RE: David Cameron “Green School in Bali”

Not only did this catch my attention on it’s own, but I was also tagged by Dave in a Facebook post, so I figured I’d reply via blog.

Here’s the original TED talk David’s talking about in his post: http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hardy_my_green_school_dream.html

Basically, it’s a primary school in Bali which has been designed so that every aspect is in some way “green” – examples include a completely bamboo structure, a cow for a lawn mower, and all locally sourced food. The premise behind the school has a lot of components which I really liked. The first one being that it’s international, so kids get to learn from kids from all over the world, though 25% of the school must be Balinese in an effort to support development and education in the area. The school also does this through its local sourcing of food, materials, and labour. The other thing is its holistic learning approach. In addition to the regular teachings of elementary school, kids are also introduced right away to fundamental sustainability issues through hands-on incorporations in lesson plans. I think exposing kids to these issues, as well as an international environment are some of the best tools to equip them later in life. (Though I obviously don’t have my own experience or a well-founded opinion on raising kids, I feel that those aspects introduced to me earlier as a child would have served me well.)

I would totally consider sending my future children to the school, maybe for a year or two. And that also means I would get to live in Bali. Score.