 | Cooperatively planting over 100 fruit trees in a community orchard | |
| Demonstrating the creation of Amazonian Dark Earth | |
| Distributing ADE starter cultures. | |
La Semilla Atentica
In March 2008 we completed Part I of our permaculture community outreach program,
La Semilla Atentica. The project benefits the people of Arizona. Arizona, a mestizo
village in Belize, C.A. was recently settled by refugees who were twice removed from
their land. Once from El Salvador, because of war and overpopulation, and again by
corporate force. The project was sponsored in part by St. Luke's Episcopal church of
Boone, NC and a group of students from Galen University along with STAND center staff
volunteered their time to help carry out this project. Part II will begin in September 2008.
La Semilla Atentica (The Authentic Seed) will consists of:
In March 2008 we completed Part I of our permaculture community outreach program,
La Semilla Atentica. The project benefits the people of Arizona. Arizona, a mestizo
village in Belize, C.A. was recently settled by refugees who were twice removed from
their land. Once from El Salvador, because of war and overpopulation, and again by
corporate force. The project was sponsored in part by St. Luke's Episcopal church of
Boone, NC and a group of students from Galen University along with STAND center staff
volunteered their time to help carry out this project. Part II will begin in September 2008.
La Semilla Atentica (The Authentic Seed) will consists of:
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| STAND Center for experiential learning is a research and development Center, nestled into the heart of the rain forest, that focuses on practicing and promoting sustainable development from a grassroots level. We design high quality interactive field courses, work service programs and outreach programs to mutually benefit local Central Americans and international students and volunteers. We also provide authentic and unique eco-tourism services for those who wish to experience Belize in a way that both minimizes impacts on and actively benefits the cultures and the native ecosystems of this Central American jewel. |
What's New at STAND?
Arizona Community Preschool
In February 2008, our community preschool was founded by Andrea Acker in
concert with the community of Arizona. The goal of the school is to teach children
basic preschool skills using the Montessori method, along with non traditional
skills like gardening and practical life skills as well as giving them an introduction
to cooperative learning. To find out more click the above link.
In February 2008, our community preschool was founded by Andrea Acker in
concert with the community of Arizona. The goal of the school is to teach children
basic preschool skills using the Montessori method, along with non traditional
skills like gardening and practical life skills as well as giving them an introduction
to cooperative learning. To find out more click the above link.
| Our mission is for the STAND Center to act as a catalyst for positive global change through the mediums of interactive education, voluntourism and the application of sustainable community development models. |
| We envision an earth covered by stacked poly-culture forests of food where once only endless fields of mono-cropped beans and corn stood in bland rows.... |
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