Green School (Above): Luciana Dewi Phillips Age 12; Bali Starling: Natasha Therese Åhman Age 13

GRADE 6, 7, 8

“ Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness;

but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. ”

“ It is the supreme art of the

teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. ”

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Students gathered data in the Ayung River, then used their data to assess the river’s overall health. Ben Brown, a parent volunteer and river ecology expert, designed and led the ‘critter catch’ portion of the trip. The taught students how to catch and identify different species of macro invertebrates to assess river health.

Students gathering data relevant to the Ayung River’s overall health

Restoring the pond

Home design: discovering ratios and proportions

For our unit about Bali’s subak system, parent Gove DePuy shared his knowlede about its cultural and practical history and workings.

As part of our access to safe drinking water unit, we commited ourselves to using only 4L of water for all of our drinking, bathing, and washing for 24 hours.

“My favourite school memory

is when we were in the waterfall

during the Odyssey trip.”

ODYSSEY TRIP IIWe headed to the sea for our 2nd Odyssey trip camping on the beach in West Bali National Park. It was the perfect location to examine coral reefs, sea grasses, and mangroves to learn how these ecosystems work together to ensure each other’s health. We recorded what we saw while snorkeling the reefs and sea grasses and exploring the mangrove swamps and dry lands. We put all this together to get a much clearer picture of how they depend on each other, how we impact them, and how we can best support them.

ODYSSEY TRIP IOur first experiential learning trip took us to Sudaji in North Bali to explore the subak system and water ecosystems. We visited a water temple and followed a subak to a local rice field where we learned first-hand how buffalo are used to plough the paddies. After a beautiful hike through the mountains on our 2nd day, we found ourselves at an epic waterfall where we cooled off and got ready to take a close look at the macro invertabrates in the river’s ecosystem. Day 3 brought us to a mountain lake, where we did a clean-up around the shore and took a look at its ecosystem to compare and contrast with what we found in the river.

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Maya Clarke Age 11

Sonny Perrussel Age 12

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Photograph by Toby King Age 13

Natasha Åhman Age 13

ODYSSEY TRIP IOur first Odyssey trip was at Bali Eco Village Resort. We did a lot of group work focusing on defining what being healthy means - we even wrote, directed, and performed a play about what it means to be healthy and balanced.

ODYSSEY TRIP IIOur second Odyssey trip took us to the village of Trunyan on Lake Batur where we hiked to the top of a mountain together. It was a journey of personal healing and community building.

To celebrate Earth Day we drew on a piece of puzzle with the theme “The change we would like to see in the world.” We put them together to see how many of these visions are connected. We sent it to The Paradigm Shift Project, who will connect it with Canadian students’ work.

Bridge map is from the bridge break project - we had a competition in science

class to see who could design and build a bridge that could

withstand the most force.

Petri dish drawings are from a collaborative art-science project–we swabbed the school and grew bacteria colonies from various high-traffic areas around Green School.

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ODYSSEY TRIP IIIn May students returned to West Bali to continue their reef study and learn more interpersonal skills as the passage to high school nears. The final culmination of the team challenges came with the Rite of Passage challenge, pushing/swimming a raft together across to Menjangan Island!

ODYSSEY TRIP IUnder the Gr 8 theme of Conservation, students went to West Bali in November to study the coral reefs with Odyssey Institute. Learning how to properly survey a reef first required dry land study, as demonstrated by Connor (left).

MOCK TRIAL IIGrade 8 proudly holds up their case file: State vs. Lane after they completed a Mock Trial course for English class. Along with US DOJ attorney Jared Fishman (aka “the Professor”), students spent three months studying, writing, and finally performing the trial.

MOCK TRIAL ICamilla, portraying an attorney for the Prosecution, questions a witness during the Lord of the Flies Mock Trial for English class. After studying the novel, students created the script and acted out the parts accusing the character Jack of murder of two other characters.

SHELTER BUILDING As part of reading Lord of the Flies, G8 spent three days creating their own shelters using only material found on the ground. Great team work by all! (Top: Cole, Middle: Group photo, Bottom: Izzy and Lyyli)

Students work on a recycled art project during their art rotation. (Right) Cindy gets advice from visiting artist, Ibu Alexandra, during drawing class.

Studying the rice field cycle from start to finish required getting in the water and planting using care and precision. (Left) Izzy Ackerman plans with lab partner Maks during a science class.

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Connor Clarke Age 14

“The Odyssey trip was an experience I’ll probably never forget.”

We worked with the

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project. A big fundraising

campaign helped with the breeding

program.

middle schoolGRADE 8

Green School (Above): Ira Warastri Age 16; Printmake: Alexandre Van Der Gulik Age 16

GRADE 9, 10, 11

“ One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant

teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. ”

“ It is the supreme art of

the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. ”

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“ It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. ”

high schoolGRADE 9

“ A dynamic diverse group of individuals with lots of enthusiasm and energy. They challenge conventional thinking, are outspoken about their beliefs and are very supportive of each other. It has been a pleasure to teach this group the last 6 months. ”

high schoolGRADE 10

“ My aim for the high school students directly aligns with this quote: “There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heart-felt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet.” ”

high schoolGRADE 11

Students from Grade 10 and 11 at the Sacred Childhood Foundation have raised money and helped build a playhouse for their ‘Sanctuary’ project.

(Below) The students smoothed the ground using ancient techniques to make a ‘Healing Circle.’

As a part of the Indigenous Intelligence unit, students studied native plant species with Sumaday. Each student made their very own plant-use books, focusing on the healing properties of each plant. A big project for Grade 9 this

year was restoring part of the forest on the Green School campus. The students added new species of plants & animals this year to develop a lush, diverse layered forest.

As Green School’s first student assistant, Dillon Carpenter-Dorworth (G11) shares his passion for biology with the lower grades. (Right) Students working at the science lab.

high schoolGRADE 9 - 11

Chocolate brownies (left) and lemonade (far left) are sold at a furious pace while young ones have their faces painted during the Carnival.

Grade 9 dressed up and ready to welcome their guests. The Carnival was a fundraiser for their future Enterprise Projects and the Dr. Ating Foundation.

In this Cause & Effect Project the student chose to study how climate change is affecting lizards.

‘Global Perspectives Boat Launch’ was successful carrying our students safely down the river on a comfortable platform of bamboo and recycled plastic bottles.

This project allowed students to get familiar with local Balinese species, as well as those which have become extinct.

High school student, Mythra Schwartz is ready for her first “Green Sub,” an enterprise project for Grade 11 students Dillon Carpenter-Dorworth and Jerobi Laight.

Eddie Rashid and Theresa Hamilton work with one of our artists-in- residence, Ibu Tooza, on a sculpture.

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Eddy Rashid Age 16

Emma Bell Age 16 “Tangled Waters” Acrylic paint

Ira Warastri Age 16 “Dreamy Landscape” Linocut

Mythra Schwartz Age 15

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