Cathedral School for Boys: Working Through the Rain
From 17-19 April 2025, we hosted a group from Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco, brought to us by Globalworks International. The school has a strong focus on academic and personal development, and Globalworks has been organizing service-learning trips for decades—this partnership is a good fit.
The group—23 students, 3 school staff, and Globalworks team leader Lauren Gette King—had steady rain during most of their stay, which limited some of the fieldwork we usually plan. Still, they got stuck into key tasks: clearing drainage channels, pruning along the roadside, clearing vines off the vetiver plantings, and spreading gravel on dips in the trail. Not easy work in wet conditions, but they stayed with it.
We’ve been working with Chris Corrigan for over ten years now, and it’s always good to have his teams onsite. It was also great to have Tyrone Moore visiting—Tyrone was a GlobalWorks leader during one of the very first programs with Las Casas de la Selva back in 2003, when we first established the ethnobotanical trail.
During the visit, 3t gave a presentation on the history and ongoing work at Las Casas de la Selva, covering everything from sustainable forestry practices to the development of the ethnobotanical trail. The talk gave students and staff a deeper understanding of the long-term goals of the project and how their work fits into a broader vision of conservation, development of a wood industry, and community engagement.
Both Tyrone (left) and Chris (right) are also strong supporters of 3t’s artwork, and during the visit they each bought several prints—much appreciated. See 3t’s artwork: www.3tvakil.com
Thanks to Monique Nieves for keeping everyone well-fed throughout, and to Jon Warwick for steady help with crew work and logistics.
Appreciate everyone’s efforts! Thank you!
