As summer in the US begins to wrap up, so does the “high season” of community volunteers here at CREAR. Our final three volunteer groups touched down in Samara at the end of July/beginning of August. Although summer was winding down, there was still plenty of work for the volunteers to take on and these kids did so with great enthusiasm. One group of volunteers was assigned to the Samara Municipal Park where the weekly farmer’s market is held. Our contacts at the market told

(Español abajo) “Art has the role in education of helping children become more like themselves instead of more like everyone else” - Sydney Gurewitz Clemens CREAR´s art classes serve as a space to allow children to express themselves. Rekha, our dynamic new art teacher, has done an amazing job of coming up with fun and creative lessons which allow our students to get their hands messy and create something that they are proud of. This year, our programming has been endorsed th

Here at CREAR our busy summer of receiving volunteer groups keeps rolling on. Two more Travel for Teens groups touched down in Samara the weekend of July 15th with a full itinerary ahead of them. Community leaders of the Matapalo neighborhood had designated a park space for children and families to come enjoy. Unfortunately, there were not enough resources to turn this plot of land into a proper public park. Travel for Teens “Adventure and Service 2” and “Hola Costa Rica” gro

Thanks to the kind gifts of our generous donors and a collaboration with our dear friend David Rosenthal of New Voices, 10 local teens participated in a sports photography camp this past July. Juliana relates her experience below. Gracias al apoyo de nuestros donantes y una colaboración con nuestro querido amigo, David Rosenthal de New Voices, 10 jovenes locales participaron en un campamento de fotografia de deportes en julio. Abajo, Juliana nos cuenta acerca de sus experienc