Well, they were on the Earth itself before they joined the Green School, but never did they feel such a connection to their ecological roots. The school made of bamboo has open classrooms covered by roofs of alang-alang, while the campus is speckled with greenery all around. The school founders, Canadian John Hardy and his American wife, Cynthia, made sure that the students get a pragmatic education and firsthand exposure to the art of growing crops, understanding aquatic systems, appreciating renewable energy and endorsing waste and water usage.
Now, the Paris-based group Akuo Energy has come up to set up a “renewable energy lab” for the children. Self-composting toilets are there to promote cleanliness, and a biodiesel generator and some solar panels ensure that the proposed “off the grid” building makes the most of clean energy. Hailed as one of the biggest bamboo structures in the world, the central “Heart of School” building, is decked with three dome-like roofs supported by 17-meter pieces of solid bamboo and thatched canopies.
Presently, some 150 students from 23 countries are getting an education there, but it was never that easy for the Hardys to realize what have achieved. Two years back, they put their jewelry business up for sale to arrange funds for their green project.
Via: AFP