Part of our constantly renegotiated plan for having an awesome life is to move to Bali for a year. The current plan variation is to do this when DS is 5. He would go to the Green School, I'd work part time in a hospital or cushy international meducal clinic, DH could work wherever we were as long as we found fast internet, and we'd live in a bungalow with a pool and eat Nasi Campur and Gado Gado all day :) Solid plan hey??
Green School is the only school I've found so far that I'm happy with. I want to avoid the praise/punishment, over control, gender segregation and sterotyping, competiveness (grading and ranking, competitive sport etc) over emphasis on academia, lack of individual expression, strict uniform and lack of contact with children from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds that is common in most schools.
Who wouldn't want their child to go to a school that 'provides a traditional academic focus with experiential, environmental and entrepreneurial learning along with our Green Studies and Arts programs,' is made from 98% sustainable materials, on a 10 hectare property on the Ayung River in a tropical paradise??
As well as being surrounded by interesting children from diverse backgrounds (including 10% Balinese children, paying very low fees) this is a school that teaches children about environmental and sustainability issues and if thats not enough, it has it's own rainforest yoga studio!
And how great is the school motto?
'The eight Green School iRespect Values that guide us are: Integrity, Responsibility, Empathy, Sustainability, Peace, Equality, Community, Trust.'
Sold??
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