Amazon Summer School 2014 - Final Report

Final Report Amazon Summer School 2014

Cultivating Sustainable Leaders

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AGENDA

About this report 6

Meet the STAFF 6

Main features of the program 7

Meet the volunteers 10

Meet the participants 11

Description of Activities 14

Quality Assessment 54

Media Visibility 60

Dedicated to all those who want to

become sustainable leaders

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About this report This report is meant to be a clear, concise and engaging way to get to know about the first edition of the Amazon Summer School Program. It describes the team and participants, the main events and key learnings of each of the modules and also provides some information on the final results and assessment of participants. We dedicate this report to the 100+ people who contributed for the Amazon Summer School t2014 o happen including participants, STAFF from FAS, partners and, of course, the people from the communities of Rio Negro. See you next year, Suelen, Raquel and João

Meet the STAFF

Suelen Marostica \\ Brazil

BSc in Forest Engineering at UNB; MSc in Clima-

te and Environment by INPA; Post-Grad De-

gree in Sustainable Business at FGV.

Raquel Luna Viggiani \\ Brazil

BSc in Business Management at FGV-EAESP;

MSc in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustaina-

bility at University of Blekinge.

João Rafael Brites \\ Portugal

BSc in Economics at Nova SBE; MSc in Econo-

mics at Nova SBE; MSc in International Mana-

gement by CEMS.

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General features of the program The Amazon Summer School is a program created by FAS to prepare the next generation of sustainable leaders. It took place in Manaus and in the Reserve for Sustainable Development of Rio Negro (RDS Rio Negro) between 21 July and 13 August 2014. The program was structured around 4 modules—each representing a characteristic of a sustainable leader. They are: Love for the Nature, Caring about People, Know-How and Bravery. Interestingly, from a benchmark analysis we did over 45 sustainability summer schools we found out that even though 20% of these take place in South and Central America, none was organized by an organization with headquarters in these regions. The tuition fee was 3500 USD (all included, except visa and travel). Partial/ Full tuition Scholarships were offered. Our positioning in regards to other summer school programs consisted in offering a average-priced program with a above-average duration (green dot in the graph).

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Meet the volunteers During the program we had the invaluable support of 3 volunteers who were responsible for activities such as doing the English-Portuguese and Portuguese-English translation, media coverage and even for facilitating some sessions on topics like Wilderness Emergency Medicine, The Impact of Diets in Climate Change, The Evolution of the Sustainability Concept and the Sustainable Development Goals. Thank you Abigail, Cassia and Marina.

Abigail Gregg \\ USA

BSc in Anthropology and English (Creative Wri-

ting) at University of Southern California; MSc in

Public Administration in Development Practice

at Columbia University’s SIPA.

Cassia Moraes \\ Brazil

MSc in Public Administration in Development

Practice at Columbia University’s SIPA.

Marina Villares \\ Brazil

Pursuing BSc in International Relations at PUC

in São Paulo.

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Meet the participants We received 122 applications from 36 countries. Of these, 52% were male applicants. Their backgrounds ranged 26 knowledge areas, being the most common: Economics, Agriculture, Engineering, Environmental Studies and Forestry, Journalism/ Media Studies and Law. Most of the participants learned about the program through Email, with internet searches, social media and word-of-mouth still being relevant. Their average age was 31 years old. Out of this pool, we selected 18 participants. However, in the end only 13 participants managed to be part of the experience (due to the difficulty in raising funds), who we will now present below.

Adrian Richie \\ USA

Doctor of Education—Educational Leadership

at Argosy University at A&M University; Master

of Education—Education and Supervision; BSc

K-12 Education University of Houston.

Amy Nicole Connolly \\ USA

B.A. In Political Science and Women’s Studies

from Portland State University

Ellen Szarleta \\ USA

B.A. In Political Science at State University of

New York College; Ph.D. in Agricultural Econo-

mics at University of Wisconsin.

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Joana Lisboa Brandão de Melo \\ Portugal

BSc in Forestry—Engineering Sciences at IST,

MSc in Forestry and Natural Resources at IST;

Specialized Certificate in Terrestrial Carbon

Accounting at the University of California.

