Fernando OKA, the owner of Okafe Roasters in the north of the city, is a renowned coffee expert and barista. He roasts our coffee, Don Simón, to a medium roast and gives us advice on how to improve...

After setting up the seed bed for our new coffee, Don Hugo Guerrero, our school gardiner, showed students how to transplant seedlings into new bags with compost for their future growth.  ...

Fantastic news – Sara, Gabriela, Melissa and I have just got funding approved for the construction of the greenhouse. It has been an interesting experience, a bit of luck, and some good grace...

Mr Gabriel Artunduaga Cuellar of Empresagro came to the school today to give a talk about plant nutrition and nutrient uptake by plants. His background in agronomy was put to great use with both...

The agric students have done a great job of clearing around the coffee plants, which are so big now. They cleaned away climbing weeds, removed debris and have collected our precious beans.  A day...

In 2020, two students, Sara Escobar and Melissa Londoño, were tasked with coming up with an idea for the 8th grade Sustainability Shark Tank competition.  They approached me and asked me what sort of...

RETURN OF THE GARDEN! our 6th Year! It is with the greatest happiness that after a year away, during the Covid-19 pandemic,we are back at school and back with the garden. After a year of leaving the...

On Sunday the 1st March 2020 over 700 competitors ran in the fifth Colegio Bolivar 5K Verde Run.  This event brings together all members of our community in a fun,  for some a grueling, 5K run around...

We have multiple projects going on in the garden this year. Not only have we continued our coffee harvesting but we have also begun a new project involving different types of sweet potato. Obviously...