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=Assignment #1:=

For the past 11 years, I have taken students from the St. Francis School District (and at times from across the state) to Costa Rica. The experience is both educational as well as adventure loaded for the 11 day adventure. This experience resulted from conversations with the guidance counselor back in 1998 and the contact made with the executive director of the Tirimbina Rainforest Center (TRC).

Educational experiences included exploring 2 active volcanoes, a number of nature hikes, history of chocolate/pineapple/coffee, frog and bat experiences, and more....

The adventure includes such activities as whitewater rafting, ziplining through the canopy, and enjoying the volcanic hotsprings.

TRC had been a joint venture between the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Riveredge Nature Center. Over the last few years, the Milwaukee connection to the TRC has changed as Riveredge sold their portion to the Museum and later the Museum selling it back to the original family who purchased the property in the first place (back during its financial troubles). Enough said of the history of TRC... basically, in the 15+ years of TRC; students from St. Francis have enjoyed 11 of those years.

The following powerpoint shows outlines a little of the history of our program. =>>> (Powerpoint 2010)=

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