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Our place-based academic programs include collaboratively-designed faculty-led courses, immersive long programs, internships, Spanish language, virtual programming, and a menu of presentations and activities. Our academic programs are unique thanks to their interface with MVI’s community relationships, on-going projects, and research.

Our mission is to promote social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

We are a non-profit educational organization founded in 1986 in Monteverde, Costa Rica, to guide the increased tourism in a sustainable way by integrating academic programs, research, and community initiatives into programs to benefit both visitors and the local community

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Began in1986 hosting students to learn, research, and contribute to the well-being of the people and environment of the area. All profits above expenses go directly to community programs.

The history of Monteverde Institute has been documented by Dr. Leslie Burlingame.

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Our unique campus provides space for academic and community partners to learn, teach, gather, reflect, and create. Prototype solutions to local sustainability challenges lessen the environmental impact of our operations, inspire visitors, and provide replicable examples for local implementation.

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The MVI 38-acre campus  forms part of the famous Monteverde Reserve Complex, an area of natural preserves that protect more than 65,000 acres of endangered tropical forest.

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We work with the Monteverde community, local organizations, government institutions and grassroots groups, so they can identify the main issues in the zone and work with us in order to create new solutions with our different programs.

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Learn how a community based on ecotourism is working towards a sustainable future through resilience, education, and community building.

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Community connections, decades of experience, and the unique natural environment are the foundation for our collaboratively-designed, place-based, experiential academic programs.

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Instituto Monteverde, APDO 69-5655, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

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OPERATIONS

We work with the Monteverde community, local organizations, government institutions and grassroots groups, so they can identify the main issues in the zone and work with us in order to create new solutions with our different programs.


Staff

Staff and volunteers of the Institute are highly trained and educated in their fields, ready not just to teach but to support the community and everyone in Monteverde. Our staff is committed to sustainability in Monteverde and the rest of the world. The Monteverde Institute has a full interdisciplinary team that includes biology, administration, geology, communications, ecology, and more.

Board of directors

Our Board of Directors members of the Monteverde Institute in Costa Rica, are integrated by local community members with different backgrounds and they’re committed with sustainability, education, research and community.

President

Pedro Belmar

Vicepresident

Celia Harvey

Secretary

Maikol Cruz

Treasure

Hazel Guindon

Vocal 1

Elena Florian

Vocal 2

Dinia Santamaría

Alternate 1

Eugenio Vargas

Alternate 2

Silvia Elizondo

Fiscal

Alexa Stickel

Partners

We work with the Monteverde community, local organizations, government institutions and grassroots groups, so they can identify the main issues in the zone and work with us in order to create new solutions with our different programs.

Mututally beneficial agreements with strategic partners enable MVI and our partners to better serve our students & local Costa Rican communities. We collaborate with local, national, and international partners.

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Board of Directors

President
Vicepresident
Secretary
Treasure
Vocal 1
Vocal 2
Alternate 1
Alternate 2
Fiscal

Pedro Belmar
Celia Harvey
Maikol Cruz
Hazel Guindon
Elena Florian
Dinia Santamaría
Eugenio Vargas
Silvia Elizondo
Alexa Stickel

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Fundraising Campaigns of the Monteverde Institute

Our priority is continuing to build programs that benefit both our visiting students and our local community.

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Board of Directors, Alliance for the Monteverde Institute

The Alliance for the Monteverde Institute is a 501c3 public charity that provides financial & other support to the initiatives of the Monteverde Institute.

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Sustainabilty

Restoring employment, food security, and forests 

Given the severe impact of COVID-19 on Monteverde, Costa Rica, a town whose economy relies almost solely on tourism, the community is eager to embrace new forms of sustainability—and you can fund these projects while providing income to people who have lost their jobs during this challenging time. Learn more on the following link:

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