COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: NINE YEARS IN REVIEW
Laguna Redonda Water Study
10/2013-10/2014
One Twelve-Month Study
Water samples were taken daily for 365 days and compared to weather patterns in order to understand contamination sources.
Results and recommendations were delivered to MIMARENA in 2015.
Tropicalia will monitoring water quality during construction and operations.
Costa Esmerelda Beach Rescue
The Costa Esmerelda Beach Rescue program ran from 2013-2015, and continued in 2016.
Automatic Weather Station in Miches
9/2015-12/2016
16 MONTHS of climatology
data collected until 2016.
Data is uploaded to an online weather platform every minute on
www.wunderground.com
Professional Development for School Teachers (AME)
- 2009
8 Teachers - 2010
77 Teachers - 2011
54 Teachers - 2012
15 Teachers - 2013
93 Teachers
119 of which passed the program
at 15 institutions
Participating
Education Centers
Escuela El Cedro; Escuela La Mina; Escuela Básica La Gina; Liceo TV Centro la Gina; Escuela KM.6; Escuela Los Franceses; Escuela Lucas Guibbes; Liceo Secundario Padre Daniel; Distrito Educativo 12-03; Km10; Fundacion Tropicalia; Escuela Hicaco Blanco, Escuela Vocacional de las F.F.A.A. de Miches, Distrito 12-04, Visión Mundial.
Courses
Education, Human Development & Poverty Alleviation; Skills for School Administration and Management; Teaching Environmental Education; Teaching Health Education; Applying & Using ICTs in Primary School Education; Ethics in School; Peace & Conflict Resolution; MATEMATEL; Building Blocks for Teaching Business & Business Planning; Developing Business Opportunities and Entrepreneurship; School Communication and Organization.
Model School Initiative
2013
La Mina Primary School
In-School Programs
2014
2015
2016
Digital Literacy Course
2009-2011
Scholarship and Cultural Exchange Program
- New
- Previous
5 Students
Who recieve program services, but their scholarships are 100% from the Ministry of Education because they study education
18 Scholarships
School Renovation and Maintenance Program (PRyME)
League of Enterprising Farmers in Training (LEAF) & Junior Achievement Dominicana (JADOM)
2011
2012
LEAF becomes JADOM
2013
2014
Think Art Program of Fundacion Cisneros
Financial Education Workshop for Adults
2011-2012
Miches Saludable Summer Camp (USAID/REDDOM)
2012
Educa partnership
4 years of collaboration. Fundación Tropicalia has been a member of EDUCA’s board of directors for four years.
