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Run as a private school for children from kindergarten to high-school age,<ref name=SierraMagazine >{{cite web |url= http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201109/coolschools/bali.aspx |title= Sierra Magazine: Schools | accessdate=24 Oct 2012}}</ref> the school has attracted “world-wide attention”.<ref name= ABCRadio >{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bydesign/green-school-and-the-power-of-bamboo/2994886 |title= ABC Radio: Green School and the power of bamboo | accessdate=24 Oct 2012}}</ref> |
Run as a private school for children from kindergarten to high-school age,<ref name=SierraMagazine >{{cite web |url= http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201109/coolschools/bali.aspx |title= Sierra Magazine: Schools | accessdate=24 Oct 2012}}</ref> the school has attracted “world-wide attention”.<ref name= ABCRadio >{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bydesign/green-school-and-the-power-of-bamboo/2994886 |title= ABC Radio: Green School and the power of bamboo | accessdate=24 Oct 2012}}</ref> |
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==Founding and Focus== |
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| ⚫ | The Green School opened in 2008 with 98 students.<ref name= CNN></ref> By 2010, The School had 245 students [aged 3-16],<ref name=ABCRadio ></ref> and 2011 enrollment was over 300.<ref name= CNN></ref> Most of its students are foreigners with Indonesians making up only 20% of the intake, and most of them are on scholarships.<ref name= CNN></ref> |
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| ⚫ | The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy.<ref name=SierraMagazine></ref> The Hardys reportedly conceived of Green School in 2006 after reading Alan Wagstaff’s Three Springs concept document for an educational village community.<ref name= Ecology ></ref> The school opened in September 2008 with a mission to provide children with an holistic education with sustainability at its core.<ref name= CNN></ref> |
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| ⚫ | Green School is focused on educating its students on the value of ecological sustainability.<ref name= JakartaGlobe ></ref> According to Australia’s ABC Radio, “This school is attracting world-wide attention because of its commitment to sustainability as the philosophical core of its education curriculum.”<ref name= ABCRadio ></ref> One 2010 [[BBC]] report contrasted that while Indonesia is one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases and has been struggling to improve its record on the environment, The Green School is teaching students to protect and care for their environment.<ref name= BBCVid >{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8658067.stm |title=BBC: BBC Video | accessdate=25 Oct 2012}}</ref> |
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==Ecological Design== |
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==Curriculum== |
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The school reportedly "prepares students to be stewards of the environment, teaching them to be critical and creative thinkers, who champion the sustainability of the world and the environment."<ref name= Ecology >{{cite web |url= http://www.ecology.com/2012/01/24/balis-green-school/ |title= Ecology: Bali’s Green School | accessdate=25 Oct 2012}}</ref> Ecological sustainability is a mainstay of its curriculum. Subjects taught there include English, mathematics and science, including ecology, the environment and sustainability, as well as the creative arts.<ref name= JakartaGlobe ></ref> Courses at the school include Global Perspectives, Environmental Management, and 21st Century Science.<ref name=SierraMagazine ></ref> The curriculum combines standard International Baccalaureate programs with green studies such as carbon-footprint analysis and organic farming.<ref name= GlobeandMail ></ref> Fro example, sixth-graders calculate the school's annual carbon footprint, then plant bamboo to offset it.<ref name=SierraMagazine ></ref> |
The school reportedly "prepares students to be stewards of the environment, teaching them to be critical and creative thinkers, who champion the sustainability of the world and the environment."<ref name= Ecology >{{cite web |url= http://www.ecology.com/2012/01/24/balis-green-school/ |title= Ecology: Bali’s Green School | accessdate=25 Oct 2012}}</ref> Ecological sustainability is a mainstay of its curriculum. Subjects taught there include English, mathematics and science, including ecology, the environment and sustainability, as well as the creative arts.<ref name= JakartaGlobe ></ref> Courses at the school include Global Perspectives, Environmental Management, and 21st Century Science.<ref name=SierraMagazine ></ref> The curriculum combines standard International Baccalaureate programs with green studies such as carbon-footprint analysis and organic farming.<ref name= GlobeandMail ></ref> Fro example, sixth-graders calculate the school's annual carbon footprint, then plant bamboo to offset it.<ref name=SierraMagazine ></ref> |
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==Students== |
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| ⚫ | The Green School opened in 2008 with 98 students.<ref name= CNN></ref> By 2010, The School had 245 students [aged 3-16],<ref name=ABCRadio ></ref> and 2011 enrollment was over 300.<ref name= CNN></ref> Most of its students are foreigners with Indonesians making up only 20% of the intake, and most of them are on scholarships.<ref name= CNN></ref> |
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==Founders and Mission== |
