raising environmental awareness through education and community outreach. Sustainability is the common thread throughout our K-12 School Curriculum. A project-based approach, allowing children to acquire skills while becoming interested in careers related to Environmental Protection - reforestation, organic growing, biology, wildlife preservation, marine biology, bee-keeping, equine therapy and more...

Reforestation

Ranchito Corazón has 80+ trees, 35 of which are different fruit trees and we keep planting! Our goal is to create an authentic food forrest - a place of healing, nourishment, creativity, learning and discovery.

Blanca and Miguel planting the last of 19 trees donated by Vallarta's Botanical Gardens!

Javier Garcia, Engineering Student in Corazón's Scholarship Program.

Growing our own food

There is so much to learn from growing ones's own food. Soil and water quality, seasons to plant and harvest, food value, vitamins and minerals - a huge learning opportunity integrating math, science, composting, sustainability, research and resourcefullness, planning, budgeting, organization, perseverance, mindfulness, resonsibility, problem-solving, physical activity, boundaries, appreciation for and knowledge of healthy food consumption, a connection with Nature - all of this by simply planting a school vegetable garden.

Mango and Carambolo harvest!

Raising our own chickens!

New Chicken coop - thank you Ed and Elena!

Outdoor Learning

Around the world, green school grounds benefit children, communities and the environment

BRENDA KESSLER, CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK JANUARY 2023

With Literacy and Math at the forefront, Corazón's Green School Program continues its mission to form leaders with a concience around environmental protection, sustainability and responsibility. A hands-on approach, teaching children and youth to take action by giving back both to Humanity and Nature with a revolutionary curriculum focussing on empowerment and skills development in student-centered, wall-less classroom environment.

Healing & Relience: Equine Conscience

Horses are among the most beneficial animals used in trauma-informed mental health treatments. Their popularity is due to the immediate feedback they provide and the individual connections they build. READ MORE: https://integrativelifecenter.com/mental-health-treatment/using-equine-assisted-therapy-for-trauma/

Sustainable Development Skills: Woodworking

Secondary boys craft a small footbridge over a canal with 90% recycled material.

Constructivist Approach to Math = Accelerated Learning

Alexa has acquired a love for Math, also learning to read, write, add and subtract in under six months with Corazón accelerated, personalized and integrated approach to learning focussing on the individual needs and learning styles of each student, assisting with those needing additional support to overcome emotional barriers, building self-esteem and solid foundations in Math and Reading.

CIME (Centro Integrado de Métodos Educativos), a Constructivist Educational Model for Math at Corazón's K-12 Green School, has been used by us now with great success for seven years, allowing students to deepen their knowledge beyond rote memorization, developing a meaningful context to comprehend content, and take command of the learning process as an active participant rather than a passive observer. Abilities and achievement are monitored and celebrated daily!

Gratitude: 'the Backbone of Human Society´

At Corazón, we start and end each day with gratitude, a habit that heals. With your help, for almost 13 years now, we continue to rescue, transform and empower, restoring hope for a bright future free of violence and abuse - a safe place to learn, play, heal and grow. Thank you for making this possible. You are all in our hearts and prayers.