Tamara's Mural Mosaic in Local Costa Rican Colegio

Two women's club members and a colegio teacher helping Tamara

Last week Tamara started a new project, which she's been planning for a couple of months. She's conducting a hands-on ceramic mosaic class, which is producing a wall-size mural for Sean's school (CAIRA). She pitched the idea to the principal first and then gained support from the local Perez Zeledon International Women's Club of which she is a member. The club raised money for ceramic tiles of specific colors, tools, cement, and to sponsor the fee for participating children. A few of the club members are also enrolled in the class.

A couple of the kids participating in the class

 So far, about 15 kids have helped out with the mural in between taking exams. This week Tamara expects more children to help out as exams are over.

The response from teachers, kids, and parents has been over-the-top positive. Before the pieces were actually applied to the wall she sensed a bit of unspoken skepticism from the staff, but now that it's coming together, the compliments are flowing.

As of Friday the 7th

Tamara loves to do big projects such as this one. She's also a patient instructor, so she's really in her element right now.

As of last Friday, the picture on the right shows the state of the mural. She's going to put in longer hours this week to try and finish it. I'll have an update on the team's progress by the weekend.

Update on the project here.

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