José Artur \\ Brazil

Pursuing BSc in Environmental Engineering at

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Larry Brewer \\ USA

B.S. Communications/Sociology St. Joseph

College Calumet

Harsh Vardhan Bati \\ India

Pursuing BSc in Law at Jindal Global Law

School in India.

João Lissandro Botelho \\ Brazil

BSc in Economics at UFAM; BSc in Public Admi-

nistration at UEA; MSc in Development

Planning by NAEA; currently pursuing Ph.d. in

Environmental Sciences at Erasmus University.

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Meher Sidhwa \\ India

BSc of Engineering (Instrumentation) at Univer-

sity of Mumbai; Post Graduate Diploma in Ener-

gy Management at MIT School of Distance

Education (University of Pune).

Raiza Fong \\ Guatemala

BSc in Biology at Universidad de San Carlos de

Guatemala (USAC).

Rochelle Martin \\ Ireland

Integrated MSc in Law at Northumbria Univer-

sity.

Mariana da Silva Loayza \\ Bolivia

BSc in Biology at Universidad Mayor de San An-

drés (Bolivia).

Martin Damian Vainstein \\ Argentina

Currently pursuing a B.A. In Political Science at

Universidad de Buenos Aires.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MODULE 1: LOVE FOR THE NATURE

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Mon, 21-Jul 2014 // Official Launch

Description of the day

After some introductions the day started with a visit to the Manaus

Opera House. After that we went to FAS Headquarters to get to

know the FAS team, do a cross-presentation of the group and

have a crash-course on survival Portuguese. After lunch, we had

the official launch of the summer school with a session facilitated

by Virgílio Viana, the General Director of FAS, on the work of the

Foundation and the Amazon Rainforest. We then did an initiation

ritual at the end the day on the beach of Ponta Negra using

elements of Indian Pedagogy.

Key Learnings

The history of Manaus and its Opera House

Understanding why using cross-presentations is beneficial

Survival words in Portuguese

Indian Pedagogy as a way for personal development

General Knowledge about the Amazon

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Tue, 22-Jul 2014 // Meeting the waters


The whole day was dedicated to do a regional boat tour across

the “touristic” Amazon, so as to stimulate the participants’ critical

view about it. The tour included a visit to the meeting of the

waters, observation of Victoria Regia, lunch in a fluctuating

restaurant, swiming with the boto, pirarucu fishery and visit to an

indigenoues community. After the tour we went back to the hotel

all together to discuss the participant ‘s impressions of the day

and reflect on elements of responsible tourism activities.

Key Learnings

Understand how tourism is currently being done at the

Amazon

Debate over to what extent should wildlife be explored for

touristic purposes and learning how it can be balanced

Understanding the reasons why the waters of Rio Negro and

Rio Solimões take so much time to mix with each other

Learning about Amazon Wildlife

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Wed, 23-Jul 2014 // From above


This day was spent entirely at the INPA Reserve ZF2. We left the

hotel in the early morning and, once we arrived, we went to an

observation tower 40 meters above the canopy of the forest

where we learned about the work done at the reserve. There, we

also spent a few minutes in silence to connecte with the nature on

a deeper level. Then we had a lecture on Timber Management

and a visit to the BIONTE Experiment lead by the expert Nigur

Higuchi. We finnished the day resting at a natural pool.

Key Learnings

Understanding how different levels of timber exploration

impact the regenerative capacity of the forest

Learning how research studies are conducted to assess the

impact of timber exploration

Learning about Amazon Wildlife

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Thu, 24-Jul 2014 // Into the wild


This was the day in which we left the city of Manaus and departed

to the Center for Sustainability and Conservation of RDS Rio Negro

in the riverside community of Tumbira. During this trip we stopped

over the Rubber Museum and over the community of Acajatuba

for a traditional lunch near the river. In that lunch the participants

engaged in a deep conversation with the Chef, a community

women with an incredible life story. We ended the day with a

guided visit to the conservation center, swiming in the river and

getting to know the local community who would host us for the

rest of the experience.

