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La Creación De Crianza: Un Retrato De La Niñez En Martín Centeno, Sara Dean
La Creación De Crianza: Un Retrato De La Niñez En Martín Centeno, Sara Dean
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
In the ever-shifting landscape of rural Nicaragua, how do new developments affect the ways in which children make sense of their worlds and their identities? Taking place in Martín Centeno, a cooperative community near Río Blanco in the Department of Matagalpa that was founded in the 80s for families displaced by the war, the present study borrows the theoretical framework of children’s geographies. Through observation, interviews, and visual research methods, this study paints a portrait of childhood in Martín Centeno today, as well as highlighting ways it has changed over time. The study places particular emphasis on the role of …
Developing A Space For Children: An Internship With The Mullumbimby Community Garden, Eden Olsen
Developing A Space For Children: An Internship With The Mullumbimby Community Garden, Eden Olsen
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This paper aims to demonstrate my independent study project internship at the Mullumbimby Community Garden (MCG), an interactive learning site for the citizens of Byron Shire. As an intern I spent 152.5 hours from October 29th to November 23rd planting, planning projects, attending meetings, and helping to educate about the importance of sustainable food production. More specifically, I focused on the development of the Children’s Garden, building vertical garden beds, planting the sensory garden, attending meetings, and helping to design and analyze costs for new structures to be implemented in the near future.
This study reaches further than …