HEADS OF SCHOOLS Leslie Medema

Head of Academics & High School Leslie has been heading East (or West depending on your perspective) ever since leaving her home in South Dakota, USA. A graduate from the University of South Dakota (B.A in History and Political Science) and Princeton University 2004 (Master in Public Affairs), she has spent the previous fifteen years working as a school bus driver (her most difficult job to date) in rural South Dakota; a programme assistant with the US Department of Agriculture, a civics teacher in Washington DC; a career development educator at Can Tho University in Vietnam; and as the Director of Programs and Asia Operations for Princeton in Asia (PiA), a century-old not for profit organization that places recent college graduates in service-oriented fellowships throughout Asia. Leslie joined Green School in November 2011 to help advance the High School programmes. She has overseen the implementation of the High School curriculum and served as the Guidance Counselor developing and managing the post-graduation preparation programs and university admissions processes. [email protected]

Glenn Chickering

Head of Middle School Pak Glenn brings boundless energy and enthusiasm to his roles as homeroom teacher for grade 6 and teacher of Global Awareness for grades 6, 7 and 8. He also coordinates House Teams, the Green School Dive Club, mentors students as a certified facilitator of Duke of Edinburgh Awards, and facilitates community relations with a neighboring Indonesian middle school, as well as facilitating the Middle School student council. One of the pioneers who helped open Green School in 2008, Pak Glenn is a native of Michigan, USA, whose heart still resides partially on the ski slopes of Colorado. Glenn loves making the most of Green School’s opportunities to expand his own intellectual and professional horizons. Glenn has a Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Educating for Sustainability through Antioch University based in Keene, New Hampshire, USA. “Nowhere else on Earth would we get the chance to try so many innovative ideas in educating our children for a more sustainable future,” says Pak Glenn. A devoted husband and father, Pak Glenn likes to practice photography, yoga and travel in his free time. [email protected]

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HEADS OF SCHOOLS

Libby McQueen

Head of Primary School Libby comes to Bali from Australia, living on the sunny Central Coast of New South Wales, north of Sydney. She enjoys everything the ocean has to offer, which brought her many times, to the broader Indonesian archipelago. Her teaching background has been in Learning Support, where she has worked in a range of school settings. She supports and nurtures individual abilities and strengths, promoting students to be ‘the best they can be’, building confidence, awareness and promoting success. Her extensive experience has provided her with invaluable strategies and interventions dealing with students experiencing attentional, learning, behavioural, emotional and sensory challenges. She is excited to be joining the Green School team. [email protected]

Ratri Suci Wardhani Head of Early Years

Suci was raised in the City of Rain, Bogor, West Java. She holds a Bachelor degree in English Literature and Diploma of Early Years Pedagogy. Her passion in teaching children started when she was still in High School. She actively involved in Non-Governmental Organisations for over 10 years. After Suci Graduated from the Christian University of Indonesia in Jakarta in 2001, She spent most of her time teaching Early years in several schools in Jakarta, while also continuing her voluntary work in NGO. Her time spent to became a volunteer for humanity in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam after Tsunami hits in 2004, was a precious experience. Suci was a Principal of Early Years in Mutiara Bangsa School Jakarta before she moved to Bali to work at Greenschool in 2011. She loves singing and culinary travel in her spare time. [email protected]

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COORDINATORS & COUNCELLORS Aaron Eden

Director of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Programme Aaron has spent most of his professional career at the intersection of learning, technology, and entrepreneurship. During undergraduate years at university (after which he received a B.A in Anthropology and a B.S. in Geology), Aaron started a business with friends that involved creating and marketing multimedia instructional materials. That started a career in technology and learning that (prior to Green School and after the corporate world) placed Aaron for 12 years at a prominent U.S. independent school—most recently as Director of Education Technology—where among other things he de ve l o pe d and taught i n a pro gramme c e nte red arou n d communication, information, and media literacy. During that period Aaron also started what he calls a pop-up studio school in California, which was a semi-finalist in the Ashoka / Lucille Packard Foundation “Building Vibrant Communities” competition. Aaron has been a TEDx organizer and curator, holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Science and Technology, and focuses currently on community-integrated, inquiry-based education, using real problems in the real world to build critical skills and competencies. He joins Green School with his wife and three children. [email protected]​

Sara Soulier

Enterprise Programmes Sara is committed to transforming education and joining those educators with a similar mission. This California native, earned a B.A in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Math as well as a M.A in International and Multicultural Education with an emphasis in Human Rights Education. She’s taught in various classrooms in grades K-5, spent 1 year as a learning support teacher, and taught English in Thailand and Africa. Sara’s passion for travel and learning from international systems of education lead her to Bali in 2012, where she eagerly joined the management team at Green School. During her first year, Sara focused her time on all international initiatives to grow the school globally.

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She then began to work more closely under the development of Green School Bali through managing various special projects and events. Highlights of Sara’s time at Green School have been kicking off the Green Educator Courses, organising the Conservation Conference with Dr. Jane Goodall as the keynote speaker, and planning the Sustainable Solutions event, which highlighted the projects of youth, NGOs, and local organisations around the island. Starting her 4th academic year at GS, Sara has now moved into the Enterprise department to support project-based learning and focus on sustained engagement with our partners and projects. [email protected]

COORDINATORS & COUNCELLORS

Sanne Van Oort

Teacher Development and Well-Being Manager Sanne pursued her Masters of Art at the ‘Erasmus University’ in the Netherlands and specialised in Education at the Leiden University where she received her qualification for upper secondary education in Arts. After, she studied at the Dutch Academy of Performing Arts to become a Musical Performer and has performed in a variety of shows and presented a program on Dutch television about guerilla gardening. Next to her career as a teacher and performer, she also took a university degree in Music and received a Bachelor of Music Education at the ‘Royal Conservatoire The Hague’. Sanne has been an educator in various educational institutions for more than 10 years. In 2009, she became a senior lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in the Dutch and English International Program of Media and Entertainment Management (BBA), teaching different courses from Experience Marketing, Creative Business Innovation, to Artist & Project Management. She assisted students with internships and thesis-writing and helped set up their own business. She expanded her career in the university as a Module Manager where she was responsible for developing subject guides and curriculum, creating course materials for several courses and coordinating a team of lecturers. She continued her career as a Research Fellow at the Amsterdam Creative Industries Centre of Expertise with a Research project ’No Limits’ on the economic export value of the Dutch online music, in collaboration with organisations in the music industry and Amsterdam Creative Industries Centre of Expertise.

Kim Sikking

Management Advisor (A.S.A, Kul-Kul projects) Kim is a cultural anthropologist and educator from The Netherlands. She holds a Master’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. During and after her studies at Leiden University, she spent time in several West-African countries. After some projects at schools in different countries and volunteering for children’s development organization Plan International, she decided to pursue a degree in Education too. Kim coordinated extracurricular programmes in an elementary school, taught several subjects in middle school – where she was also responsible for developing a Global Studies curriculum, creating materials for several courses and coordinating a small team of people – and finally Kim organized student exchange programmes for High School in which youngsters from Europe and Africa cooperated in community-integrated projects. Kim believes that education is all about building bridges and the moment we start building bridges, we start learning. She enjoys active outdoor activities such as road biking, running and camping but she also loves reading books at the beach. [email protected] 4 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

COORDINATORS & COUNCELLORS

Josh Wise

Counsellor Middle School/High School Josh is passionate about counselling and fostering the social-emotional development of our students and community. He believes in an integral model of counselling that involves care for the body, mind, spirit, and community. Josh loves to help people cultivate compassion —for themselves and others—as they navigate life’s complexity and changes. His career has been in education and counselling. He was the director of a small alternative high school in Los Altos, California where he was able to help students and families find unique, tailored solutions to academic and emotional needs. Having moved to Bali with his family in 2010, Josh has been counselling on the island for the past five years. He understands the unique challenges that families and children face when moving to Bali and to adapting to life here. Josh has an M.Ed in Alternative Education and an M.A in Psychology. He’s currently completing his Ph.D, writing his doctoral dissertation on mindfulness, self-compassion, and relationships. He loves yoga, mountain biking, playing guitar, and singing. He lives in Ubud with his wife and two children.

Nicki Lorenzini

Counsellor Primary Years Hailing from England with a background in Clinical Psychology, Nicki first came to Bali to be married and now returns with her husband and their middle school aged son and daughter. Nicki completed her PhD at Exeter University in the UK, and has since then spent the last twenty years in international education. She has worked variously as a counselor, learning support teacher, mentoring coordinator and parent volunteer coordinator in four international schools on four continents. A passionate long distance walker, kayaker, diver and cyclist, Nicki also loves the escapist world of story – especially reading, creative writing, and theatre. [email protected]

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EARLY YEARS Russlee Panepinto

International Class Teacher of Geckos (Pre-K Prep) Russlee moved to Bali in January 2011 to start the Pre-K Geckos class. She has been teaching preschool and yoga for the Early Years students at Green School since then. Russlee has been working with children for over twenty years and is constantly inspired by their innate creativity and passion for fun. She has taught yoga, swimming, English, art and preschool. Her international work and volunteer experience includes time in Nepal, India and Japan. Russlee graduated from the University of Miami in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications. Her interests include swimming, travel, photography, cooking, reading and playing the piano. She is from a beautiful seaside town in New Jersey, USA.

