The Global Classroom
39 Glasheen Rd.
Petersham, MA 01366
(978) 724-3530
www.globalclassroom.net
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Step by Step History of the Aula Global Conservation Project
1990 - The Global Classroom idea is born
and fund- raising begins to purchase and protect 100 acres of tropical
rain forest
in Costa Rica.
1992 - Our first delegation of local youth travel to Costa
Rica for research and community service. We begin our search for
the perfect property for research and preservation.
1995 & 1996- Global Classroom's High School "Unyte" program
(Understanding Nature and Yourself Through Experience) wins the Mary
Lyons Educational
Award.
1998 - With the help of hundreds of youth, area businesses,
famous musicians and scores of volunteers, our goal of $50,000 is
met and 100 acres of endangered rain forest is preserved, creating
the Aula Global Reserve.
2000 - Thanks to a grant from the Wilderness Wisdom Fund,
50 Global Classroom volunteers representing six different nations,
gather at Aula Global to begin the construction of the Aula Global
research station.
2000- After 634 hours of carrying materials to the sight and 498
hours of construction, Aula Global Research station is ready to host
it's
first student
group.
2002 - Aula Global is recognized by the Environmental Minister
of Costa Rica as a valuable reserve for many endangered species.
Producing over 40 tons of oxygen annually, Aula Global is a significant
asset to the country and the
world through Carbon Offset.
2003 - Learning of the pending destruction of Old Growth forest
abutting
Aula Global, Global Classroom volunteers begin an all-out effort to raise the
funds needed to preserve this critical biological
corridor.
