Hi!
We've been busy lately! Between projects and exploring Costa Rica, we haven't had the opportunity to blog until now!
On Friday, we spent the day at the high school, Liceo El Paraíso, working on our video and discovered that Liceo has a smart board given to them by the Costa Rican Government which they didn't have enough time to setup, so the smart board was adopted as another project.
On Saturday, we had a soccer match! It was Liceo El Paraiso's team, made up of anyone and everyone who wanted to play, against a team from Chilamate, who had jerseys, soccer balls, and warmups, three things that El Paraíso is yet to adopt. The game was great! Max, Tyler, and Harrison played midfield and by the end of the first half we were losing 5-2. The next half we played even better though! We didn't allow any more goals and ended with a score of 5-4, which we were all happy about!
After the soccer match, we went to Costa Rica's Best Chocolate- an organic farm centered around conservation and restoration of Costa Rican forests. They taught us all about chocolate's history and the origins of production. We tried raw cacao beans, cocoa liquor, drink of the gods with toppings from milk to cinnamon to hot chili powder to nutmeg, and all the chocolate we could eat.
On Sunday, we had a session for the local community to learn how to create emails and facebook profiles and pages. It was a great success! After the session, we worked more on the smart board. Because Liceo has 6 classrooms, we designed a mobile cart for the classroom, and attached the projector using innovation (mostly velcro, zip ties, and cardboard). Teachers can wheel the projector into their class and use it to improve their learning experience!
Until next time,
The TabLab Team
We've been busy lately! Between projects and exploring Costa Rica, we haven't had the opportunity to blog until now!
On Friday, we spent the day at the high school, Liceo El Paraíso, working on our video and discovered that Liceo has a smart board given to them by the Costa Rican Government which they didn't have enough time to setup, so the smart board was adopted as another project.
On Saturday, we had a soccer match! It was Liceo El Paraiso's team, made up of anyone and everyone who wanted to play, against a team from Chilamate, who had jerseys, soccer balls, and warmups, three things that El Paraíso is yet to adopt. The game was great! Max, Tyler, and Harrison played midfield and by the end of the first half we were losing 5-2. The next half we played even better though! We didn't allow any more goals and ended with a score of 5-4, which we were all happy about!
After the soccer match, we went to Costa Rica's Best Chocolate- an organic farm centered around conservation and restoration of Costa Rican forests. They taught us all about chocolate's history and the origins of production. We tried raw cacao beans, cocoa liquor, drink of the gods with toppings from milk to cinnamon to hot chili powder to nutmeg, and all the chocolate we could eat.
On Sunday, we had a session for the local community to learn how to create emails and facebook profiles and pages. It was a great success! After the session, we worked more on the smart board. Because Liceo has 6 classrooms, we designed a mobile cart for the classroom, and attached the projector using innovation (mostly velcro, zip ties, and cardboard). Teachers can wheel the projector into their class and use it to improve their learning experience!
Until next time,
The TabLab Team