Made Darmini (Darmini)

Indonesian Class Teacher of Geckos (Pre-K Prep) Made Darmini or Kadek started her year at Green School in 2011. Her passion in teaching and learning with the children in the nature brought her to joining the Early Years team. After two years working as a classroom assistant in Kindy, she is now teaching the 3 years old Pre-K. She received her Bachelor degree from Udayana University with Major in English Literature. She loves to read and sing with the children. [email protected]

Ni Kadek Ria Safitri (Ria)

Classroom Assistant of Geckos (Pre-K Prep) Ria has been working at Green School since March 2012. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Programme for Teacher Training and Education from Mahasaraswati University, Bali. She is now supporting the Early Years as a classroom assistant. For her, seeing children grow is like planting the seeds. Children are the seeds and Green School is the beautiful place where the seeds grow best. Dancing and singing with children is the best job ever. [email protected]

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EARLY YEARS

Ni Putu Ayu Purnama Dewi (Ayu)

Classroom Assistant of Geckos (Pre-K Prep) Ni Putu Ayu Purnama Dewi was born in Badung in March 1992. She came from Jembrana, but grew up in the busy town of Denpasar. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Teacher Training and Education of English from Mahasaraswati University, Bali in 2014. While studying in Mahasaraswati University, She worked as an English teacher in Harapan Nusantara for 2 years. In 2014, She pursued her teaching career at to Doremi Preschool as a Teacher Assistant. During her teaching period, she received many experiences in handling the children. Ayu moved to Green School in 2015 because she feels that Green School is a unique school where she can learn to be a teacher that uses the nature as the main learning support -learning from nature with nature is her teaching philosophy. She loves working with children. Her passion is in teaching, singing with the kids and reading. [email protected]

Janaina Ricci

International Class Teacher of Starlings (Pre-K) Janaína or Ibu JanJan has been teaching at Green School since July 2013. She was born and raised in Brazil, and has always had a passion for traveling and learning about different cultures. She lived in Los Angeles and in The Netherlands, and has also been a member of an International Hospitality Organization since 2008, what has given her the chance to host and be hosted by people from all over the world. After finishing her university studies in Marketing & Communications, and working in the corporate world, JanJan decided that her passion for Education, especially Early Years, was a strong reason to change her life. She went back to school to get her degree in Education and has been working in international and bilinguals schools in Brazil since then. Storytelling, learning languages, playing guitar and drums, singing, cycling, Dance and Capoeira are some of her favorite activities. JanJan believes that children are naturally curious and interested in the world that surrounds them. She is always willing to help students recognize their role in creating a better and more peaceful world through the understanding and respect for different cultures and nature. [email protected]

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EARLY YEARS

Jessyca Dian Purnama Puteri

Indonesian Class Teacher of Starlings (Pre-K) Jessyca received her Bachelor’s Degree of Education from the English Department of Satya Wacana Christian University, Java. Working in a non-education field has taught her that knowledge and attitude should go hand in hand. This leads her to believe that education is a strong key to create a better generation. She decided to become an educator by teaching kids for a couple of years. She also loves learning other cultures and being close to nature and animals, so these all brings her to Green School. Swimming, practicing yoga, traveling and driving jeep are her favourite activities. [email protected]

Komang Ayu Artini

Classroom Assistant of Starlings (Pre-K) Artini has been working at Green School since 2012 as a Classroom Assistant. To her, everything at the school can be a perfect learning opportunity. Playing with kids is like learning special lessons in life and being in nature gives her new perspective every single day; nature is another great teacher. [email protected]

Kiara Aznam

Lead Teacher of Kindergarten A Kiara was born in Den Haag, Netherlands in 1991 and moved to Jakarta a year after. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in English for Education from Atma Jaya University. Kiara taught science for children for more than 2 years and taught English to both children and adults for a year. Her mother has been involved in the world of early years education for more than 25 years and owns a preschool and kindergarten at home. Therefore, Kiara has been surrounded by children most of her life. Her hobbies include ballet and contemporary dancing, horseback riding, and reading. [email protected]

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EARLY YEARS

Pipit Purnamasari

Indonesian Class Teacher of Kindergarten A Pipit has been passionate about Green School and its philosophy ever since its inauguration. She has previous taught at an international school in Jakarta, in addition to teaching Bahasa Indonesia at Green School. Pipit has experience outside of teaching, including project management, both in Indonesia and internationally. She is the mother of Belle, a Green School student. [email protected]

Ni Made Parwati

Classroom Assistant of Kindergarten A Ni Made Parwati was born in a small village called Taman Village about 20 minutes from Green School. She completed her Bachelor ‘s Degree 2 years ago at STIBA Saraswati Denpasar for English linguistic and literature (English Department). She then acquired her teaching certificate at Mahasaraswati University. She started her carrier in 2009 as a playgroup teacher in Ubud. She joined Green School in 2010 as a Classroom Assistant in Geckos class, and moved to Kindy as the same position. For this new school year she continues to support the Kindergarten as a Teacher Assistant.

Ni Kadek Yuliawati

Indonesian Class Teacher of Kindergarten B Yulia is a Balinese, she was born and raised in Denpasar. She has been working at Green School since the beginning of the school year (2008). She received her bachelor degree in English for Education from Saraswati University in Denpasar. Yulia has been teaching kindergarten for 5 years and Pre-K for 2 years. Her favourite part of Green School is working with the children and being close to nature.

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EARLY YEARS

Tara Pacheco

International Class Teacher of Kindergarten B Tara grew up on the east coast of the United States, spending most of her childhood outdoors running barefoot, taking care of animals, and gardening. She holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Gifted and Talented Education with a minor in Fine Arts. She has spent most of her time teaching Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 4. Tara soon discovered that she had a passion for Early Years and went on to get her Master’s of Education in Early Years Curriculum. Tara finds inspiration in “The Hundred Languages of Children” a poem by Loris Malaguzzi, believing that a child’s knowledge is brought out through their natural curiosity and the teacher’s role is to be a learner alongside the child, assisting in the discovery of new concepts. She has taught in the United States, and internationally in China and Thailand. She is enthusiastic to continue her career at Green School working with the community toward a child centred, holistic learning environment where children are respected and engaged in sustainable education. Tara’s other interests include travel, hiking, gardening, natural medicines, writing, drawing and painting. [email protected]

Ni Putu Ayu Adi Widiari

Classroom Assistant of Kindergarten B A Bali native, ​Yuadi​​grew up​​inspired to be​an educator. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Mahasaraswati Denpasar​​​ University. She decided to join​ ​​G​reen​ ​S​​chool because​ ​​it is the only one school​ ​​that ​f ocuses​​ ​o n​ ​sustainability and that learning is immersed with the nature. Her hobby is reading both fiction and non-fiction books. [email protected]​

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PRIMARY SCHOOL Amanda Crosby

International Class Teacher of Grade 1 Amanda was born and raised in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She began to pursue her passion for travel and moved across the country to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree at Saint Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. After teaching English, travelling and living abroad for several years in South Korea and Bali, she continued her education and completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Winnipeg while teaching full time at an International school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Amanda has worked with students of all ages but for the last three years her primary focus has been working with Junior Primary students in Chiang Mai. Amanda enjoys travelling, spending time at the beach, attempting to keep in shape and playing as well as coaching sports for various age levels. Since she first arrived in Bali over eight years ago, it has been Amanda’s passion to be able to return to Indonesia and to be a part of the amazing faculty and community here at Green School. [email protected]

Perawati (Pera)

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grade 1 Pera graduated from Undiksha University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Education. She is really passionate about environmental conservation, sustainability and holistic education. Pera joined Green School in 2010 and to her, it is an inspiring place to be working in. Being able to meet and work with a lot of wonderful people from all around the world with different cultures in Green School has not just enriched her knowledge and experiences but also made her love and appreciate her own culture even more. [email protected]

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Meyan Pratiwi

Classroom Assistant of Grade 1 Meyan was born in Karangasem, the east city of Bali. Her hobbies are dancing, listening music, travelling and watching movies. Meyan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree of Chemistry Education in Ganesha University of Education at Singaraja city. She graduated on November 2014 and has knowledge about the teaching learning process. She joined a teacher training at Singaraja High School for 3 months following to that. Meyan also worked as a tutor for children at Orphanage Dana Punia Banyuning Singaraja. She is excited to join Green School as it will open more opportunities for her to develop her teaching career. At Green School she receives valuable new experiences, culture, and friends. [email protected]

