York U students engage in experiential learning in Costa Rica

September 3, 2024 York University students are stepping out of the traditional classroom to experience the principles of sustainability and ecology first-hand at the University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica. This summer, 25 students in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) had the opportunity to visit the EcoCampus, located within the Alexander

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York University’s EcoCampus in Costa Rica offers students exceptional learning experience

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, courses at York University’s unique Eco-Campus in Costa Rica are welcoming students back to the rainforest. By Elaine Smith Study abroad courses return with renewed energy at Las Nubes, York University’s EcoCampus in Costa Rica. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Las Nubes, which is

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A grounded approach to environmental sustainability, health and human well-being in Southern Costa Rica

In 2021, the York Las Nubes project in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) launched the Grounded project in collaboration with the York Faculty of Health, York International, York Libraries, and Universidad Técnica Nacional (UTN) of Costa Rica, San Carlos Campus. Indeed, community is at the heart of York’s Las Nubes EcoCampus such

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