Category: United World College/ Earth University, Costa Rica Year 3

Costa Rica Day 9

Yesterday the group had to say goodbye to their individual host families. They came back together for a long yet exciting day. The kids got a break from the more serious talks about the pillars of GYLI and had some fun white water rafting! After the day of rafting, you would think the kids were…
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July 19, 2017 0

Day 9–Leader Learning Plans (LLPs)

One key aspect of GYLI programs that separates them from other programs it the Leader Learning Plan.  The LLP is a process to transfer the learning from the GYLI program back into the school or community that sent the students and teachers.  You can read more about them here: https://www.gyli.org/leader-learning-plan-llp/ The LLP has 4 key parts:…
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July 24, 2014 0

Day 8–Homestay Gathering

Just a short post here to document our fun-filled gathering at the one of the farms–Maria Jose for all the the GYLI students and many of the farming families.  It was a wonderful dinner for 70 prepared by the host families to thank GYLI for sending groups to them over the last 9 years.  I…
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July 23, 2014 0

North Watch Post: A Novel About Day 2

Winter is coming….. Anyway, this morning we did several group activities in our respective watch groups. There were four stations, and we rotated after 30 minute intervals. For us, the North Watch, our first activity was actually run by members of our group, Sydney and Devon, who talked about important terms such as “transgender” and “non-binary.”…
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July 17, 2014 0

2014 GYLI Year 3 Day 2–United World College

Day 2 began with traditional GYLI circle of student and faculty working to set up our norms and community for our time in Costa Rica.   Our 4 watch groups then jumped into morning stations that included: Intro to Costa Rica, the UWC movement and UWC’s around the world, A student-led session on gender and…
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July 17, 2014 0

Welcome to GYLI Year 3!

We’re only one day in and it’s already turning out to be a great trip. After a few turbulent trips from across the United States (and this year Costa Rica!), students arrived eager to start the year three program at United World College.   Reconnecting old friendships and creating new ones, students used their free…
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July 16, 2014 0

Countdown to Year 3 Costa Rica 2014

Hello GYLI Community! The 2014 year 3 trip kicks off in two days.We’ll be posting  throughout the trip right here on the GYLI blog. The year 3 participants and coordinators will be sharing updates, think pieces, photos, etc. all starting this Wednesday. Get ready. Be excited!     Bon Voyage, Katie Nguyen        …
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July 14, 2014 0