Rachel Walmsley

International Class Teacher of Grade 2A Rachel grew up in rural England enjoying wet and windy camping holidays and weekend family walks. She studied a B.A in Social Anthropology and Spanish and during this time spent a year living and working in Spain teaching English and gaining a CELTA accredited TEFL qualification. Travel has always been a huge part of Rachel’s life and all her learning and professional experiences have either been abroad or have incorporated time abroad. After graduating, she spent two yeas travelling, working and volunteering in North, Central and South America. On her return, she took a position as a Tour Leader for the adventure travel company Imaginative Traveller and then a further role in Sri Lanka as a Project Manager in a number of post-tsunami reconstruction programmes. After a two and half year stint in Dubai working in a large International School, it became clear to Rachel that it was the element of experiential learning and hands on outdoor activities that really fired her up. Rachel loves writing and blogging about her travel experiences, wants to work on her photography in her spare time and enjoys a good game of badminton.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Ni Luh Wayan Neni Diarini (Neni) Indonesian Class Teacher of Grades 2A

Neni graduated from Ganesha University of Education Bali in 2010 and started her teaching career in 2009 in an English Course for 2 years. She then received an opportunity to teach English at a local Junior and High School for a year. She decided to apply to Green School as classroom assistance. Another worthy opportunity for her she can grow as an Indonesian Teacher at the same school after 6 months being a classroom assistant. She is interested to learn more about classroom behavioural management and teaching Math for primary students. Green School is the perfect place for her since this place provides many resources and experienced people who complete her needs. She enjoys cooking and parenting as well as learning to be an innovative, creative teacher and sustainable living.

I Gusti Ayu Purnama Sari (Ayu) Classroom Assistant of Grade 2A

Ayu is currently finishing her study in the University of Mahendradatta. She has been working as classroom assistant since August 2014. Her passion is teaching and her hobby is running. [email protected]

Toni Phillips

International Class Teacher of Grade 2B ​Toni grew up in a small town in North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and after receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, she continued her education with a Master’s in Language and Literacy and concentration in ESL. Toni’s first teaching job was at an international school in Kuwait teaching grades 1 and 2. In the Middle East, she had the amazing opportunity to work in a different culture as well as travel Europe, Africa and Asia. She loves yoga, spending time at the beach, travel and music. Now she is thrilled to continue her career as a Grade 1 teacher at Green School. [email protected]​ 13 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Kania Ayunintyas

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grade 2B Kania was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She graduated from the University of Indonesia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Humanities. She has been teaching in various international schools in Jakarta before she decided to move to sunny Bali in 2014. Kania enjoys spending time at the beach, reading and doing sports. [email protected]

Ni Ketut Susantiani (Susan) Classroom Assistant of Grade 2B

​A native from Klungkung, Susan gradua​​ted from The University of Mahasaraswati Denpasar with a ​B​achelor​‘s​ ​D​egree in ​T​eacher ​T​raining and ​English ​​E​ducation.​ Before joining Green School, she worked in a local elementary school in Klungkung as ​an English teacher for 2,5 years. ​Her hobbies are​ including​​ ​swimming, gardening, cooking and traveling.​She is excited to be a part of Green School as she can contribute to the world of education whilst also learn with so many inspiring teachers here at the school.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Cindy Alflatt

International Class Teacher of Grade 3A Cindy was born in Virginia but spent 5 years living in California prior to moving to Bali. Her family is originally from Nicaragua. She graduated from the University of San Diego with a Masters in Education focusing on Literacy and a multiple subject teaching credential. The past 8 years have seen her living and teaching both ESL and elementary education in France, Japan, Australia, Indonesia and the States. Prior to moving back to Bali, she was working for the San Diego Unified School District in California, teaching grades K-5. She moved to Bali for the second time to fulfill her dream of working at the Green School. As a primary teacher, she has always believed in creating a student centered, holistic learning environment. She constantly encourages innovation in the class and puts an emphasis on creativity and freethinking. She feels a strong alignment with Green School and their values and mission. While teaching is her main passion, her second passion is Yoga. She is a 200 hr. E-RYT. She taught yoga in Southern California for 4 years. When she is not in the classroom you can find her at a studio either practicing or teaching. She finds it to be a wonderful compliment to her classroom teaching and incorporates it into her class. Her other interests include travelling the world, music, and strolling along the beach with her husband and two beautiful dogs. She is grateful and excited to be joining the Green School team and community this year! [email protected]

Tina Detchon

International Class Teacher of Grade 3A Tina comes from the United States, where she spent the first 18 years of her life in Connecticut before moving to upstate New York to pursue a degree in TV/Film and Geography at Syracuse University. As the youngest child with four older brothers, Tina has always enjoyed running around, playing games, and doing flips on trampolines. It was during a year teaching English in Lyon, France that Tina fell in love with teaching, leading her to obtain her Masters in Education in Berkeley, California, while teaching full-time at an independent school. She loves to play ukulele, swim, surf, watercolor, and take photos. She is excited to teach 3A this Fall, and looks forward to exploring Bali and getting her open water diving certification. ​

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rizka Octavianti

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grades 3A Rizka has a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature with a minor in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and has professional experience in teaching languages in Australia and in Indonesia. She is very passionate about teaching and tries to bring different elements into the classroom to make the lessons both more effective and more fun for the students. When working previously in Australia she incorporated dance, music, cooking and crafts into lessons and was very happy with how the students responded. Her very ultimate goal is to work as a lecturer in languages and cultural studies. [email protected]

Jukka Ahopelto

International Class Teacher of Grade 3B Jukka was born near the Arctic Circle in Finland and grew up watching the midnight sun in the summer and Aurora Borealis in the winter polar nights. He has a Master´s Degree in Primary school teacher programme and also in early childhood education from Oulu University, Finland. Jukka has not only worked with wide range of children in kindergarten, pre-school and primary school in Finland, but also has an international teaching experience from Cyprus and Barcelona. He has always been interested about the world around him and hopes the future generations can still be amazed with the world like he did as a child. Jukka enjoys teaching, yoga, various sports and games and is a huge fan of salty liquorice. [email protected]

Luh Peni Betasari

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grades 3B Peni was born in South Bali. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, and a Master’s Degree in translation and interpreting. She has primarily worked at Sekolah High Scope as a Kindergarten and First Grade teacher in 2006. Peni loves Balinese dancing and spending time at the beach a lot. Her favourite authors are Barbara Park and Roald Dahl. Peni joined Green School in August 2009 and is keen to continue to learn more about sustainability and environmental conservation in education. [email protected]

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Ni Komang Aryanita (Nita) Classroom Assistant of Grade 3B

Nita has been​ ​a ​classroom assistant at Green School since 2014.​​ She ​is​ from Karangasem,Bali​ and is still finishing her study.​ To her, Green School is ​an ​inspiration ​as it is a place where learning from nature a ​ nd the local culture are ​​ essential parts of the community.​ Her ​hobbies includes s​ inging and reading. ​[email protected]

Erin Little

International Class Teacher of Grade 4A Erin was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Idealist that she is, Erin graduated with a B.A in Political Science from the University of Toronto hoping to change the world. After a few years in finance, she decided to travel around S.E. Asia for a winter and then completed her B. Ed in 2002. She has been teaching in the public school system in beautiful northern Ontario, with its three metre snowbanks and frigid -30 C temperatures. Erin has a passion for educational change which brought her to Green School. She believes in inquiry based, personalized learning where students’ work is meaningful to them and in the real world. Erin wants to bring mindfulness, empathy, compassion and non-violent communication into the classroom community. She is honoured and excited to be working at Green School with such a diverse and progressive team of educators and with students from all around the world. Erin’s twin girls will be attending Green School this year. She and her family enjoy spending time outdoors Nordic and Alpine skiing, tobogganing, skating, hiking, canoe tripping and camping. Erin and her family are looking forward to learning about the natural world and culture of Bali as well as pursuing new outdoor activities such surfing, snorkeling, mountain biking and diving.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Desak Putu Ratmini (Dee)

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grade 4A Desak holds a teaching qualification from STKIPN in English from Singaraja, North Bali. She is Indonesian and has been teaching in private and public schools to a range of ages for nearly 12 years. Not only teaching in Grade 5B, she is currently leading Grade 3-5 as the Learning Neighbourhood Head. [email protected]

Putu Frisika Darmayanti (Friska) Classroom Assistant of Grade 4A

Friska was born in Denpasar and comes from Singaraja but moved to Denpasar from her childhood beginning. She got her degree in education from the Mathematics Department at Ganesha University of Education. Green School was her primary affiliation. At Green School she became skilled in teaching as a professional teacher and at the same time she learned to love our motherland and preserve it to be sustainable in our future life. In her opinion, Green School is a school that can integrate nature, Balinese culture and high quality education in one curriculum, which loads her to join Green School. She loves singing, dancing, travelling, and reading. [email protected]

Kara Dono

International Class Teacher of Grade 4B Kara was born in New Zealand and spent most of her life in Australia. She graduated from Edith Cowan University with High Extensions and as a result was selected for the Faculty Honour Roll. She has travelled Australia teaching a diverse range of children. She embarked on a Spiritual journey to Bali and is humbled to be part of the Green School Team. She embraces the student’s love of learning through a safe, student centered environment. She has been living in Bali for almost 4 years.

