Welcome to the
British School of Costa Rica's
Group 4 Project
British School of Costa Rica's
Group 4 Project
The Group 4 Project is an interdisciplinary project that allows students to appreciate the environmental, social and ethical
implications of science. It may also allow them to understand the limitations of scientific
study, for example, the shortage of appropriate data and/or the lack of resources. The
emphasis is on interdisciplinary cooperation and the processes involved in scientific
investigation, rather than the products of such investigation.
The exercise should be a collaborative experience where concepts and perceptions from
across the group 4 disciplines are shared. The intention is that students analyse a topic or
problem which can be investigated in each of the science disciplines offered by a school. The
topic can be set in a local, national or international context.
From November 13th to November 15th of 2006, practically the whole of the Senior 6 generation went to the biological station of La Selva, to carry out their Group 4 Project. The students spent three days examining the biodiversity-rich forest, the river and its tributaries, and the environmental impact of the station on its surroundings; performing experiments in four scientific areas: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Systems and Physics. Explore this site to see the results of our work.
