This was the question posed to the audience, at a lecture I recently attended by one Mr. John Hardy, founder of the Green School in Bali.
The premise of this school was one that I found really seductive. Every aspect of it from the curriculum to the infrastructure is thought through from the viewpoint of sustainability. From growing their own food to employing local knowledge and traditional techniques in the construction, the school is focused on minimizing its impact on the surroundings.
What I thought raised this up to another level is that the ideas were so well-executed, and the school actually comes out looking gorgeous. The spaces are innovative and inspiring, and look very much at home on their site… It looks like an awesome place to study and a school I would have loved to attend.
I already enjoyed going to school as a kid, but what an adventure it would be…
Taking this path to school everyday…
Having lessons like this every single day…
He mentioned that this landscape is a luxury, but this still seemed like an understating of the facts to me. I’m staring at the massive concrete block that now houses my former alma mater and trying to imagine how we might have all turned out if we had grown up in a school like this. I don’t wonder that people move their families there just so their kids can attend this school. It’s just a pity that such an experience is still largely limited to those wealthy and privileged enough to buy a slot in these niche market schools.
