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Costa Verde International School Benefit

Monday, March 30, 2009

This Thursday, April 2nd from 6-10pm is an evening to benefit the Costa Verde International School that features a surf inspired auction, art exhibit, entertainment, plus food and drinks. This all goes down at 1129 State St for a suggested donation of $10. Tom Curren and his band will perform, and in attendance will be surfers such as Pat O'Connell, Danny Kwock, Donovan Frankenreiter, and if you aren't already tired of seeing them, The Malloy Brothers and Kelly Slater. This should be a great event to help out a great cause. Check out the pdf

About Costa Verde:

As an elementary school with initial grades from preschool through 6th, our aim is to produce healthy, happy and well adjusted life-long learners. Our target is that each child acquires fluency in a second language and a profound understanding
of the necessity for a “green” approach to living. To achieve this, CVIS is dedicated to a small student to teacher ratio and has focused education on the whole child in an environment designed to develop the talents and skills particular to each
individual. School curriculum centers on ecology and respect for the environment. Students learn to analyze and solve problems, rather than simply memorizing facts.

Our International School is just the beginning. Our goal is to provide all ages in our community with a location to find knowledge. Through our Sustainable Resource Center, our mission is to get the people of the community to find the changes
they feel are important and to make those changes. Through our Cultural Center, our ambition is to provide adult education classes, art showings, theatre, a public library, and other learning opportunities for the community. We want to expose our
amalgam of families to art, culture, and knowledge from around the world and to inspire the entire town to become ecological.

The proceeds from this event will go towards providing Costa Verde International School with Green Energy and Hot Water, and serve as a working model to initiate change and sustainability within the community.

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