Sustainability in Education - Green School Bali

Much is being said about climate change and the deviant effects of a consumer led society. Research shows that human consumption of natural resources has increased - we consume 88 billion tonnes of natural resources every year. Of course this comes at a steep cost to mother nature and scientists are worried that people don’t fear the repercussions of over consumption enough.

Is there a way to instil a true sense of fear and direction in people so their consumption patterns change? Is there a way to promote values of conservation and respect for nature? Yes, of course there are ways and one of the most defining ways in which we can arrive there is through education.

The Green School in Bali has a name that is pretty indicative of what they do - they teach children fundamentally by bringing them extremely close to nature. Education is a problem solver and that is exactly what this school aims to achieve - send out children into the world who have been raised to improve it truly through thoughts, actions and spirit.

Of course, world over, there are many educators and institutions that desire the same model of education in their schools, for their children. We set sail with 13 educators from India on the 11th of May for an immersive workshop conducted by The Green School in Bali, to know what inspires their approach to teaching and learning.

Our key findings from the programme can be summarised as below:

Education is a spiritual experience and sometimes in the rat race of things, we tend to forget that. The Green School in Bali invigorated this idea in all our delegates. While some of their methods can be executed in any classroom around the world, most cannot. This workshop however, was a steady reminder that with a strong vision, anything is possible. Missed the trip to Bali in 2024 with Cambridge Education Lab? Don’t worry - watch this space for more!

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