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Life in Bali has opened her eyes to conscious living, benefits of living foods, sustainable living and self-awareness. Linking this self-development to education, it has embraced her theories of teaching including advocating life-long learners and self-intrinsic motivation. Kara is a very caring and passionate teacher. She enjoys capturing the spark in children and watching them grow and flourish as individuals. Apart from teaching, her other interests include: snorkeling, running, ecstatic dance, yoga and listening to music. She also enjoys family time with her husband and two boys aged 7 and 8 years. [email protected]

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Dewa Ayu Novita Praja Dewi

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grade 4B Ayu Novita graduated from Mahasaraswati University in Denpasar in 2013 upon receiving her bachelors degree in Teacher Training and Education with English as her major subject. She has been at Green School since 2011 where she started working as a classroom assistant whilst completing her degree. She is now developing her teaching career as the Indonesian Teacher in Grade 4B. She loves working with children and meeting with new people. She has passion in dancing, music, art design and she loves classic books also novels. In her spare time, she volunteers to teach local children in Ubud and tutoring English for High School students in Denpasar. To her, Green School is like her second house and she has received lots of experiences and knowledge from the wonderful community of students, parents and teachers.

Ni Putu Kiki Leoni (Kiki)

Classroom Assistant of Grade 4B Kiki graduated from Mahasaraswati University in 2009 for a Bachelor’s Degree in Teacher Training and Education of English. While studying, she worked as an English Teacher in Negri Pembina Kuta Kindergarten for 3 years. She then joined Green School in 2012 and has been working here ever since. She started her career in the Gecko Pre-K class for six months then moved to the Primary School. She loves Green School, nature and kids. She is now expose to learning new cultures from the kids around the world. [email protected]

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

Olivier Bourdon

International Class Teacher of Grade 5A Olivier grew up in London for the first seventeen years of his life but it was the regular summer vacations to the Pyrenees in the south west of France that triggered his passion for the outdoors (his cousins and he would spend their days trekking, fishing, surfing, building hide outs in the forest, visiting farms and just playing in nature). After a degree in Marine Biology at Swansea University and a CELTA teaching course at Polyglot Language Centre in London, he set off travelling. Cutting a long story short he arrived in Bali in 2009 having just completed a twelve month working holiday visa in Australia (that year living free in his Mitsubishi Starwagon in West Australia was one of the best of his life). For the past 5 years he has been living and teaching in Indonesia (four years in Bali and one in Jakarta) and currently live in Sanur with his beloved wife who is an aerobics and body language instructor from Jakarta. He loves to travel, to surf, to free-dive, to swim, to cycle, to hike, to meet new people, to play, improvise and create music on the guitar, to occasionally pour his heart out through harmonica, or try and get into a meditative state from reciting the only two Balinese songs he knows on his granting (rindik). He adores being part of and surrounded by raw nature and thoroughly enjoy sharing knowledge and understanding to enthusiastic learners. He strongly agrees with the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana and this fits with some of his life goals which include a peaceful existence with mankind, a compassionate balance with nature, and a connection to the universal field of consciousness and wisdom that is within and around us. [email protected]

Made Candra Parwati

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grades 5A Candra is the second child and the last in the family. She was born on a full moon day and that’s how she got her name, from Candra, the goddess of the moon. Candra graduated from the English department faculty of letters in Udayana University in Bali. She started her teaching career in 2008, teaching English in Chinese school for 3 years. After that she continued her study in teaching language and graduated in 2011. The same year I got my Job in Green School. I learn a lot from this place. How to be a creative and innovative teacher, be wise in using resources and many other cool things.

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Ni Putu Indrawati (Putu)

Classroom Assistant of Grade 5A Putu graduated from SMK N 1 Singaraja. She has been working at Taman Bebek Hotel for 9 years as a house keeping and waitress. She is really excited to build her teaching career at Green School and is looking forward to learn more from inspiring teachers at the beautiful bamboo school. [email protected]

Kaili Hwang

International Class Teacher of Grade 5B When asked the question, “Where are you from?” Kaili is fortunate to choose from a plethora of answers including Taipei, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Kaili was born in Taiwan and immigrated with her family to the United States at the age of three. Growing up all over the US (East Coast, Midwest and West Coast), Kaili most identifies with being from California as the weather (and the food!) most suits her. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego with a major in political science, Kaili decided to delve into education as a substitute teacher in LA public schools and as a Montessori teacher. During this time, she developed her interest and passion for teaching and learning. Her affinity for teaching and interest in educational reform drove Kaili to continue her studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where she received her teaching credential and Master’s Degree in Education. Since receiving her graduate degree, Kaili has worked at schools with diverse student populations from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Most recently, she taught for three years at an international school in Hong Kong while also working to build school culture and social/moral development as the Subject Head of Student Development. A desire for challenge and change has led Kaili to Green School as she hopes to continue to grow herself as an educator. Apart from teaching and being an avid nature and animal lover, Kaili enjoys boxing, eating, dancing and having a good time with friends.

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Yulie

Indonesian Class Teacher of Grades 5B Yulie was born in Sumatra Island and at the age of five, her parents took her to Java Island. She has been living in Bali for 15 years, finishing her school and university in this beautiful island. She graduated her Bachelor’s degree from English Department in Udayana University. Her first job was as a primary teacher in one of the National Plus schools in Denpasar. After five years, she decided to join Green School in January 2010 to continue her journey in education world and to work with people from all around the world. Her interests include cooking, traveling, drawing, eating and listening to music. She loves animals as well. [email protected]

Luh Putu Hardina Dewantari (Dina) Classroom Assistant of Grade 5B

Armed with the experiences of teaching in Kindergarten for 5 years and in the elementary school for 2 years, Dina ventured to join the Green School in 2013. She started her teaching career at a local school from 2005 to 2012 then joined the Green School team as a classroom assistant. She loves to be at Green School and learns many different things here. She wants to be a professional educator and develop her potential in the field of education. She completed her education to become a teacher in 2008. Besides teaching she also has hobbies like Balinese dancing and drawing. Her dream is to build a Kindergarten in the neighbourhood where she lives. And one thing she thinks is most significant in her life was becoming a mother.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Sal Gordon

Middle School Math & Mentor Pak Sal teaches Middle School Mathematics, Science and English. Sal is originally from a large farm near a small town in country Victoria, Australia. However, he has spent most of his life living and working in Australasia, the Subcontinent and Europe/UK. Sal’s biography describes his life’s journey from country-boy to private-school head prefect, university graduate, health scientist in India, novelist, traveller, warehouse magician, astronomer, systems analyst, sailor, to teacher. Sal and his wife, Tania (a Kiwi), and three children – Taj and Lucia, Green School students, and Nirvana – are super excited about life and work at Green School. Sal is a motivated educator – a true leader of the Education Revolution. Sal’s teaching involves blended learning, experiential activities, flipped classrooms, subject integration, sustainability and fun. [email protected]

Jesse Driver

Middle School Global Studies Teacher Jesse is from Iowa in the Midwestern United States. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. He has worked in the United States, Egypt, and Romania before joining the Green School. Jesse learns as much as he teaches during his travels, and finds great satisfaction with getting to know people and cultures from all around the world. For years he taught students that the walls in a school (and in our brains) limit our thinking. He is very excited to be working in a community that breaks down walls to connect learning between disciplines, and to connect academics to real world experience. [email protected] “I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma”. - Eartha Kitt

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Dian Eki Purwanti

Middle School Math and Bahasa Indonesia Dian graduated from Sampoerna School of Education (University of Siswa Bangsa International) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Education, with a concentration in Secondary Mathematics Education. Being able to have a positive impact on a child’s life and learning developed her eagerness to become a teacher. She does not expect perfection from her students. She encourages them to strive to be the very best they can be. She has taught in the elementary and high school settings. She had such incredible experiences working with children and their families. She could not think of any higher calling than to be a teacher here at Green School. She is grateful to be a part of a dynamic, wonderful staff and school. In her free time, Dian likes to read, run, cook delicious food and watch movie. [email protected]