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| ⚫ | The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy.<ref name=SierraMagazine></ref> The Hardys reportedly conceived of Green School in 2006 after reading Alan Wagstaff’s Three Springs concept document for an educational village community.<ref name= Ecology ></ref> The school opened in September 2008 with a mission to provide children with an holistic education with sustainability at its core.<ref name= CNN></ref> |
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==Board of Directors== |
==Board of Directors== |
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| The Green School | |
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| School type | Private Sustainability Education |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Status | Open |
| Website | http://www.greenschool.org/ |
The Green School (Bali) is a primary and secondary school located along the Ayung River [1] near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.[2] The school’s ecologically-sustainable design and focus on sustainability education for young students have been widely reported. Run as a private school for children from kindergarten to high-school age,[3] the school has attracted “world-wide attention”.[4]
The Green School opened in 2008 with 98 students.[5] By 2010, The School had 245 students [aged 3-16],[4] and 2011 enrollment was over 300.[5] Most of its students are foreigners with Indonesians making up only 20% of the intake, and most of them are on scholarships.[5]
The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy.[3] The Hardys reportedly conceived of Green School in 2006 after reading Alan Wagstaff’s Three Springs concept document for an educational village community.[6] The school opened in September 2008 with a mission to provide children with an holistic education with sustainability at its core.[5]
Green School is focused on educating its students on the value of ecological sustainability.[2] According to Australia’s ABC Radio, “This school is attracting world-wide attention because of its commitment to sustainability as the philosophical core of its education curriculum.”[4] One 2010 BBC report contrasted that while Indonesia is one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases and has been struggling to improve its record on the environment, The Green School is teaching students to protect and care for their environment.[7]
Ecological Design
The school's 75+ buildings are cooled and powered by renewable energy sources including micro-hydro power,[8] from a “hydroelectric vortex”[5], solar power,[2] and bio-diesel.[8][2] The school’s campus is designed on an “organic permaculture system” intended to work with the natural ecology of the land,[8] and the school’s students cultivate an organic garden as part of their school activities. [8] The school’s buildings are built primarily from renewable resources including bamboo,[3] local grass, and traditional mud walls.[8] The primarily-Bamboo construction of the campus has also been reported upon as an example of large-scale building potential of bamboo architecture,[9][10] including “The Heart of the School” a 60 Meter long[10] stilt-structure constructed with 2500 bamboo poles.[11] The school also utilizes renewable building materials for its other needs, and “everything - even the desks - is made of bamboo.”[12]
Curriculum
The school reportedly "prepares students to be stewards of the environment, teaching them to be critical and creative thinkers, who champion the sustainability of the world and the environment."[6] Ecological sustainability is a mainstay of its curriculum. Subjects taught there include English, mathematics and science, including ecology, the environment and sustainability, as well as the creative arts.[2] Courses at the school include Global Perspectives, Environmental Management, and 21st Century Science.[3] The curriculum combines standard International Baccalaureate programs with green studies such as carbon-footprint analysis and organic farming.[12] Fro example, sixth-graders calculate the school's annual carbon footprint, then plant bamboo to offset it.[3]
Board of Directors
The school's Chairman of the Board of Directors is Roger James Hamilton. Other board members include Ronald Stones, Nadya Hutagalung, and Mickey Ackerman. [13]
Awards
Green School was awarded the 2012 "Greenest School on Earth" award by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.[14]The school was also a finalist for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[1][15]
International Media Coverage
The school has bee covered in television reports aired on ABC (Australia),[4] CNN (USA),[5] and the BBC (UK).[7]
References
- ^ a b "Aga Khan Award for Architecture". Retrieved 8 Nov 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Jakarta Globe: A Hardy School: A Green Future". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Sierra Magazine: Schools". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b c d "ABC Radio: Green School and the power of bamboo". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "CNN: Green School Bali". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b "Ecology: Bali's Green School". Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b "BBC: BBC Video". Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Treehugger.com: New Green School opens in Bali". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
- ^ "DesignBoom: Bamboo Pure Green School". Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
- ^ a b "Domus: The Green School". Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 07 Nov 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "Globe and Mail". Retrieved 07 Nov 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Green School Board". Retrieved 07 Nov 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Center For Green Schools". Retrieved 07 Nov 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Architecture Week: Aga Khan Award Finalists". Retrieved 8 Nov 2012.