The Green School

By Ganesh  on 22 June 2009
 
 

It is know to everyone that the space around the child is plays a very important role in their physical and mental growth. Combined with the passion on education and environment, John and Cynthia Hardy came up the Green School, The founders of Green School situated in Bali, Indonesia. Started in September 2008, now the Green school has reached 16 different countries. This International preschool and kindergarten is about eight hectare of environmental sustainable buildings that are mainly made of bamboo, alang-alang grass and traditional Balinese mud walls.

The preschool bisects the beautiful Ayung River that helps them farm vegetables and other edible mazes. The school also uses micro-hydro power generation and other renewable power resources. They use methane gas produced from cow manure as the fuel to the stove. This school is designed in such way it emits lowest of carbon into atmosphere.

Apart from the sustainable architecture it also helps the children learn better and improve their skill along with the awareness of Green.

Source:Greenschool.org

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