Baptiste Vargin

Middle School & High School Math Teacher Born in France, Baptiste started his professional journey at the age of 17 teaching at an ecological summer camp - coaching students in ecological science. From this inspiring experience, he decided in college to change his study from engineering to teaching science driven by the love of exploring the greatest tool for understanding our universe. Since then, he has been living in France, Finland, Vietnam and Bali, teaching mathematics, physic, chemistry as well as the art of dance. Green School appealed to him because it offers an authentic approach to teaching and exploring ecological solutions that can offer real sustainable answers for the world we live in today. As a professor of Math and Science, Baptiste wishes to share not only the knowledge but the belief to creating a better world. His number one passion in life is to question everything, and stay curious about the world in effort to understand it more and more. The core of his passion calls him to serve in educating our children to live happily, in sustainable ways while also teaching the importance of playful curiosity. Baptiste’s other interests and hobbies revolve around bridging the worlds of Art and science, making music with several instruments, such as the drums, cello, didgeridoo, making raw chocolate and dancing.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

I Gusti Ayu Berlyani Pratiwi, S.Pd (Berlyn) Middle School & High School Bahasa Indonesia Teacher

Berlyn born in small village called Pancasari on 10th of November 1987. She grew up in Pancasari, the Southern part of Buleleng, Bali. Her hobbies includes cooking and playing basket ball. She studied and received her degree in English Education from Ganesha University of Education in Singaraja in 2010. Her first teaching experience was at SMK Puriwisata where she taught English for tourism for 2 years. In 2012, she then moved to Seminyak and started a more exciting job teaching “Bahasa Indonesia” for foreigner for another 2 years. During her teaching period there, she gained ample of experiences in teaching to an international audience. Berlyn joined Green School in August 2014 to expand her teaching experiences. She believes that Green School is such amazing place where a student-centered learning environment take a place. The school empowers and inspires the students to be creative, innovative, and green leaders. [email protected]

Nicola Unite

Middle School English & Mentor Nicola comes to Bali from Avalon, a little seaside town north of Sydney, Australia. She graduated from UNSW (2003) with a B.A in English, Sociology and Theatre and a DipEd (2004) in English and Drama teaching. Nicola is passionate about bringing stories alive in the classroom. She feels there is so much space for self-discovery within the world of English literature and draws on her Yoga teaching background to bring about awareness and self-reflection within each student. Nicola loves the idea of being at Green School where there is such an excitement about an revolutionary way of educating. Nicola moved to Bali with her artist/furniture designer husband Rory and their two beautiful girls, Isla and Frankie. In her spare time she loves travelling, yoga, meditation, cooking and singing. [email protected]

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Ida Rahayu

Middle School Bahasa Indonesia & Mentor Ida is originally from Kediri, a small town in East Java. She has an English language teaching degree and she has taught English as a foreign language for over 8 years in a private language school in Bali and Java. She has also been teaching conversational Indonesian as a foreign language for over a year to private students. Ida loves learning languages and thus is passionate about teaching them. Currently she’s learning Spanish and hopes to start learning French soon. She feels that languages bring joy and cultural understanding, and open doors to cross cultural friendship. In teaching Indonesian, she hopes to impart an appreciation of Indonesian culture to the students of Green School and help them have a more interesting and integrated experience as foreigners living here. She loves dancing and also enjoys hiking and traveling. She is so excited to be part of the Green School. [email protected]

Ni Wayan Merliani (Merli)

Classroom Assistant of Middle School Merli graduated from Undiksha University of Education in September 2013, after graduated she has been teaching in local elementary school for about 6 months. Merli comes to Green School because she wants to have experience working in a beautiful sustainability place, she wants to learn more about teaching and being able to be a good teacher. Besides that she wants to improve my English. Merli loves teaching, she spends her spare time for tutoring local students in Sangeh Village in Bali. She loves listening music and reading novels. [email protected]

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HIGH SCHOOL Kyle King

High School Math & Grade 9 Homeroom Teacher Kyle is rooted in Maine, but has strong connections in California and has been teaching Economics and Business the American School in Lisbon, Portugal. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics. He is a proud father to his daughter Paz and husband to his lovely wife Mimi. Family priorities include travelling, gardening and being outdoors. Kyle escapes the empirical world and taps into his right brain through family art projects with Paz and Mimi. [email protected]

Daniel Marcu

Middle School/High School Math, Physic & Grade 9 Homeroom Teacher Dan is a Canuck at heart but hails from the beautiful country of Romania. Growing up in rural, agricultural Canada has given him full appreciation for the diverse tropical paradise that is Bali! Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Mathematics from the University of Alberta and a Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Wollongong.

Before arriving at Green

School, Dan was teaching Maths and Science at a remote Aboriginal community in western NSW, followed by schools in central London. Dan loves all things fitness and can be seen running with the kids or getting kids to their 100 push up goals. He is beyond thrilled to be joining the Green School community and excited to grow with the amazing potential of this school.

Emily Ferguson

High School Media Studies, Social Sciences & Grade 10 Homeroom Teacher Emily holds a Bachelor of Education (specialization in School, Community and Global Connections), a Bachelor of Arts (Honours English/Media Information and Technoculture), and a TEFL certification. She has spent most of her life in Canada, but decided to move to Asia to begin her teaching career in 2006. She has over four years of experience teaching English language learners ranging in age from early years to adults. Emily joined the community in spring of 2011 and she is excited to continue working with Green School students to develop their skills and achieve their full potential. [email protected]

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Shawn T. O’Docharty

High School Humanities/Drama & Grade 10 Homeroom Teacher Alaska born, Shawn’s mother worked with earthquake survivors while his father was a railroad brakeman. Respect for nature and a love of the open road run in his blood. He holds a B.A in Theatre and Writing from Sarah Lawrence in New York, and a graduate degree from l’École Internationale Jacques Lecoq in France. Shawn taught Poetry at the Valhalla Women’s Correctional Center, and founded the Creative Arts programme at Glide Memorial in San Francisco. Amid Paris’ grey streets he directed Imibala Théâtre & Co. with five actors from four continents. Imibala toured Europe and eastern Africa, teaching notably with the UNHCR in Sarajevo, the National Theatre of Uganda, and the National University of Rwanda. He comes to Bali three years after founding the Theatre Arts programme at the American School in Chennai, India. His new position at the Green School and recent marriage are the realization of a life dream.

Jade McGraw

High School Science Teacher & Grade 11 Homeroom Teacher Prior to coming to Bali and joining Green School, Jade taught high school Science, Math and Physical Education at international schools in Egypt and China. He has a Degree in Biology from the University of Waterloo Canada and a Diploma in Education from the University of Wollongong Australia. He has worked for non-profit at-risk youth intervention programmes in Toronto and Northern Canadian communities as well. He is excited to be in the green team and to continue to learn and grow as an person and educator. [email protected]

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Zach Reznichek

High School English & Grade 12 Homeroom Teacher Zach grew up surfing and boogie boarding at the beach in California with his two younger sisters in the same house that their parents still live in. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Design at University of Oregon indulging in astronomy, poetry, photography, geology, art history, quantum physics and color theory. In his twenties, with a passport, journal and camera, he went on a search for the secrets of the universe. Studying old texts, he visited sites of past empires and their sacred monuments including Rome, Athens, Crete, London, Palenque, Coba, Chichen Itza, Tulum, Uxmal, Cairo, Thebes and Karnak. Eventually, he realized the search was more interior than exterior and began his daily meditation practice while writing and working in San Francisco where he got certificates in film and audio production. Paying his dues up through the ranks of audio engineers and into a music executive position directing mastering, packaging and production of vinyl, CDs, schwag and clothing for 15 hip-hop and electronic record labels, he began wondering if “socialism” was really the dirty word capitalists made it out to be… Meeting his wife in Costa Rica and with a second Bush on deck for the white house, Zach moved to Montreal, started two indie record labels and learning French. Soon after, the music market flipped into an online distribution model and it felt like the right time to start a family. After intentional meditative inquiry and the word “teacher” bubbling to the surface, 16 hour production days and traveling the world looking for distribution deals was replaced by a TESL certificate and a graduate program me in education. With two boys, ten years of teaching and strategic consulting, a Master’s in Education, and a thriving business in teacher training, mindfulness and life-coaching, it felt again like time for something new. [email protected]

Melinda Ammann Chickering

High School Career/University Coordinator & Grade 12 Homeroom Teacher Melinda comes to Green School as Career and University Coordinator having lived in Indonesia since 2008. A member of the Green School community since the school’s opening, Melinda served as a Fulbright Fellow in Manado, North Sulawesi before relocating to Bali. Melinda is passionate about connecting people with opportunity and supporting our students in their path to the future. She has taught philosophy at the university level and English in three countries--Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan. She brings experience in non-profit programme management, communications, research and writing. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Iowa, with honours in Philosophy and minor in Political Science, and Master of Science degree at Tulane University in International Development. She also loves scuba diving, dance and motherhood. [email protected] 29 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

SPECIALIST & STUDENT SUPPORT Sarita Pockell

Performing Arts teacher and Specialist Integration Coordinator Sarita Pockell has been teaching Performing Arts at Green School for four years and teaching Drama and Music in schools and with her own company for over 15 years. She has taught Early Years through High School at Green School and focuses, not only on the production of large-scale theater performances, but specializes on deep integration with classroom thematics and relevant lines of inquiry. She moved to Bali from the San Francisco Bay Area where she ran her own theater troupe based on student-centered cabaret shows and performed regularly with several bands for young children (www.saritasong.com) Sarita often composes original music for her productions and she also composed the popular “Green School Song”. Some of the shows she has directed at Green School include Mary Zimmerman’s “Arabian Nights”, a musical adaptation of “The Princess Bride”, Noble Material, a Plastic Musical, As You Like It, Mulan, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more. Sarita is currently working towards a Masters in Education at Goddard University and attends residencies in Vermont twice a year.

