Environmental Education

Yesterday student Freddy Villca became our latest graduate, defending his project working with elementary school children in his home community, Charazani (I visited his home in 2008 -- the story is here). He discovered that the school needed more orientation regarding waste management, and worked with school teachers and administrators to develop an education and infrastructure plan to deal with it.

Freddy is the second from his family to graduate from the College, and will be followed soon by his two brothers, one working toward a degree in agronomy, and the other in vet/animal science. He just accepted a job in Charazani as assistant mayor, with plans to write and execute projects to benefit his community. He is truely a bridge between old and new: many of the people in Charazani speak only Quechua, and most do not have a college education.

We are all very proud of him, and wish him much success.


Photo: Freddy waits outside of the salón de defensas for the results of his defense -- and he got a 86%, considered distinguished! Photo by Charles Vaughn.