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Dear Supporters, 

Our last report was very sad to write when we shared the news of one of our staff members home burning to the ground. We are now happy to let you know that we are well on the way with the rebuild and hope to share with you all photos of the finished home in our next report.

News from Only Love ELC

At Only Love ELC, we welcomed new students last month to our scholarship program and hope to keep welcoming students - we currently offer 46% of our student body either full scholarship or financial aid.

We are also now enjoying the Costa Rican green season and although the rain can limit our outdoor classes we are all loving the lush green environment, especially all the butterflies in the garden of flowers we planted last year. With gardening a part of our curriculum, it is wonderful to see the students get excited about planting or learning about the importance of good soil or composting.  Our curriculum is centred around constructivism - where students construct knowledge based on their own experiences - so when students start asking real questions about pollution or sustainability and then even at such a young age start implementing ways they can make a difference…it’s a such a great feeling for both students and guides. The word HOPE feels alive!

News from Futuro Verde

At Futuro Verde the secondary students really take the question of “How can we reduce waste to help sustain earth’s resources?” to heart. It’s heart-warming to see teenagers truly passionate and invested in our planet's wellbeing and wanting to make a difference. Just last month FV raised awareness with a “Trashion” fashion show – where students from the whole school designed outfits or accessories made with rubbish. It was an amazing effort from all the students and the show was a great success.

Creating awareness for sustainability or social justice issues is important and we as individuals and collaboratively DO make the difference. We try to make a difference with our education project and even our youngest learners have the capacity to be the change.

With June being the month for the global LGBT community, we always celebrate Rainbow Day at Only Love ELC, because Love, Freedom and Equality are for everyone. Empathy and acceptance are not always a natural trait, but it can be taught, and that is what we aim to do!

Keeping sharing the love where ever you are…we send you love and gratitude for your constant support.

Only Love x