Karen Ashbury

Primary Art Teacher Karen initially completed a B.A in History before deciding that her future lay in teaching. She trained as a primary teacher in the UK, specialising in Visual Arts, and has taught predominantly in New Zealand and Australia, in both state and private school systems. The last 6 years have been spent doing what she loves most - working as a dedicated arts educator. Karen’s ongoing interest and curiosity in diverse cultures has kept her plodding away at a Master’s Degree in Applied Anthropology, and she completed the first module of a Yogic Studies diploma this year. Environmental art has been a longstanding passion of Karen’s and she is hugely excited about exploring the creative possibilities and processes in the Green School environment.

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Ni Wayan Prenny Arsyanti (Prenny) Teaching Assistant to Drama Teacher

Prenny grew up in a small village in Bali with her family of five. Since her young age, her parents taught her that life is all about persistence. She carried that with her everywhere she goes. At university, she studied and worked at the same time. She started her professional career as an Art Teacher at Bali Art in Denpasar where she gained experiences in teaching crafts and ceramic making. She then found Green School and was captivated with the the natural environment. She was very lucky because her friend offered her to volunteer in at the GreenCamp Bali for three months. She found her way and joined the Green School community in August 2011 as a Classroom Assistant whilst also finishing her university degree. In 2013, She graduated with a degree in Teaching. She is very excited to joining the Drama team and gaining new experiences from such inspiring mentors at Green School.

Jen Buchanan

Middle School/High School Art Teacher Jen joins Green School after three years of living in the hot desert climate of Saudi Arabia where she has been working as an Assistant Head at the British International School Riyadh. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Jen has spent much of her adult life travelling the globe. Highlights from Jen’s travels include time studying at Institute Seni Indonesia (ISI in Yogyakarta), working as a volunteer with the United Nations in East Timor, coordinating health education programmes in India, and in more recent years a fulfilling career as an arts educator in her home country and abroad. Jen is a strong advocate for the promotion of the arts as central to student learning and within the wider school community. Over the years, Jen has organised several large group exhibitions and held several exhibitions of her own work. She is a published children’s book illustrator and the director of two internationally featured short animated films. In her spare time, Jen is happiest when engaged in a range of outdoor pursuits including diving, road biking, and camping. She is excited to be joining Green School and to have the opportunity to work in such a beautiful and engaging environment. [email protected]

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Putu Pratiwi Surya Rahayu (Tiwi) Assistant to Primary Art Teacher

​Tiwi was born in Singaraja, a​smallest city​​​in north Bali. She received her Bachelor​‘s​​​D​egree in​Chemistry from Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (UNDIKSHA)​.​​ Tiwi ​started her career at Green School in 2014 and is now continuing as the assistant in the Primary Art Class. She is really enjoying her time here as she feels that she is exposed to other cultures, new experiences and knowledge. She loves to be working so close to nature too. [email protected]

I Gede Ira Purnawan (Ira)

Teaching Assistant to Middle School/High School Art Teacher ​Ira was born and raised in village of Sibangkaja, where Green School is located. This is his fifth year working at the School supporting the High School Art Department. Ira is the Kul-Kul Art Coordinator, he is the person who connects with artist from the Balinese community to visit our school and share their skills with our student. Ira can be found in the High School Art studio helping out with all the fun classes. He has become an expert in art printing and if you see people wearing the “I Love Sibangkaja” t-shirts around campus, those are one of his designs. He is excited to take on the new role as the High School Art Teacher and to help coordinate the Practical Arts Programmes. In his spare time he loves to go mountain biking, play music, and spend time with my two children.​

Noan Fesnoux

Middle School & High School Green Studies Coordinator As a child, Noan found himself learning more in the hours exploring the forest after school than during the school day. This early exposure to the natural world fostered a life long love of the environment, and led him to study Marine Biology at the University of Guelph. Following a period working in labs, Noan tested his chops at teaching by moving to Indonesia in 2003. There, he acquired a deep appreciation of the sustainable lifestyles many ruralites live, as well as the incredible biodiversity found of these islands. Following 5 years of building a learning centre in Vancouver, Canada, Noan started as Green Studies teacher in 2012. [email protected]

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Brett Hendricks

Primary Green Studies Teacher Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Brett received his first introduction to Environmental Science as a high school student. As a musician, Brett played bass guitar in his high school jazz band and later became a regular gigging musician while attending university. After finishing a degree in Psychology from the University of Kansas, his interest in Permaculture and new models of education inspired him to pursue his Master’s Degree through Portland State University’s Leadership, Ecology, Culture and Learning Programmes. While studying at PSU, he worked with Portland Public Schools helping to start school gardens and farm to cafeteria programmes around the metro area. After receiving his Permaculture certification, he moved to a small farm outside the city where he lived for 2 years teaching kindergarten and pre-kindergarten, helping to organize events for an NGO and finished his MA in Leadership through the California Institute of Integral Studies’ Transformative Leadership Programme. In March of 2011, Brett picked up from the US and came to Japan where he began formal classroom teaching. From 2012 to 2014, Brett focused on creating Environmental Leadership Curriculum in Myanmar for rural youth seeking higher education in addition to teaching and volunteering around the country. His other interests include hiking, cycling, playing basketball, tennis and music. [email protected]

Jaclyn George

Middle School Green Studies & ELL Teacher Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Jaclyn George began her journey in education five years ago, teaching English to second language learners in Cairo, Egypt. Her passion to explore unique cultures then brought her to Northern China, where she continued teaching English to learners of all ages and levels. Her experiences in China were inspirational, and led her to deepening her teaching practice at the University of Wollongong, Eastern Australia. She completed her Graduate Diploma in Education, specializing in Earth and Environmental Science. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Resource Management, and TESOL certification. Jaclyn’s desire to be part of an environmentally conscious community has led her to Green School, energized to be part of an ESL programme that creatively encourages students to be resourceful, independent learners working towards a sustainable future. Jaclyn is thrilled to be in Bali, where she enjoys yoga, surfing and the natural environment. [email protected]

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Colin Kuit

Physical Education Specialist Colin is from South Africa, holds a Sports Science Degree and Teaching Degree in Physical Education. He is currently the High School PE teacher and co-ordinates the after school sports programme. He created Green School’s unique outdoor education programme and also runs the surfing programme. He married to Lorraine who manages ISSC (International Schools Surf Camp) where she also works closely with GreenCamp. He has competed at swimming at national level and at international level in surfing and surf life-saving. [email protected]

Paul Eperjesi

Primary & Middle School PE Teacher Yeshi has been teaching at Green School since 2012. As an educator, Yeshi brings with him many talents, experiences, and skills. He is an excellent classroom teacher, also a fantastic presenter and facilitator, as well as a skilled mentor. Yeshi has taken on many roles at Green School including heading up the introduction of a new mindfulness programme, creating outdoor education programmes for our Middle School students, helping to choreograph one of our musical productions (Mulan), and teaching yoga. All this is in addition to his regular responsibilities as the Physical Education teacher for Primary and Middle School.

