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On the surface, Isla Bastimentos is a beautiful island, located in a marine park near the Costa Rican border with picturesque beaches including Red Frog Beach. But under the surface, there is a complex story. Students will learn about leadership and social change by examining the local commitment to eco-tourism and biodiversity, indigenous communities that inhabit the island, local organizations started by ordinary individuals that are trying to fulfill community needs, and the real-life story of the journey to build the Red Frog Beach Resort.

In addition to analyzing leadership and social change in the context of Isla Bastimentos and Bocas Del Toro, Panama, students will simultaneously reflect on their own capacities for leadership and cultural competence, and the role that they might play in a social issue when they return to the U.S.