Field Notes - Thoughts & Stories from Teachers & Students

Matthew Yam

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Verto Education

February 11, 2019

No Electricity? No Problem. A Week with the Indigenous Bribri Community in Costa Rica

After four days of exploring San Jose and taking classes at the luxurious Tryp hotel, our next destination was Bribri. We were told we’d be staying with indigenous cacao farmers living without electricity and, more frighteningly, wifi! Truth be told, I wasn’t the slightest bit concerned. If this was the first thing we did on…

Charlotte Prud'Homme

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Student Stories

January 11, 2019

Agriculture & Sustainability: Teaching Philosophy & Personal Credo

As a young person, who was fortunate enough to participate in alternative and experiential education growing up, I know by experience how powerful interactive learning environment can be. Stimulating educational environments where students have a physically and emotionally safe space to challenge themselves for growth are the most conducive to learning. I still remember…

Matthew Yam

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Students helping with healthcare initiatives in The Dominican Republic

Student Stories

November 9, 2018

My First 6 Weeks in The Dominican Republic

As we wrap up our time in the Dominican Republic, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the things we’ve learned in these last 6 weeks. It feels like we just got to this country, but at the same time it feels like forever ago since we were at the Rancho LaAurora…

Zach Kuiland

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Verto Education

November 9, 2018

Verto Team Training: The Story Begins With You

I’ve always liked who people can be when they have a world of possibilities and new human experiences awaiting them. That described my feeling at the end of the first day of Verto Education Admissions Representative training, and it was one we were able to explore throughout the four days we spent together. It’s…

Mallory Meiser

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Verto Education

November 8, 2018

What to Do If You Weren’t Thrilled With High School

High schools in America were designed to give an affordable education to a huge number of students with a limited number of resources and minutes in the day. The result? Students associate learning with bells and intercoms, standardized tests, and bathroom passes. The classroom is structured in a way that students are asked to…

Mallory Meiser

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Student teaching while traveling abroad in Thailand

Verto Education

November 8, 2018

The 10 Learning Foundations of Verto Education

Think about your most transformational educational experience. The ‘Aha’ moment that has stuck with you the rest of your life. Was it sitting in a lecture hall among a hundred other students in varying degrees of consciousness? Probably not. The Brazilian educator Paulo Freire understood this, and passionately denounced traditional education systems built upon…