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The Solar School

High in the mountains of Costa Rica there's a wonderful little place called Chimirol. Their primary school, of about 250 students, including many siblings and cousins, has become a shining example of sustainability. They will be the first public school in the country to be certified carbon neutral, after already receiving ecological certification. Their motto is reuse and recycle, they grow food in their own greenhouse and since 2014 they've been powered by solar.

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Well, if you've got a spare 2 minutes you can listen to Yonder, Nicole and Dalay tell you all about it.

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Special thanks to Escuela Chimirol for their time and Purasol and Foundation ALTENER for making the project possible.
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Alto en las montañas de Costa Rica hay un pequeño lugar maravilloso llamado Chimirol. Su escuela primaria, de unos 250 estudiantes, incluyendo muchos hermanos y primos, se ha convertido en un ejemplo brillante de la sostenibilidad. Serán la primera escuela pública en el país a ser certificada carbono neutral, después de haber recibido ya la certificación ecológica. Su lema es reutilizar y reciclar, crecen los alimentos en su propio invernadero y desde 2014 han sido alimentados por energía solar.

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Bueno, si tienes 2 minutos de repuesto puedes escuchar a Yonder, Nicole y Dalay te cuentan todo.

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Un agradecimiento especial a Escuela Chimirol por su tiempo y Purasol y Fundación ALTENER por hacer posible el proyecto.

My name's Kim and I'm a writer, filmmaker and multimedia journalist. Welcome to my website, kimpaulnguyen.com.

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If you've got a project you'd like me to work on, some ideas you'd like to discuss, or just want to say hi, I'd love to hear from you!

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