Green School (Bali)

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Green School Bali

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Jl. Raya Sibang Kaja, Banjar Saren, Sibang Kaja, Abiansemal

Badung Regency

Bali

Indonesia

Coordinates| 8°34′00″S 115°12′49″E﻿ / ﻿8.5667787°S 115.21367130000002°E﻿ / -8.5667787; 115.21367130000002
Information
School type| Private InternationalrbgrbhtnEducation
Founded| 2008
Status| Open
Enrolment| 490
Website| http://www.greenschool.org/

Green School Bali is a private and international pre-kindergarten to high school located along the Ayung River[1] near Abiansemal, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia.[2]

The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy. The Hardys reportedly conceived of Green School in 2006 after reading Alan Wagstaff's Three Springs concept document for an educational village community. The school's bamboo bridge, spanning 22 meters across the Ayung River, was completed in November 2006. Green School opened in September 2008 with 90 students and a tailor-made campus that emerged from the jungle and rice fields. Since then it has grown to approximately 400 students.[3]

## Ecological design

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Despite early intentions to live off the grid, as of 2021 the school's 70+ buildings are not off the grid,[2] but use some renewable energy sources, including micro-hydro power[4] from a "hydroelectric vortex",[5] and solar power.

The campus is designed around the principles of an organic permaculture system,[4] and the students cultivate an organic garden as part of their learning activities.[4] Buildings are constructed primarily from renewable resources including bamboo, local grass and traditional mud walls.[4] The campus has been reported as an example of the large-scale building potential of bamboo architecture,[6][7] especially "The Heart of the School" – a 60-meter long,[7] stilt-structure constructed with 2500 bamboo poles.[8] The school also utilizes renewable building materials for some of its other needs,[9] although senior students are required to use laptops.[10]

In January 2015, Green School high school students launched the Bio Bus, a student-led social enterprise to provide sustainable transport services to Green School students, teachers and community.[11] This initiative looked at solving the transportation system to the rural setting of Green School, which mainly consisted of private cars, carpooling and motorbikes. The Bio Bus now has four 18-seater buses that run purely on biodiesel (B100) made from used cooking oil.[12]

## Curriculum

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The school consists of four learning neighborhoods – Early Years, Primary School, Middle School & High School. Special programmes include Green Studies, environmental science, entrepreneurial learning, and the creative arts.[13]

Green School educates through a holistic, community-integrated, entrepreneurial learning programme. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC).[14]

## Extracurricular activities

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### Kul Kul Connection

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Founded in 2016, the Kul Kul Connection is a community program, hosted after school for more than 210 local students. The main focus of the program is the English language and sustainability.[15]

## Board of directors & Governance

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In 2015, Green School launched a Strategic Review process to include members of the faculty, parents, local community and board of directors in the spirit of the progressiveness of the school. To meet this evolution, the governance structure of Green School was updated and made public.[3] Its three-level governance structure is based on the Indonesian legal requirements. There are currently Trustees, a Board of Management – a cross-stakeholder body that governs the School operationally to provide the school's holistic education experience, and implement its strategic plan.[16] School Board Members have included Roger J. Hamilton David Heffernan. Ronald Stones, Nadya Hutagalung, Mickey Ackerman, Chris Saye, Derek Montgomery and Theo Bakker.[17]

## Awards

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Green School was awarded the 2012 "Greenest School on Earth" award by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.[18][19] The school was a finalist for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[1][20]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Aga Khan Award for Architecture". Retrieved 8 Nov 2012.
2. ^ a b "Jakarta Globe: A Hardy School: A Green Future". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
3. ^ a b "Welcome to the Beautiful Bali Jungle!".
4. ^ a b c d "Treehugger.com: New Green School opens in Bali". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
5. ^ "CNN: Green School Bali". Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
6. ^ "DesignBoom: Bamboo Pure Green School". 24 August 2012. Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
7. ^ a b "Domus: The Green School". Retrieved 25 Oct 2012.
8. ^ "Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 7 Nov 2012.
9. ^ "Globe and Mail". Retrieved 7 Nov 2012.
10. ^ "The Green School Family Heartbook" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
11. ^ "Youths As Agents of Change- Bio Bus Plenary Presentation". Renewable Energy Forum 2015. October 2015.
12. ^ 2"How Used Cooking Oil Powers A School Bus In Bali". TedXUbud. August 2016.
13. ^ "Learning Programme".
14. ^ "Press Release". Green School Bali. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
15. ^ "Education | Kul Kul Connection". kulkulconnection.greenschool.org. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
16. ^ Welcome, Green School
17. ^ "Green School Board". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
18. ^ "Center For Green Schools". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2012.
19. ^ "EDC Magazine". Retrieved 7 Nov 2012.
20. ^ "Architecture Week: Aga Khan Award Finalists". Retrieved 8 Nov 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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