Key Learnings Learn about the Period of the Rubber and how did it impact

the development of the Amazonas

Understanding what is a Center for Sustainability and

Conservation run by FAS

Understand how the education system works at the Amazon

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MODULE 2: CARING ABOUT PEOPLE

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Fri, 25-Jul 2014 // Tumbira


We woke up with the first light of the Amazon sun rise. We took our

breakfast in Roberto’s hostel and during the morning we presented

the learning journey and made an exercise to find the purpose

and identity of the group. During the afternoon we started the

Oásis Game together with 17 students from the communities of

Tumbira, Saracá and Inglês of the local school. After an energizer

and presentations we formed 7 groups. The first step of the game

consisted in developing an appreciative gaze of the community

and identifying in groups its beauties and resources with a blindfold

guide tour across the community. The day ended with a reflection,

a splash in the river and a great dinner.

Key Learnings How to discover the group purpose/ identity

How to develop an an appreciative gaze of the community

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List of groups

Below you can get to know the groups that were formed for the

Oásis Game. In green you find their names and in bold black the

community of RDS Rio Negro they worked with along the process.

Gatos Amazonenses// Inglês

Abigail, Odenilze, Jozana Men-

donça, Ellen Szarleta, Harsh

Vardhan Bhati, João Brites

Guerreiros da Floresta// Inglês

Andreza, Cliciane, Cassia Mo-

raes, Adrian Richie

Os Tubarões// Tumbira

Eduardo, Martin Vainstein, Ricar-

do, Suelen Marostica

Ibaúba// Saracá

Gisely, José Arthur, Raiza Fong,

Amy Nicole Connolly

Os Descobridores// Saracá

Jacqueline, Eliziene, Lissandro

Botelho, Mariana Loayza

Pular na Água// Tumbira

Raquel Viggiani, Geibson, Carla

Rochelle Martin, Meher Sidhwa

Too Cool// Tumbira

Larry Brewer, Joana Melo, Davi,

João, Edivan

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List of resources

School technologies, library, fruits, water, chikens, garden, solar

energy, carpentry, school, Tucum wire, hostel, medicinal plants,

handicraft shop, wood, bottles, raw materials, fish from the river,

sewing machine, boats, local shop, fruit trees, flower house, kids,

soccer field, soil, sand, branches, chainsaw, tools to work the soil,

crops, electricity, bacaba seed, fresh air, recycling containers,

community center, etc.

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List of beauties

How people communicate, church, houses, landscape, sound of

the birds, monkey and river, school’s students, trees, parrot eating

a biscuit, sun rise/set, Giovana’s smile, local handicraft, wood of

the houses, João’s family, soccer field, the Black river, rainbow,

nature (fruits, flowers, wildlife), wonderful food, women’s hair, fresh

air, freedom, the dock, the community center, etc.

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Sat, 26-Jul 2014 // Bonding


This day started with a very early morning walk in the rainforest

lead by Raquel to connect with the nature. After that we took our

amazing breakfast at Roberto’s hostel. We spent most of the

morning presenting and working on the 2nd step of the Oásis

Game called “Affection”, in which the participants have to

connect on a deeper level with the community. The game

consisted of finding in groups at least 5 talents and 1 inspirational

story and invite them to the “Talent Show of RDS Rio Negro”. We

had three groups staying in Tumbira and 4 groups that split and

went to Saracá and Inglês. We cameback for lunch and spent

the afternoon preparing and organizing ourselves for the “Talent

Show”. The work ended around 6pm. Free time afterwards.

Key Learnings

The importance of listenting

Learning how to create bonds of trust with the community

Searching for talents and inspirational stories

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Sun, 27-Jul 2014 // Adventure


We woke up in the early morning and some of us participated in

the Yoga Morning Practice lead by Abigail. After that we took our

breakfast, got into the motor boats and split the group again to

visit the communities and invite personally the people there to

participate in the “Talent Show of RDS Rio Negro”. We had done

the invites the day before. By lunch time we were back to Tumbira.

After lunch we used some time to prepare the talent show and

then we had 2 workshops. The first one was about the Evolution of

the Concept of Sustainable Development across time and was

lead by Cassia Moraes and the second one was about Wilderness

Emergency Medicine and was llead by Abigail Gregg. The day

entded by 7pm.

