The greenest school in the world hides in isle of Bali

Located along the Ayung River, near the village of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, The Green School is a private and international pre-kindergarten to high school, based on one simple principle: sustainability

The school was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy in September 2008 with 98 students.

The Hardys reportedly conceived of Green School in 2006 after reading Alan Wagstaff’s Three Springs concept document for an educational village community, but have also attributed the inspiration to the Al Gore documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.

The campus is designed around the principles of an organic permaculture system, and the students cultivate an organic garden as part of their learning activities. Buildings are constructed primarily from renewable resources including bamboo, local grass, and traditional mud walls.

The campus has been reported as an example of the large-scale building potential of bamboo architecture, especially “The Heart of the School”, a 60-meter long stilt-structure constructed with 2500 bamboo poles.

The school also utilizes renewable building materials for some of its other needs, although senior students are required to use laptops.

Green School was awarded the 2012 "Greenest School on Earth" award by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council. The school was a finalist for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.