

Magnifique! Sharing the gift of art with our families
(Español abajo) “Art has the role in education of helping children become more like themselves instead of more like everyone else” -...

Something from nothing: the Matapalo park build
Here at CREAR our busy summer of receiving volunteer groups keeps rolling on. Two more Travel for Teens groups touched down in Samara the...


Mi Experiencia en el Campamento de Fotografia / My Photography Camp Experience -Juliana Angulo
Thanks to the kind gifts of our generous donors and a collaboration with our dear friend David Rosenthal of New Voices, 10 local teens...


Kicking off volunteer season with a bang
The lack of travelers in 2020 meant a significant decrease in the amount of community volunteer groups that we were able to receive here...


Art and Social Transformation / Arte y transformación social
Rethinking Arts Education with “Ser Feliz Creciendo Feliz” This past pandemic year has proven to be a challenge for everyone, a globally...


Photo Project with Young Samareños, a Collaboration Between New Voices and Asociacion CREAR
Español abajo In April and March of 2021, nine teens in Asociación CREAR’s ongoing youth program had the opportunity to participate in a...

Academia de Crianza, reinventando nuestra forma de criar y guiar a nuestros descendientes
-English below- Han escuchado la frase: A mi me criaron de esta manera, por eso es que yo, criaré a mis hijos de la manera en que me...


La magia ahora se hace desde casa - Now the magic happens at home
En Febrero de este año, estuvimos iniciando los programas educativos de arte e inglés para la niñez de la zona, en Sámara y en El Torito....


Working on the Inner Guardian, to Awaken and Guide Our Awareness / Trabajando en el Guardián Interio
The Guardians of Nature platform offers an environmental education guide that has been recognized and promoted by Costa Rica’s Ministry of P


Dreams Fulfilled, Young Women Achieving their Goals | Sueños Encontrados, Mujeres Jóvenes Cumpliendo
CREAR has nurtured many valuable relationships with our youth throughout our 12 consecutive years of work in the Samara and El Torito commun