Key Learnings

How to mobilize and engage local communities

The historical evolution of Sustainable Development

Fundamentals of Wilderness Emergency Medicine

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Mon, 28-Jul 2014 // The Talent Show


This was a special day. We woke up with sun rise, took our regular

breakfast and got ready to an adventure. By 8am we went in

Roberto’s boat to a part of the rain forest and went walking back

on our feet back to the center. At the forest Roberto showed us

the animals, birds and vegetation types from the perspective of a

hunter. We arrived to the center just in time for lunch. After that,

we did the final preparations and at 4pm The talent Show of RDS

Rio Negro took place. It brought together close to 50 people from

the Reserve and showcased community talents such as: wood

carving, fishing, singing, playing the piano, dancing, handicraft,

among others. We also asked people to write down their dreams

for the community, as part of the 3rd Step of the Oásis Game.

Key Learnings

The Rain Forest from the perspective of a hunter

The great talents you can find in small communities

The 3rd Step of the Oásis Game—The Dream

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Tue, 29-Jul 2014 // Prototyping


We dedicated the whole morning to a Meet the Leader Session

with Rita Mesquita, a Senior Researcher at INPA, who shared her

testemony on a career on sustainable leadership. After lunch we

joined the Oásis Game Group together again (the 13 participants

and 17 school kids) to analyze the dreams written down by the

people from the community during the talent show on the day

before. We identified 3 main dreams: MORE COMMUNICATION

AND DIALOGUE, MORE UNION and MORE EMPLOYMENT. Then, we

went to the 4th Step of the Oásis Game (The Care) and divided

thre 7 groups accordingly to these dreams and did a World Cafe

Session with all the groups to find what we could do inone day

with te community to fulfil one of these dreams. We decided to

make the “Union Party” (movie session + soccer game and

revitalization of local school). We then “prototyped” the day.

Key Learnings World Cafe: Tool for Collective Mobiization

The 4th Step of the Oásis Game—The Care

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List of Prototypes

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Take-outs from World Café Session

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Wed, 30-Jul 2014 // Indigenous Core


We spent the whole day at the Indigenous Community of APA int

he Rio Negro Region, where FAS also has a Sustainable

Development Center. During the morning we had activities with

the kids from this community. The Summer School participants got

divided in groups, spread all over the community and presented

different challenges to the kids as they came. After that, we had a

guided visit to the community.. Then we had a traditional lunch.

During the afternoon we had an Archery Workshop taught by two

teens from APA and closed the day with a talk with the Chief of

the community, who shared his personal story and that of his

t”Cambeba” ribe. Before the dawn we went back to Tumbira and

had a reflection with the participants.

Key Learnings

The story of the “Cambeba” Indigenoues tribe

Fundamentals of Archery

The Indigenoues Perspective of the Amazon

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MODULE 3: KNOW-HOW

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Thu, 31-Jul 2014 // Caboclo Essence


The day started with a Co-Created Session by the participants

Martin and Adrian to their fellows. Then we spent the rest of the

morning in a Meet the Leader Session with Valcleia Solidade

(General Director of the Bolsa Floresta Program) and José Roberto

(President of the Association of the Residents of the Rio Negro

Reserve). We had lunch all together. During the afternoon we had

two workshops, one dedicated to the Dragon Dreaming

Methodology (created by John Croft) and presented by João

Rafael Brites (STAFF from FAS) and the other dedicated to Story

Telling presented by Raquel Luna Viggiani (STAFF from FAS). The

Dragon Dreaming Workshop was used to prepare the “Union

Party, to take place on the 3rd of August.

Key Learnings

How to engage communities for long-lasting trasnformation

The Dragon Dreaming Methodology

Stroy Telling and How to make the most of our stories

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Fri, 1-Aug 2014 // Green Value


The day started with a co-created session on “Carbon Emissions

Accounting” from Meher Sidhwa to her fellow participants. We

then had a Meet the Leader Session with Denis Minev (CFO of

Bemol and Fogás and Former State Secretary for Planning and

Economic Development of Amazonas) and Mariano Cenamo

(Founder of IDESAM). This session took the whole morning. After

lunch we did a session on the 5th Step of the Oásis Game (The

Miracle) to prepare the “Union Party”. After that we had a Team

Building Activity to Compensate CO2 Emissions generated by the

event through a talk and activity with Mário Moreira, FAS expert in

Agroecology. We finnished the day with a splash in the river, dinner

and a reflection session at night.

