Building a Better Learning Environment

Osa Conservation is dedicated to protecting the globally significant biodiversity of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. This includes supporting the people of the Osa as well, by empowering local communities to take part in the stewardship of the natural treasure they call home. 

The Osa Peninsula. Photo Credit: Carlos Manuel Uribe.

We are raising money to build a new community school for schoolchildren on one acre of land that Osa Conservation is donating to Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Education. This brand-new learning facility for schoolchildren will be easily accessible and close to the new Osa Verde sustainable farm.  Proximity to the farm will provide ample opportunities for experiential, hands-on learning and allow the next generation of Osa residents to participate in local and international conservation efforts.

The Osa Verde sustainable farm. 

The new “Escuela de Río Piro” will be a vast improvement from the current structure and will feature new desks, bookshelves, upgraded restrooms and a soccer field. In addition to land, Osa Conservation and its local partners will donate wood, a metal roof and labor to the project.  

Entrance to the current Escuela de Río Piro building.

How You Can Help

Make a Donation. Your donation to this project will go toward the purchase of  all additional building materials required complete construction of the new school as well as classroom supplies to help create a better, more accessible learning environment for the students and their teacher.

Spread the Word. Help us spread the word about this project on social media. Here are some suggested posts:

• Facebook: Help Osa Conservation build a new a new community school and foster the next generation of environmental stewards in the Osa Peninsula! Donate now: http://igg.me/at/riopiro

• Twitter: Help @osaconservation build a new community school for the next gen of environmental stewards in the Osa! Donate now: http://igg.me/at/riopiro

• Consider using hashtags, such as: #osapeninsula, #osafriends, #osa4ever, #osaforever, #osaconservation, #costarica, #education