GVI MONTHLY ACHIEVEMENT REPORT

Quepos Community Development Program

July 2014
SUMMARY:
GVI Quepos welcomes Bancroft School and Under 18s group to construct classrooms, repair schools, run
arts workshops and paint beautiful murals. These volunteers significantly contributed to the maintenance of
rural schools and preparation for the local Festival of the Arts competition.

REPORT:
In addition to our currently running education projects, in July, GVI Quepos was aided by two school groups.
We were fortunate that a group from Bancroft School in London spent two weeks with us. They helped build
an entire classroom at Damas School where the eager students can learn English. Also, they painted a
beautiful mural of a papaya tree that had to be cut down to build the classroom on the wall of the lunch
room. The entire school was able to participate by creating the leaves of the trees with their handprints.

This artistic group also led several arts workshops to help the children develop their skills for the Festival of
the Arts competition. After a week, every child in the school had new knowledge about drawing, painting,
sculpting and stomp.

When Bancroft School went home, a new group of Under 18s came to continue working on the Damas
classroom and paint at two additional schools in Naranjito and Villa Nueva. They sanded down desks, chairs,
painted entire buildings and left an incredible mural at Villa Nueva for the Kindergarten classroom.



Our regular project volunteers also joined in on the effort. Several volunteers helped paint a mural in the
new English Classroom at Damas, and everyone joined in the excitement of the Festival of the Arts. As a
surprise for the kids, our entire team performed a dance to the song Waka Waka by Shakira. The kids loved it
so much, they demanded an encore! The second time the entire school was dancing together which led to a
massive dance party.

A special thank you to Bancroft School, the Under 18s, and all of our energetic and artistic volunteers. Great
job everyone!

Lily Busher, Costa Rica Community Programs Manager