Key Learnings

How is the accoutning of CO2 made

How bananas can help treat waste water

The role of government andprivate sector in sustainability

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Sat, 2-Aug 2014 // Green Citizens


The day started early in the morning with a co-created Session my

Mariana Loayza and Raiza Fong on Wildlife Conservation. Then,

between 10h00 and 12h30 we had another Meet The Leaders

Session, this time dedicated to Third Sector initiatives. Our guest

speakers were Paula Aguiar, Simone Russo and Nádia Aguiar

( from Pedala Manaus initiative) and Carolle Utrera Alarcon

(Executive Secretary of Movimento Ficha Verde). After lunch we

had a session on Design Thinking applied to the Volunteering

Projects the majority of the participants will undertake between

the 6th and the 13th of August. This session was led by João Rafael

Brites (from FAS STAFF).

Key Learnings

Fundamentals of Wildlife Conservation

The Role of the Third Sector Initiaves in Sustainability

Design Thinking Methodology

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Sun, 3-Aug 2014 // Hands On


This day was the climax of our activities with the community. The

first part of the morning was dedicated to present the 6th and 7th

Step of the Oásis Game, Celebration and Re-Evolution,

respectively. The second part was dedicated to finnish the

preparations and invites for the Union Party—the solution chosen

by the community to improve union, dialogue and

communication among the people in the Reserve. During the

afternoon we had our Union Party where we (community and

participants): organized a outdoor screening of a movie during

the night (the movie was Thor), painted the local school resorting

to graffiti stencil techniques) and played a soccer game.

Key Learnings

The community has everything it needs to master its future and

materialize its dreams

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Mon, 4-Aug 2014 // Green Returns


We woke up early in the morning to have a co-created session

from Adrian Richie to his fellow participants on Miracle

Manifestation. Then we had a Meet the Leaders Session with

Cláudio Boechat (Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral) and

Alessandro Dinalli (Founder of Descarte Correcto and Ashoka

Social Entrepreneur). After lunch we dedicated the whole

afternoon for a training by Raquel Lna Viggiani (FAS STAFF) on

FSSD—the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. The

day ended with a great dinner and a splash in the river.

Key Learnings

The relationship between Sustainability and the Correct

Disposal of Electronic Products

Fundamentals of the FSSD Framework

Relationship between GDP and Sustainability Indicators

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Tue, 5-Aug 2014 // Role of Business


After our breakfast, the whole morning was dedicated to a Meet

the Leaders Session with Pedro Sirgado (President of Instituto EDP)

and Octávio Nogueira (Coordinator of the Project for the

Sustainable Production of Açaí from Instituto Coca-Cola). We had

lunch with our guest speakers. Our afternoon was spent in two

separate sessions. During the first one we asked the participants to

make a collective harvesting of the characteristics they found in

common among all the sustainable leaders they met and what

distinguished them. The second session was dedicated to a

Workshop on the Open Space Methogology. Since this was the

last night in Tumbira for many participants, we had a party!

Key Learnings

The Role of the Private Sector in Sustainability

The dilemmas of sustainability for a private company

How to ensure the sustainable production of products from

the Amazon

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Wed, 6-Aug 2014 // Role of Media


We woke up early in the morning with a session by Ellen Szarletta

on how to integrate sustainability indicators into the assessment of

projects. Then, we had our last Meet the Leaders Session with

Menderson Coelho (the Responsible for Social and Environmental

Contents at Amazon SAT) and his reporting team. We had lunch all

together and after that we had a closing session where

participants were asked to rate each step of the program and

each participant creatively customized 1 wood board to leave at

the community as a gift and sign of gratitude. After lunch the

participants were still interviewed for Amazon SAT and then the

participants that would stay during the volunteering period said

goodbye to the ones that were now leaving.

