...on the last Tuesday of every month!
The Green School in Bali offers a radically different approach to preparing the newest generation for life in the 21st century!
Andrew Dalton was Headmaster at the Green School before coming to Malaysia. He shares his experiences at the greenest school on the planet (official!), and offers his thoughts on one of the most critical question of our time: How do we become a sustainable civilization?
THE GREEN SCHOOL, BALI: MORE THAN JUST COOL ARCHITECTURE
Talk & Q&A by Andrew Dalton
June 25th
8 till Late
Andrew is Principal at The International School @ Parkcity.
He was born and raised in England, and started out his career in Engineering before changing profession into teaching. He holds an MA in Education, the UK National
Professional Qualification for Headship, a Bachelor of Engineering Degree with Honours, and a Mathematics Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Andrew worked in world-class schools across Asia and the Middle-East, including Principal of Green School (Bali), Headmaster of Bromsgrove International School (Thailand), Deputy Head of Tanglin Trust School ((S'pore), Head of Houses at St.Christopher’s International School (Bahrain). Two of the above mentioned schools were recently listed in the top eight international schools in the world.
To add their thoughts in our discussion on how to empower young minds (and their parents!) to live more sustainably... we have:
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Kenny Peavy from the Environmental Educational Alliance of South East Asia
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Suzanne Samy from Tatana Roots
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Gonthong Lourdesamy from Wild Asia, and
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Fareea Ma from Animal Projects & Environmental Education Malaysia!
ALSO IN DA HOUSE!
Students attend a class inside a huge bamboo and straw hut at the greenest school on earth in Bali, Indonesia.
Located in the remote Sibang Kajha area of the tropical island, the Green School campus is built using sustainable natural material and is powered by more than 100 solar panels.
World's greenest school provides all its own energy and gives every class its own rice paddy in Indonesia
PUBLISHED: 13:29 GMT, 21 May 2013
for conversations fit for the 21st century