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***NEW ANNOUNCEMENT:  STRATEGIC DECISIONS & PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATION UNDERTAKES U.S. $1 MILLION CAMPAIGN FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE SCHOOLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PROJECT IN VILLAREAL, COSTA RICA        TAMARINDO, COSTA RICA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: REMEMBER TO REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST TO SAVE …JANUARY REGISTRATION FEE’S RISE TO $2,500 PER PERSON       JANUARY 3RD WE BEGIN OUR FIRST GREEN ZONE QUEST…A THREE WEEK LIVE INTERNET VIDEO FEED….REGISTER YOUR CLASS AND COME JOIN US ON DAY ONE AT ARENAL VOLCANO FOR THE BEGINNING OF A FANTASTIC LEARNING ADVENTURE CURRICULUM…EACH DAY WE WILL BE LEARNING FROM A NEW COSTA RICAN DESTINATION        COSTA RICA PROVIDES AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN STUDENTS MINDS AND GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING THROUGH ITS BIODIVERSITY, VAST ARRAY OF NATURAL WONDERS AND DIVERSITY OF CULTURES…INQUIRE WITHIN ABOUT OUR CLASS TRIPS TO VARIOUS LATIN AMERICAN DESTINATIONS       TEACHERS FROM BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, SPANISH AND SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOUND OUR SCHOOL TRIPS TO BE AN IDEAL COMPLIMENT TO THEIR CURRICULUM        WE HAVE WORKED WITH GROUPS FROM PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS…JUNIOR HIGH AGED TO UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONALS       OUR MISSION IS TO HELP GROW A NEW GENERATION OF ECO-CONSCIOUS WORLD CITIZENS        BECOME A UNIVERSITY OR CORPORATE SPONSOR OF OUR MISSION       ALL DONATIONS AND GIFTS ARE KINDLY ACCEPTED AND APPRECIATED        THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED AND INTEGRATED SCHOOLS WILL BE DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH…AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ECO-LITERACY, GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE      

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Strategic Decisions & Partnerships Foundation Undertakes us$1.0 Million Campaign for Pre-Construction Costs of The Schools for a Sustainable Future Project in Villareal, Costa Rica

The following is an announcement by the Strategic Decisions & Partnerships Foundation, that it intends to construct the Schools For A Sustainable Future near Tamarindo (Villareal) in Guanacaste, the organization is under taking a capital campaign to raise us $1.0 million dollars, to cover the pre-construction costs of the project. The Schools for a Sustainable Future is part of the SDPUS's “grand vision” to create a sustainable world for the present generation and all future ones.  

The Schools for a Sustainable Future announcement was made at a gala event at the Diria Resorts in Tamarindo, Costa Rica on June 15th, 2007 that included approximately 30 distinguished U.S. & Costa Rican guests & senior executives of SDPUS's Foundation. Highlighting the evening was a presentation by Peter F. Fiorentino, in which he provided guests with the general concept & an overview of   the Villareal Sustainable Schools Project. 

Phase I will begin with the K-12 levels, as well as community and workforce development programs, and a lifelong learning program. The Schools for a Sustainable Future will ultimately include programs at the university level. The environmentally focused Futures Schools will be completely dedicated to environmental, economic & social research; the development of clean & renewable technologies; the advancement of eco-literacy, tech innovation, global stewardship, innovation, creativity, & scholarly excellence.

 

                                   STRATEGIC GOALS

Phase I:  To become a prestigious institution that ranks among Costa Rica’s top k-12 schools. Admitting students from around the world, with priority given to Costa Rican students.

  • Provide scholarships to worthy students who demonstrate high academic standing, a commitment to environmental stewardship & demonstrate financial need

  • Offer those academic programs at the k-6 and 7-12 levels that best enhance the Sustainable Schools mission

  • Enhance the economic vitality, well being and sustainability of the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica and the world

  • Recruit the world’s brightest scholars and most accomplished researchers for faculty

*Items comprising the preconstruction costs of the project include surveys, soil reports, master planning, architectural renderings and drawings, engineering, materials testing, LEED consulting, among others.

 

Phase II:  This Phase of The Schools For A Sustainable Future will include an environmental studies & research institute, student & faculty residences, pre-college & distance education components. All built by an institutional consortium that includes the SDPUS Foundation, International Universities- both within Costa Rica and from abroad,  various pre-collegiate schools and private business people.

  • Emphasize global warming research
  • Utilize wind, solar and other clean technologies to reduce or eliminate the reliance on unsustainable energies
  • Receive U.S. accreditation and University status in Costa Rica
  • Construct all facilities in accordance with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification of Platinum, the highest rating established by the U.S. Green Building Council

 

      

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