Key Learnings

The Role of Media in Sustainability Efforts

Steps for the future

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

MODULE 4: BRAVERY

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Volunteering Modules

Introduction

Out of the 13 participants of the Amazon Summer School this year,

9 stood for one more week to do volunteering work. We decided

the areas where the participants did the volunteering work by

asking before the start of the program to key leaders of in the

Reserve about what were currently their areas of interest. We then

tried to match these areas of interest with the skills of our

participants, and spread the message in different rcommunities of

the Rio Negro Reserve regarding where and when the Modules

would happen. During one week the participants participated in

the modules and on the final show on the last day. The modules

included:

Swimming and Life Rescue by Rochelle Martin

Dance by Larry Brewer

Slack Line by José Artur Botelho

Guitar by Amy Nicolle Connolly

Chess by José Artur Botelho

English for Tourism by Ellen Szarletta

Emission of Electronic Fiscal Note by Lissandro Botelho

Leadership by Ellen Szarletta

Drawing Classes by Harsh Bhati

Spanish Language Classes by Mariana Loayza and Martin

Vainstein

In the next pages we will present each of these modules, present

the contents, the number of sessions and the number of

participants, alongside with some pictures.

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Swiming and Life Rescue

This module had a total of 7 hours and 30 minutes and it was

spread along 6 days. It took place in the morning from 8am to

9.15am. The goal was to improve the community kids’ swimming

skills and teach them the fundamentals of life rescue in the river.

7 kids participated in this module taught by the Irish participant

Rochelle Martin.

Dance


spread along 6 days. It took place in the morning from 9.30am to

10.45am. The goal was to improve the community kids’ dancing

skills and present a showcase on the final day.

9 girls participated in this module taught by the US participant

Larry Brewer.

Slack Line



10.45am. The goal was to improve the community kids’ skills in

doing slack line. This activity was very popular. 20 kids participated

in this module taugh by the Brazilian participant José Botelho.

Guitar




playing the guitar. 9 kids participated in the activity by the US

participant Amy Nicole Connolly.

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Chess



12.15am. The goal was to improve the community kids’ chess skills

and improve their ability to think strategically. 5 kids participated in

this module taught by the Brazillian participant José Botelho.

English for Tourism

This module had a total of 8 hours and it was spread along 2 days.

It took place in the afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. The goal was to

improve the improve the English Language capabilities of

community entreprenurs in the reserve dynamizing touristic

services in the region. 3 adults participated in this module taught

by the US participant Ellen Szarletta.

Emission of Electronic Fiscal Note



teach community entrepreneurs the procedure to take an

electronic fiscal note. Currently, when providing a service many

entrepreneurs need to go to Manaus to make the emission of a

fiscal note, a travel that is very expensive, when they can do it

through the internet. 14 adults participated in this module taught

by the Brazillian participant Lissandro Botelho.

Volunteering Modules

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Leadership



give a coaching session on leadership capabilities to community

entrepreneurs. 2 adults participated in this module taught by the

US participant Ellen Szarletta.

Drawing



9.15am. The goal was to improve the community kids’ drawing

skills. It took place at the local school for the little kids.

Approximately 20 kids participated in this module taught by the

Indian participant Harsh Bhati.

Spanish Language




Spanish. Approxiamtely 20 kids participated in this module taught

by the Argentinian and Bolivian participants Martin Vainstein and

Mariana Loayza.

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Volunteering Pictures (part 1)

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Volunteering Pictures (part 2)

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT

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Quality Assessment

Methodology

The quality of the summer school was assessed during the summer

school program through Check-Out sessions that would take place

every day at night, where each participant could voice his/ her

concerns, reflections and give feedback. That feedback led the

STAFF to make adjustments as the summer school program went.

Then, at the end of the program we asked the participants to fill up

a short survey on-line with their assessment of the summer school

according to different indicators. Out of the 13 participants, 11

replied to this survey.

Key Results

The overall feedback of the summer school program was

extremely good in all the indicators that we analyzed. Still, there

are aspects to be improved. In the next sections we will present

the major elements of feedback for each set of indicators that

were analyzed through the survey.

Before the Summer School

Overall, the satisfaction level was 95%. The major positive aspects

included: the way the selection process was conducted (100%

satisfaction), the fundraising materials provided (100%), asssistance

and support provided (100%), and the quality of the Pre-Camp

Manuals (100%).

Aspects to improve include: Sending Time of the Pre-Camp

Manuals (82% satisfaction) and Tuition Fee Payment (90%

satisfaction).

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Accomodation

Overall, satisfaction level was 97%. The major positive was the

Accomodation in the community of Tumbira (100% satisfaction)

and the Accomodation in Manaus after the event. Aspects to

improve include: the Accomodation in Manaus before the event

(91% Satisfaction).

