EARTH University

I'll be taking classes at EARTH University for the next 17 weeks Starting in early January. Here is some info from EARTH's website:

"EARTH is a private, international, non-profit university offering an education in agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development in the humid tropics."

"The University was created in 1990. One hundred new students from Latin America, Spain, and Uganda enter its Licentiate program each year."

"The EARTH educational model is based on four pillars: social commitment, environmental awareness, an entrepreneurial mentality, and the development of human values."

"The EARTH educational system combines technical instruction in agriculture with a series of practical experiences developed on the basis of a participatory learning methodology."

History of EARTH University

"The early 1980’s were a time of economic turmoil in Central America. The United States and others responded with a great deal of emergency funds to the region."

"Representatives from the Costa Rican Government, the Kellogg Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) finalized details for the project. Costa Rica enacted a law creating EARTH University in 1986, and USAID secured over $100 million in funding towards its startup."

(note: no mention of what else the US did in the region...)

3-D tour of the campus (need to have Quicktime)