Audrey Mann PE Teacher

Audrey Mann was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and attended the British School Manila. Audrey went on to university in the UK to study Sport and Exercise Science, and upon graduation in 2012 volunteered at the Green School as a PE Intern for one academic year. After returning to the UK Audrey worked in several schools for City Year UK, a national charity seeking to create a fairer society through equal education. With City Year, Audrey developed her passion for supporting personal development in young people, beyond that provided by the UK education system. Audrey is an accomplished sportswoman and has represented the Philippines at international level in football; trained alongside the GB national American Football team; and competed at semi-professional level in wakeboarding. Audrey believes in the ability of physical activity and sport to help young people develop key 21st century skills, and hopes to bring this to her lessons at the Green School. Audrey has moved to Bali from London with her partner and is truly thankful to be back in a place that is really close to her heart. 34 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

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Bambang Prayitno Indonesian PE Teacher

Bambang comes from Yogyakarta. He attended Physical Education at FIK State University of Yogyakarta and graduated in 2004. He then continued his postgraduate programme and received his Master of Sport Science Degree with a concentration in sport for early year’s childhood. His teaching experience started in 2004 as a PE teacher at vocational high school in Yogyakarta. He is also a swimming and tennis coach. In 2007, he taught the Middle Year and Primary Year Programme at Global Jaya International School Tangerang. [email protected]

Putu Witsen

Mepantigan & Mud Wrestling Teacher Putu Witsen is a distinguished Martial Arts athlete who has been involved in the International Taekwondo scene for many years. His love of Indonesia and its culture has led him back to the archipelago where he invented the Mepantigan, a combination of Martial Arts and Balinese dance and performance. He joined the Green School team since the first year of school as the Mepantigan teacher and he continues to inspire our children to embrace and appreciate the local culture and tradition until today.​ He is one of our local scholars parent, a​ ​proud father of two and a lover of everything natural.

Alex Brindell Music Teacher

Alex Brindell is a multi-instrumentalist musician and educator hailing from Australia. Growing up in a travelling family, Alex has had the opportunity to perform and collaborate with people from diverse cultures and musical genres. This experience has greatly influenced his approach in both performance and educative environments. Alex began his musical journey as a three-year-old attending pre-school classes at The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music where he was able to fulfil his incessant hunger to bang things. Since then Alex now holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance from the Jazz Music Institute and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Queensland. During this time, Alex has performed with over 150 artists both nationally and internationally. As an educator, Alex aims to inspire and motivate students through sharing his love and knowledge of music whilst creating a stimulating, positive and safe learning environment that caters for a diverse range of student needs and learning styles. 35 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

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Adam Felton

Middle School Music Specialist Adam E. Felton is a passionate, energetic and creative teacher who has gained broad professional experiences in diverse educational settings in three different countries. Having delivered and developed a number of curricula throughout Southeast Asia, he has acquired the strong ability to adapt his teaching style to foster understanding, enthusiasm and learning in children from a broad spectrum of cultures and backgrounds. Since 2010, Adam has been integral in developing the school’s music curriculum with a strong emphasis on individual creativity, composition, multi-instrumentalism and ensemble-based performance. Stepping into a new and diverse role at Green School in early 2015, Pak Adam now teaches Middle School Thematics, Literacy, Music, the New Mentor Programme, Jalan Jalan, and heads the Green School High Performance Surf Programme. He is also an accomplished professional drummer, having performed with numerous world class musical acts, both here in Bali and abroad. Currently, Adam is recording, touring and performing with Australian East-meets-West ethno electro visionaries, Tijuana Cartel, Folk/Roots artist Black Rabbit George, as well as Bali’s own A Conscious Coup. [email protected]

John Schroeder (Johnny) Music Consultant

Pak Johnny is from the Western United States and joined the high school team in 2013 to develop the music programme. Working as a professional saxophonist, and composer, he has performed over 2000 times around the world. His inquiries into the nature of sound and culture have led him to study Gnawa music in Morocco, produce several albums, compose film scores and teach in Croatia. Johnny has led bands of young people and taught private music lessons on a variety of instruments including ukulele, keyboard, guitar, bass, flute, saxophone, and clarinet for over 20 years. “I am always seeking to balance improvisation with craftsmanship, inspiration with perseverance, expressiveness with discipline- studying music provides us with so many life lessons!” As a film-maker, He has directed short films, educational videos for the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and written feature-length screenplays. Pak Johnny directs the high school band and offers classes in digital audio production, instrument building, video production, and the exciting new discipline of Big History.

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Duncan McKee Music Consultant

Duncan McKee is a jazz pianist, composer and educator from the UK. Throughout his 20 year career, he’s played over 2000 performances with some of the worlds best musicians such as Dale Barlow, Michael Bolton and Bali’s very own Balawan. He composes music for HBO, Discovery Channel and other major networks and leads his own groups Tembusu and The Duncan McKee Trio. He was an instrumental teacher on the Jazz Degree Programme at LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore) as well as UK artist Jamie Cullum’s piano teacher, who went on to be the UK’s highest paid Jazz musician. Duncan is a speaker on Music, Creativity & Leadership and works with many of the worlds leading organisations (70% of Fortune 100’s) helping to improve the way they work together by modelling the effective leadership skills of musicians. For the past two years he has been developing a new bamboo musical instrument for classroom education. His belief is that music extends much further than the arts. Instead it’s our collaborative language and is the most authentic demonstration of how people work effectively together. [email protected]

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LEARNING SUPPORT Francis Mollet

Primary & Middle School ELL Francis has been teaching since university. He has taught foreign languages, ESL, EAL, primary and secondary students as well as corporate English. He believes everybody has something to contribute. He loves to learn with and from students, “The children bring smiles to my lips, light to my mind and hope to my heart, everyday”, he said. His favourite things are not things, they are people. He adores his family, playing ukulele, surfing, singing, and dancing. [email protected]

Lisa Wagland

Learning Support Teacher for Primary School Grades K-2 Lisa has been teaching in Australia for 24 years now, mostly as a learning support teacher. Lisa taught in a disadvantaged school with an indigenous population for 9 years then, at an independent school for the past 15 years. Lisa has also worked part time with a local psychologist running social skills groups for students with Autism. Lisa is passionate about providing a supportive classroom where students feel safe to have a go. A classroom where all students feel successful and are learning. Lisa is very passionate about helping students develop good learning behaviors that allow them to be engaged in all learning experiences around them. Lisa enjoys relaxing, reading, yoga and paddle boarding. [email protected]

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Jennipher Spector

Learning Support Teacher for Primary School Grades 3-5 Jennipher first visited Green School in 2010 as a graduate student and was inspired to write her thesis on the ‘Green School Effect’ on students with specific learning differences. Her research experience had a strong impact on her professionally and personally, and it has been her hope and intention to return to Green School as a Learning Support teacher. She is a strong believer in building upon students’ strengths to address areas of challenge and helping students develop the skills they need to be successful academically, socially, and emotionally. She has certification in the Orton-Gillingham approach to multisensory teaching methods in literacy and mathematics, as well as training in supporting students on the autism spectrum and students with attentional, behavioural, sensory, and executive function needs. Jennipher has taught students in preschool through college at public and private schools in the US and Singapore and has focused her career on supporting students with learning differences in the primary grades. Most recently, she was a learning support teacher at an Expeditionary Learning School with an environmental focus in Asheville, North Carolina.

Paul Davidson

Middle School Learning Support & Technician Paul came to Bali from the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Describing himself as passionate surfer, musician and vagabond. He was first inspired by the surf film “Morning of the Earth” to visit Bali over 30 years ago.That first adventure he instantly fell in love with the people, culture and food of Indonesia, and many trips later he met his wife Putu who currently works in the Green shop at school and along with his 2 children Gede, Grade 4 and Jessi in Geckos makes Green School a daily family affair. Prior to moving to Bali 6 years ago Paul’s background has been extensive in Learning Support including Vision impaired students, Hearing impaired, Disabilities Support and Indigenous youth programs since the early eighties. Working in High Schools for D.E.T Dept. of Education in Australia, for North Coast T.A.F.E Tertiary and Further Education and Vision Australia. Including implementing Indigenous youth music programs, building recording studios, computer training, surf programs, youth mentor, braille translator and work place training and placements for students with disabilities. He has been at Green School for 4 years and currently is the Learning Support person for Middle school. He is also the Sound Production Technician for Green School events and currently runs after school guitar classes for Indonesian staff and students.​

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Maria Prior

High School Learning Support & Grade 11 Homeroom Teacher After teaching English in Turkey, Maria supported refugees in East London before formally beginning her teacher training in the Humanities and Learning Support. She since went on to doing Post-Graduate Studies in Learning Support and working in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, establishing a Psychology Department in the former. She has strong sense of and interest in social justice, and believes that the integration of social and emotional learning in the curriculum lays the foundation for a more just world. It was Green School’s same commitment that drew her here, and she excited to be part of Green School’s role in cross-sustainability issues. Maria has a passion for travel and culture, and also enjoys running, racquet sports and the great outdoors.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Novi

School Secretary Novi grew up in a very quite & peaceful village in Bali. After 11 years of varied working experiences, she finally found Green School where the environment reminds her of Bali in the past; bamboo houses, mud walls, and large gardens which is so similar to her village and it gives her tranquillity of mind. Novi is committed to Green School because she loves children very much. She is the mother of 2 daughters and twin boys and particularly loves the way the school teaches children to become independent. Novi is the School Secretary, as well as assisting all teachers and the Head of Schools. Novi graduated from the Politechnique Udayana University in Bali with a degree in the tourism industry.

