Leading Sustainable Environmental Change:
A New Adult Learning Journey in Costa Rica
Cerro Vueltas, an ecolodge/organic farm in the high mountain area of Costa Rica, is proud to offer Leading Sustainable Environmental Change, a New Adult Learning Journey in Costa Rica.
Run by the multi-generation Seelye family, Cerro Vueltas specializes in unique and life-changing experiences for nature lovers of all ages. Our philosophy is that deep, experiential learning in nature is essential to revealing purpose and critical to re-imagining and regenerating a world that we can all live in, both now and seven generations from now.
Course at a Glance:
- Topics covered: leadership, communication, team-building, networking, meaningful reflection
- Duration: 11 days (we recommend flying in on day 0, 1 day before the course officially begins)
- Dates: There are two separate sessions offered in Winter 2024
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- Session 1 – Wednesday, January 24 – Saturday, February 3
- Session 2 – Friday, March 1 – Monday, March 11
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- Travel: Fly in and out of SJO airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. In-country travel will be covered
- Course Fee: $3,000 per person (covers food, ground transportation, and lodging)
When you click the button above, you’ll be asked to fill out a Google Form. After your form is submitted, the Cerro Vueltas Director of Operations, Darla, will get right back to you to answer questions and arrange payment via PayPal.
This is now the best educational experience I have ever had but “education experience” doesn’t begin to describe how meaningful this was.
I cannot express how much this trip means to me. I have so many good feelings of joy, gratefulness, happiness, love, and connectedness. It truly feels like a life-changing experience . . . You have given me the strength to pursue this journey of preserving and celebrating LIFE with intention and purpose . . . Thank you for teaching us what true leadership means.
Why Should You Embark on This Journey?
If you are reading this, chances are very high that, like so many of us, you are deeply concerned about the state of the world today and the messes we are leaving for future generations. In addition to our human family, you care about all species that share the planet with us. You want to do more to help and do it in a joyful, collaborative way, but you just aren’t sure what that might look like… We created this course just for you!
Course Origins
This course is modeled after a highly successful, graduate-level course in Sustainability Leadership developed by Paul Kazyak and Amber Lively at Johns Hopkins University that has been inspiring folks to step up and lead more on things they care about since 2016. By eliminating mandatory assignments from that for-credit course, we took an outstanding learning experience and made it even more powerful. More interaction with your classmates, and more interaction with the natural world in Costa Rica. Win, win!
Why Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is a perfect location for a deeply meaningful leadership learning experience. First, it is one of the few countries in the world that is actively pursuing a carbon-free economy in the near-term. Second, Costa Rica has positively stunning natural beauty and its wildlife biodiversity is actually increasing because of its sustained efforts to replace agricultural land with tropical forests. Thus, it is a perfect place to see some of the solutions we need displayed right in front of our eyes.
When you click the button above, you’ll be asked to fill out a Google Form. After your form is submitted, the Cerro Vueltas Director of Operations, Darla, will get right back to you to answer questions and arrange payment via PayPal.
I feel like a piece of me has been restored and I am better armed to go forth and make a change in my life and step up on leadership position . . . I don’t know what I expected, but I never thought that this would be such an emotional and life-changing experience . . . I am so grateful for this experience! I hope to keep this love, support and kindness with me always. Thank you for this gift.
To Learn More About The Program:
Course Dates & Registration
The fee for this course is $3,000 per person, and the maximum class size will be 20 people. To hold your reservation, a 50% deposit is required, with payment in full due no less than two weeks prior to the start of the course. Your fee covers all food, ground transportation and lodging from the convening time on the first day to noon on the last day when you are dropped off at the airport. It does not cover adult beverages or other incidentals.
In 2024, we are running two sections of this course.
Session 1: Wednesday, January 24th through Saturday, February 3rd
Session 2: Friday, March 1st through Monday March 11th
To register, click the button below. You’ll be asked to fill out a Google Form and the Cerro Vueltas Director of Operations, Darla, will get right back to you to answer questions and arrange payment via PayPal.