Transportation

Overall, satisfaction level was 100%. It included the assessment of

the transportation in Manaus before and after the event, and the

transportation by motorboat in Tumbira, which was the indicator

that got the best evaluation from the whole survey.

Food


food in Manaus and Tumbira.

Housekeeping

Overall, satisfaction level was 87%. The major positive aspects

included the hygiene and cleaningless of the spaces where we

had our meals and sessions in Tumbira (100% satisfaction). The

asects to improve include: cleaningness and hygiene of the dorms

in Tumbira (82% satisfaction) and the way laundry was taken care

(91% satisfaction).

Material


the program manual and the material provided in the sessions.

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Quality Assessment

Content and Facilitation

Overall, satisfaction level was 98%. The major positive aspects were

interaction between staff and participants, quality of facilitation,

number and diversity of activities, the use of Check-Ins/ Check-

Outs, the use of Energizers, the concepts and tools used, the range

of subjects addressed, the organization of the program. Aspects to

improve include: the depth of the subjects addressed (91%

satisfaction) and the number of external speakers (91%

satisfaction).

Quotes from participants

“It felt like 26 days leaving with a new family, a really cool and

awesome family from all over the world”

“I really enjoyed the various experts that came in to talk with us “

“The best part of the summer school was our location: Tumbira. It

was perfect in every sense. Living with the protected communities

and sharing each other's experience was amazing”

“I hope this program keep evolving with every passing year and I

get to be part of an awesome alumni group “

“Never in my life I said so much times "Amazing" and "I have no

words" like in this experience”

“I feel so honored and thankful for being part of it! I am already

planning some projects and redisigning the ones I have, to apply

what I learned and the skills I gained. It was completely inspiring

and gave me a lot of hope in humanity, it is possible to change

things. “

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MEDIA VISIBILITY

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Media Visibility

Introduction

The Amazon Summer School 2014 was featured in many media

channels across the world. Below we present the major moments

of visibility of the summer school program.

Amazon SAT

The TV Channel Amazon SAT in the Program Amazon SAT Social did

a 3 parts news story that featured on TV and was recorder on the

6th of August. The links for the news stories are presented below:

Part 1: http://youtu.be/x5kYP_lBJm8

Part 2: http://youtu.be/eUzpG5sZ0GI

Part 3: http://youtu.be/lUSdPyp9DZI

Gazeta da Semana

This News Portal published an article named “Fundação Amazonas

Sustentável (FAS) leva 13 pessoas para uma vivência na

Amazônia”. Link presented below:

http://gazetadasemana.com.br/noticia/3282/fundacao-

amazonas-sustentavel-fas-leva-13-pessoas-para-uma-vivencia-

na-amazonia

Centro de Estudos em Sustentabilidade da EAESP

The CES Club of EAESP-FGV, a leading business school in Brazil

published the article “Fundação Amazonas Sustentável oferece

Amazon Summer School”. Link presented below:

http://www.pagina22.com.br/index.php/2014/05/fundacao-

amazonas-sustentavel-oferece-amazon-summer-school/

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Law Octopus

Harsh Bhati, one of the participants of the summer school wrote an

article for the page of Law Students o fhis university entitled: “How

Does it Feel to Attend a Summer School in the Amazon Rainforest?

Here’s How…”. The link is provided below:

http://www.lawctopus.com/how-it-feels-to-attend-a-summer-

school-in-the-amazon-rainforest/

Northumbria University

The Northumbria University, where the participant Rochelle Martin

graduated published in their website the news of Rochelle coming

to the Amazon. Link presented below:

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/

news/2014/06/northumbria-student-scores-once-in-a-lifetime-

trip-to-brazil/

Observatório do Clima

This organization published an article named “Escola de Verão da

FAS é lançada reunindo alunos de oito países”. Link presented

below:

h t t p : / / w w w . o c . o r g . b r / i n d e x . p h p / c m s / n e w s / s e e /

idnoticia/286931

Saneamento Ambiental

The News Online Portal Saneamento Ambiental published an

article named “FAS promove “Escola de Verão” entre julho e

agosto”. The link is provided below:

h t t p : / / w w w . s a m b i e n t a l . c o m . b r / S A / d e f a u l t . a s p ?

COD=6862&busca=&numero=649

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