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Health, Hygiene, and Hysteria

Posted by Katrina Lee on June 28th, 2010

Health and Hygiene was the topic of this week’s “Friday English Lessons”. In preparation for the lesson, we purchased about thirty toothbrushes, toothpaste packages, and mini soap bars.  Caio drew a Leonardo di Vinci Vitruvius man -inspired human body with different body parts labeled in English. It turned out to look more like a cartoon version of the Vitruvius man, but it worked. I took my try at drawing and labeling a face, but it turned out a bit creepy. I had the demonstrations all planned. With the gifts and teaching aids in hand, I thought we were fully prepared for the lesson.

Teaching English in Bangladesh

Katrina and Caio teach the children names of parts of the body in English.

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Connecting with the Community: Friday English Lessons

Posted by Katrina Lee on June 23rd, 2010

Children from the village came to the project site for English lessons.

Children from the village came to the project site for English lessons.

Last Friday marked the first of Panigram’s weekly English sessions for the kids of the village. The plan was to teach and review the English alphabet, numbers, and basic greetings.  As usual, we didn’t need to tell the kids to come to Panigram; at 3’oclock there was a group of twenty-four kids, aged four to twelve, hanging around the pavilion. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kristin Boekhoff Talks About Sustainability at Panigram

Posted by Kristin Boekhoff on April 27th, 2009

Khrys Vaughn, the founder of Her Startup LLC, recently interviewed me for BlogTalkRadio.  We discussed the meaning of sustainability and how I would be incorporating socially and environmentally sustainable practices into the development of the resort.

To listen to the interview, click here.

To learn more about social and environmental responsibility at Panigram Resort, please visit our Responsible Hospitality page.