THe Green School
Newsletter

for the green school community & friends
november - december 2009

Governor Visit

Green School was privileged to host the visit of the Governor of Bali, Bapak Made Mangku Pastika on Sunday 4th October. Founders, John and Cynthia Hardy welcomed the Governor on his arrival and then accompanied him on a tour of the site.

The Governor is particularly interested in developing selected villages in Bali into organically-

oriented communities so was particularly interested in the Green School model.

He was fascinated by the creative use of bamboo as the project’s principle construction material, and was delighted to hear about the Bamboo Community Project, the Meranggi Foundation which encourages the planting and...
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GREEN SCHOOL ON THE ROAD

Green School’s Model at International Conferences


At the end of October, Pak Ron was invited to be keynote presenter at the Annual Leadership Forum of the Association of National Plus Schools of Indonesia. Some eighty principals were...
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Green School’s Stunning Architecture Recognised


Heart of School was honored to be shortlisted by the World Architecture Festival, the largest architectural awards programme in the world. We traveled to the conference in Barcelona along with other...
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Photo of the Month

Notes from Pak Andy


So much has happened since the previous Newsletter that I am not quite sure where to begin! Green School is a vibrant learning environment, and life here just continues to get better and better...
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Letter from the Founders

Dear Green School community,

It seems like we have missed a lot over the last few months but I was in the school for lunch today and it feels really good, with lots of bright faces,...
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Classroom Updates

Pre-K

8/11/09

Grades 1 and 2

8/11/09

Grade 3 is Busy as a Bee

8/11/09

Science – Grade 6, 7, 8

8/11/09

Kindergarten

8/11/09

Grade 6-7

8/11/09

Global Awareness in Grades 6, 7 and 8

6/11/09

Grade 4/5

2/11/09

Kindergarten

2/11/09

Kindergarten

23/10/09

Grade 4-5

18/10/09

Grade 4/5

29/09/09

GREEN SCHOOL ATTRACTS INTEREST FROM NEAR AND FAR

British International School, Jakarta – Field Study

Green School and Green Camp recently played host to eighty Year 6 students for a one-day field study as part of their study tour of Bali. A range of experiential activities was set up for the group – activities that...
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Principals of Madrasahs look at the Green School model

Green School was pleased to host a visit by principals of Madrasah schools in East Java led by Dr H A Fathoni Rodli (Chairman of the National Council of Private Education in Indonesia)...
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Green School and Ubud Writers' and readers' festival

It was a day of special learning and having fun at Green School when Ubud Writers’ and Readers’ Festival brought an upbeat, funny to the boots Singaporean writer, Shamini Flint, and an incredibly inspiring young author, Ramya to the School for...
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UNFCCC Regional Workshop delegates visit Green School

Twenty-four delegates from across Asia visited Green School on 16th October at the end of the UNFCCC Regional Workshop which was in preparation for the Copenhagen Summit. The delegates were treated...
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Green School Revisited

When it opened last year, Green School was met with a mixture of admiration, astonishment and derision...
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Bali International School visits Green School

Students of Grade IX from BIS recently visited Green School as part of their study unit on Climate Change. They feasted on a good organic lunch before touring our campus, and then proceeding to the Meranggi...
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TOWARdS STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Greening - up Green School

The Green Studies team is excited to launch THE GREAT HOME GARDEN QUEST.

This school wide project aims to involve every child in hands on gardening and learning by doing...
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Thank you to PT Aloevera Bali

Thank you to PT Aloevera Bali for the kind donation of 40 Aloe Vera plants for the 6-7 Home Room Garden project. We appreciate the donation and have planted and will tend these with care as well as sharing...
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Why Bamboo

The second installment of grade 7 student, Louie Rombaut's investigation of bamboo has been posted on the student newspaper, The Bamboo Post You can also read the story here...
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Global Issues Seminar

On Saturday 31, 2009, four of our selected students proudly represented Green School to participate in a Global Issues seminar held by Bali International School in Sanur. The seminar was accompanied by workshops given separately to student...
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A Global Perspectives Lesson

