East Watch Post, Day 3

East Watch Post, Day 3

July 18, 2014 Uncategorized 0

Buenas Noches! Day 3 started with a transition from our previous location, the United World College of Costa Rica, to another school, Earth University. We packed our bags, ate our breakfast, and enjoyed some picturesque views along our two hour bus ride. Upon arrival, we unloaded our bags and stepped out onto the hot, humid university campus.

After checking into our rooms and grabbing a quick lunch, we filed into a classroom for a presentation.  We then enjoyed a video presentation on the history and message of Earth University and a Q and A with a current student at the university. Introductions aside, we  split into two groups to follow members of the university on a walking tour of the campus.

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Later in the afternoon we gathered with our schools to discuss our Learning Leadership Projects (LLP) for the upcoming school year. Each school has their own project that they may be continuing from the last year or starting a new one this year. After this, each student took a survey and learned what kind of leader they were, whether it be an initiator, a persuader, a charmer, or a nurturer everyone had a different style of leading a group. These specific types were parts of four general groups of leaders, directors, harmonizers, thinkers, and expressers. We were split into these four larger groups and tasked with creating a hypothetical environmental awareness drive for a school. Each group had a different way of creating the plan. In the end,  even though each group showed collaborative leadership through various styles and methodology, we all had expanded our minds to identify with other ideas and people.

After dinner we played a couple of ice breaker games to warm up we broke into watch groups to talk with Earth university students from all over the world to learn about their experience and how they got here. After these great conversations with the students we came back together as a big group and reflected on the day, thinking on what we learned about ourselves and what we are thankful for. Night night, sleep tight.

With all our love, pura vida

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