Skip to Main Content
Student Success

Students document Costa Rica study abroad experience in photo exhibit

Published
Stephanie Danker, Mel Hale, Emma Personette, Myles Harrison, and Brian Schultz stand together in front of student photography from the Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica exhibit at Miami University.
The team behind the “Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica” student photo exhibit gathers in front of the display in Miami University’s McVey Data Science Building. Pictured left to right: Stephanie Danker, Mel Hale, Emma Personette, Myles Harrison, and Brian Schultz. Their collaboration and mentorship helped bring to life a powerful showcase of cross-cultural learning, visual storytelling, and reflective practice from the EHS-sponsored J-Term study abroad experience.
Student Success

Students document Costa Rica study abroad experience in photo exhibit

The team behind the “Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica” student photo exhibit gathers in front of the display in Miami University’s McVey Data Science Building. Pictured left to right: Stephanie Danker, Mel Hale, Emma Personette, Myles Harrison, and Brian Schultz. Their collaboration and mentorship helped bring to life a powerful showcase of cross-cultural learning, visual storytelling, and reflective practice from the EHS-sponsored J-Term study abroad experience.
Published

Students from Miami University recently presented a photography exhibit reflecting their participation in Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica, a J-Term study abroad program sponsored by the College of Education, Health, and Society. The exhibit, held in the McVey Data Science Building, features the work of Mel Hale, Myles Harrison, and Emma Personette.

Meet EHS Photographers
Back Arrow Next Arrow
Gallery toogle button.
    Mel Hale gestures toward one of their framed photographs in the Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica exhibit, displayed in the McVey Data Science Building.

    Senior capstone student Mel Hale discusses one of their photographs on display in the “Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica” exhibit at Miami University. Hale’s work, part of a collaborative installation by students, captures reflective and dynamic moments from their J-Term study abroad experience in Costa Rica.
Meet EHS Photographers
Back Arrow Next Arrow
Gallery toogle button.
    Mel Hale gestures toward one of their framed photographs in the Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica exhibit, displayed in the McVey Data Science Building.

    Senior capstone student Mel Hale discusses one of their photographs on display in the “Pura Vida: Education and Community in Costa Rica” exhibit at Miami University. Hale’s work, part of a collaborative installation by students, captures reflective and dynamic moments from their J-Term study abroad experience in Costa Rica.

 

 

 

Open to students across majors, the program explores the intersection of education, innovation, and community in three regions of Costa Rica: the capital city of San José, the mountain town of Monteverde, and the coastal area of Flamingo. Students engage with nonprofit organizations and schools that collaborate with local communities using asset-based approaches and progressive education models. The photographs on display capture both the personal and educational impact of these immersive experiences.

(AI tools Grammarly and ChatGPT 4.0 assisted with this article.)

Tagged:
College of Education, Health, and Society