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BREAKING GROUND: Whitfield School-Costa Rica Trip Report

Written by Alexa Schmidt

On March 24, 2017

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1498687025991{background-color: #f8f5ef !important;}”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]The Whitfield School group broke ground this week building school gardens at Clemente Avendano Elementary School. In addition to constructing much appreciated garden beds at the school, CCS-Squads Abroad volunteers also led English lessons and assisted with classroom activities. The group spend each morning volunteering in the school and afternoons on guided cultural activities in the Cartago area. This weekend the group heads to the beach for some surf-lessons and a dolphin-watching and snorkeling boat tour. Pura Vida and a job well done Whitfield School![/vc_column_text][mk_gallery images=”469,476,474,470,472,475,473,478,471,477,479″ order=”DESC”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Squads are passionate groups of volunteers who mobilize abroad to create positive change. Each Squad type has a skill-based focus area that support the education, health and economic development objectives of community partners. Faculty choose their dates, duration (typically 1-2 weeks), and their site location from one of our six program countries.
Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.
Through virtual or in-country programs, Squads are passionate groups of volunteers who mobilize abroad to create positive change. Each Squad type has a skill-based focus area that support the education, health and economic development objectives of community partners.