In Early October, the grade nine students welcomed Renee Martyna into their Global Perspectives class for a special session on gender and human rights. Renee is the mother of two Green School students: Lochlan in Kindergarten and Seth in Pre-K....
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350 Parts per million of carbon dioxide

On October 24th ordinary citizens from across the world came together in a series of events, rallies, demonstrations and public art projects all designed to do one thing: bring awareness to an important number -- 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide...
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School will groom future leaders to tackle climate change

By Victoria Vaughan

Spiralling bamboo structures tucked away in the rainforests of Ubud, Bali, mark the site of the unique Green School...
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Eco Bali partnership

At Green-School it is so important that we are part of environmental solutions, especially as we are learning and teaching about the state of the world and its environments at every grade level...
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In the News

Bamboo as an alternative to wood?

By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia

Src: Channel News Asia SINGAPORE:

Instead of promoting reforestation of trees, a man is putting his money on...
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Green School in The Times Educational Supplement

This highly-regarded publication recently carried a feature of Green School. The article was written by a former principal of an international school who joined one of our public tours in August 2009. He was so inspired...
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TAKE IT S.L.O.W.

Confronted with the rising tide of environmental change, a growing number of people are seeking a healthier way of living, voicing concerns about the environment and sustainable practices. However, many still...
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Green Village on the Ayung River

The Green Village is now open for pre-sale registrations. This landmark development, a truly luxurious and unique eco-development, is brought to you by a joint venture between PT Bambu, the team behind...
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IN AND OUT OF CLASSROOMS

Performing Arts

Students of Grade 8 and 9 had the wonderful opportunity to work with Mark Hill, a Physical Theater performer and instructor from Australia. Mark shared work in various performance methods...
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Indonesian Bahasa

It has been an exciting week working with students of all grades learning Bahasa Indonesia.

Students of Grade 1-2 last week had plenty of fun learning some Indonesian expressions...
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PE Update

We’ve been getting defensive in our PE for grades 3-8. Pak Putu Witsen has been teaching us basic martial arts skills and conditioning - we have some naturals out there! When not doing martial arts,...
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A Great Start to the Volleyball Season!

We took four teams down to Bali International School and came away with 3 victories. The 11-14 year-old girl's team and one of 9-10 year-old's teams had to battle back after dropping the first game to win the next two and claim the match victory...
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Learn to Wakeboard!

In what will be our first foray into a new program called Green School Connections, we are happy to be teaming up with the Rip Curl School of Surf to offer an introduction to wakeboarding. Green School connections will start partnerships with...
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A Student's Investigation of Bamboo

This is the first of a three-part article by grade 7 student Louie Rombaut apperaing in The Bamboo Post, our student newspaper. To get things started Louie went straight to the source and sat down with John Hardy...
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Meet the Horses!

Umalas stables has generously offered to host an afternoon with horses free of charge for Green School students. Join us Saturday, November 14th from 8:30-11:30. Students will learn about different breeds, grooming, saddling, equipment, basic...
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Is This Equality?

In September, the ninth grade students investigated the concept of human equality, a topic explored in Jr.’s satirical short story “Harrison Bergeron.” In this story, Vonnegut shows how the belief that we have the right to be treated equally can be...
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An Exploration of Rudolph Steiner's Color Theory in Art

Join Bruce Sherratt in the first of his two workshops for teachers and parents focusing on Rudolph Steiner's theories in color and shaded drawing. Workshop 1 - Rudolf Steiner’s Color Theory: Inspiration and Action for All...
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Changes and Additions to After-School Activities

With soccer seasoning winding down we are making some changes to our after-school schedule. Follow the story to see some of the exciting new additions...
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Green School Wins!!!

Green School's 9-10 year-old soccer team turned in an impressive performance to record our first official BSSA win. Wille Gelin, while getting incredible support from his teammates, dazzled all by scoring all...
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A Green Studies initiative

Green studies (upper grades): The upper grades program for Green studies has commenced well this year with exciting projects, challenges and entrepreneurial enterprises in our sights. We are completing the...
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