I Nyoman Widiantara IT Supervisor

Widi has been working at Green School even before the school first opened in 2008. Widi is the school’s IT Supervisor and the person to go to for any technical support needed by the faculty staff. He graduated top of the class from Udayana University in Electrical Engineering. He brings the hospitality experience to Green School from his past job as an internet technical support in Westin Resort and Bali International Convention Center. Widi, a father of cute little girl, likes to take photos of his child and has a great interest in automotive. He is also an avid photographer of the school. [email protected]

Cahya

IT Officer Cahya is originally from Sibangkaja. He has been working for five years in the Green School. He is an IT support for staff and faculty. He graduated from STIKI Indonesia University in IT management programme. He joined the Green School in 2010 as IT assistant. [email protected]

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Ni Putu Ayu Rosita Rasmi Librarian

Ni Putu Ayu Rosita Rasmi, S.Pd is the librarian at Green School. She was born in Denpasar 26 years ago. She graduated from Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Ganesha University of Education) majoring in Educational Technology in 2011. Ayu Rosita has been joining the Green School since 2012. Before becoming librarian, Ayu Rosita was a teachers’ assistant in Grade 1 and 2 for two years. Surrounded by Eco-minded teachers and green environment makes her interested in joining the Green School’s family. She loves working with children in sustainable environment. In her spare time, she teaches private class for local students. She has passion in dancing, reading, music and art. [email protected]

Puri Wahyuni Lab Technician

Puri is from Tabanan Bali. She has been working at Green School for five years, and is still excited to start her 6th year. She started her career as prekindergarten assistant and became a lab technician in her second year. She holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology for Education and Master’s Degree in Education of Science at UNDIKSHA Singaraja. Managing Balinese dance performance is one of her passions and giving opportunity for kids to learn about Balinese culture is one way to introduce local culture. A smile on the kids when they do the performance or create a fun experiment is the most priceless thing in the world according to her.

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INTERNS Lara Hough Lara grew up in Cambridge, England and through her attendance at various schools, she discovered her interests for Physical Geography, Maths and Science. This, alongside her passion for the outdoors led her to choose to study a B.Sc in Environmental Science at the University of Leeds. Lara is very excited to be interning in Middle School for the whole school year, as part of her four year degree. She was drawn to Green School by their positivity and dedication to improve the environment through education and attitude of actions that speak louder than words. After teaching English in Vietnam and completing a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course, she was keen to get involved with life at Green School. In her free time and in the holidays Lara loves to ski, surf, trek in the mountains, horse ride and play in her university hockey team. [email protected]

Marcel Vermaak In 1989 Marcel Vermaak was born in a small town in Germany, raised by his Dutch father and German mother, he moved several times due to the military profession of his father. Marcel grew up in an international environment from a Dutch Army School in Neustadt and der Weinstrasse to the European School Karlsruhe. After to many consecutive years in school, surrounded by teachers and mandatory theoretical books he took a gap year to travel South East Asia to explore this part of the world, but also himself. Having left The Netherlands for nine years, his roots were calling and moved to the North of Netherlands, Groningen. There he would start a Bachelor in International Relations and International Organization, but figured out that education with a more practical approach was more suitable. A switch from the University of Groningen to Hanze University of Applied Sciences was a logical step and started the bachelor programme International Facility Management. Finally, Marcel will contribute to the Green School community by providing insights and advice, by writing his Bachelor’s thesis for the first semester concerning Real Estate and Sustainable Development.

Clementine Brasher Clementine is completing an internship at the Green school in the Early Years. Clem was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and completed her Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Sociology) in 2015. Clem enjoys travelling and has lived in a few other countries including Japan, Canada and England. Clem enjoys skiing, skating, surfing, yoga, reading and meeting new people. She is excited to be completing an internship at the Green school and being a part of a great community. [email protected]

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Chrissy Giles (student village) Chrissy comes to Bali from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where she lived in a yurt and worked as a painting instructor for ceramic arts. Chrissy works at Student Village as an intern and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. She is passionate about healthy food, permaculture, building community, and sustainable living. You can find her doing yoga, making art, taking photographs, and people-watching.

Lea Choukroun Originally from Hong Kong, Lea is currently finishing a B.S. in Behavioural Neuroscience at Northeastern University in Boston, USA. To fulfill her experiential learning requirement, she joins the Green School community as an enterprise intern hoping to solidify her interests in pursuing secondary education after the completion of her first degree. She enjoys being active, having a good laugh, and cooking Moroccan food. Lea’s past experience as a service-learner and a service-learning teacher’s assistant has taught her to appreciate the strength of learning that extends beyond the walls of a classroom. [email protected]

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VOLUNTEERS Camilo Velasquez Camilo is originally from Colombia. His background is in Communication (Marketing and Advertising). For the last two years Camilo was in Australia doing his Master’s Degree in Sustainable Development. Camilo is passionate about innovative sustainable ideas that enhance the world’s capacity to achieve a more equitable society. He is excited about inspiring others, on environmental and social projects related to current global issues. Camilo visualizes education as a comprehensive learning process and is determined to constantly learn within the field of education for sustainable development. He believes in the power of facilitation and in experience-based development of knowledge as a learning process. Shaping human values based on nature as a learning environment.

Fery Irawan Fery graduated from the University of Palangkaraya in 2013. As he finished studying, he got involved in Ransel Buku Project as an assistant teacher. A year later, he was hired by the project to be a full time teacher until now. Fery teaches Environmental Education and he is also the librarian at Green School library. As a librarian, he manages the books collection they have and he assists children when reading. Fery wants to learn how the greenest school on earth operates and wants to bring this knowledge back to his village. He was so happy when he found out that he was invited to come and learn at this school for 6 months. Teaching the children in the village is one of the biggest passions Fery has. He dreams of being the facilitator to help the kids improve their lives in the future. He is interested in learning new knowledge that will help him improve his skills in teaching. He wants to learn about agriculture and about health too as these two subjects are important to the people in his village. Besides those he also enjoys playing music. Fery plays the Kecapi, traditional Dayak guitar, in his spare time.

Nikisha Weiser Nikisha “Nikki” Weiser has come to the Green School as a volunteer and is excited to see what programmes she can get involved in regarding intentional community. She is the parent of Alize Weiser, a second grader at the Green School. Nikisha is finishing her Degree this August (2015) in social services and Global Affairs. Most recently Nikki was Program Director of the Children’s Programme with an organization serving ‘at risk’ families and also worked one-on-one with individuals with developmental disabilities. She lived and worked for years in an intentional community that provided residence and schooling for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Nikki is passionate about helping others, getting to know her local community, and living a lifestyle of sustainability and simplicity. 45 | 2015-2016 Faculty Profile

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Natale Pellegati (Student Village) Natale, also known as Polentale, is a clown and social and environmental activist. After studying Law at university he was inspired by the example of Gandhi and embarked on a journey with his partner Marielli, carrying no money and depending totally on the kindness and hospitality of strangers. They have been intentionally living and traveling without money for over 2 years. During the journey he’s been studying permaculture, traditional forms of agriculture and sustainable living. He believes that love is the most powerful way to bring change and example is the best form of education.

Marielli Pahim (Student Village) Marielli grew up in Sao Paulo, a big (and chaotic) city from the Southeast of Brazil. She and her partner, Natale, have been intentionally living and travelling without money for over two years. They have been learning how to live simply and sustainably by making conscious decisions in all aspects of their lives. She studied nutrition at the university and was disappointed with the concept of nutrition that they learned in the academy. During her journey, she found out what real nutrition means by investigating the sacred connection that traditional societies have with food, environment and community. Her goal is to restore nutrient-dense foods to the world diet through education, research and activism.

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Cazmir Leenheer Cazmir is of Dutch and Indian descent, was born in England and travelled across land and sea ever since. She arrived in Bali a year ago where she attended Green School as a student afore becoming a class of 2015 graduate. Currently she has one sister studying at Green School as well and both are waiting for their other sister to join in the near future too. Before returning to Asia, she was admitted as a young talent at the Royal Conservatoire & Academy of Fine Art in Europe, where she lived and studied for three years. Prior to that she was an IB student at the German School in Singapore, where her family was based for seven years. Cazmir’s life has been a journey of exploring the self and surroundings in different places and different cultures at different times. The one trend that remained constant has therefore been change. She finds constant change important, which she thinks is developed by endless curiosity and leads to continuous authenticity. Cazmir finds herself thrive where subjects dearest to her heart coalesce - art, philosophy, sustainability and entrepreneurship. For these reasons she has decided to educate herself this gap year with the resources and support offered by Green School’s environment and community. She will be completing a feasibility study and working towards event curation and organization focused on the spreading of ideas and making them happen. Genuinely, Cazmir hopes to make this experience an opportunity to connect and collaborate!