enterpriseforkids.com

Inspiring kids to be entrepreneurial.

Green SuperCamp

June 6th, 2012

It’s amazing how life works sometimes. As you know, we have been sharing our kids’ experiences and jouney as they follow their enterprise ideas through to fruition. Certainly, as our learning and that of our children has accelerated over the past 6 months, other opportunities have landed in our laps.

One such opportunity came in the form of a friend and a simple email. She attended one of the workshops we have been doing with our mentor, Paul Counsel. She sent us an email with a link to something (in her words) pretty special.

Being school teachers and always being open to hearing about things that inspire children to think outside the square and follow enterprising ideas, the link our friend sent us truly was “special”.

Below is a snapshot of a concept that really had us super excited and super motivated.

The Green school

Amazing bamboo structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Green SuperCamp is indeed a very unique and inspiring concept.

The school, located in the tropical paradise island of Bali, runs very forward thinking, engaging leadership camps that have attained massive results in the transformation of kids over a very short time. The SuperCamp uses a state of the art Quantum Learning System that delivers the very best in life and learning skills. We’ve seen no other camp or school use such forward thinking technologies that tap into a child’s mind and rapidly advance their abilities to read, and process and memorize information.

Trust activities and...

....working in groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The staff ratio to kids is 1:4 and they are all highly trained. In fact they go through 300 hours of extensive training in Quantum Learning methodologies and 290 specialized learning techniques that lead to outstanding results that they seem to get consistently get for the kids who attend their camps.

Lots of learning...

...loved by all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening to some of the videos posted on their website, we viewed teenagers who have gone from reading 200 words per minute to 1000 words per minute in just seven days. We have both worked in many schools and seen no one that can claim anything like that!  Kids from all over the world attend the SuperCamps. They are particularly popular for American kids who travel to Bali during their summer vacation.

 

A bird's eye view

Looking up into the ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SuperCamps are held at the world renowned Green School campus. The founders of the school, John and Cynthia Hardy, built the new Green School almost entirely of bamboo. They wanted to set up a school that is at the cutting edge of environmental education, and also takes on a holistic view for the future of the Earth. Their school was never to be built in a city, but in the very heart of nature itself.

Solar panels in a natural environment

Hut accommodation for the camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is designed to have the smallest carbon footprint by having compost toilets, to open walless rooms with natural lighting. The kids interact with animals that produce the methane gas for power.  The flowing river that passes though the grounds also powers the school. To top it all off, the kids grow their own food to eat!

Green School’s mission is to “empower global citizens and green innovators who are inspired to take responsibility for the sustainability of the world”.

“The school has attained international attention for its revolutionary approach to education, with its focus on transformational education in a spectacular setting. It has built a reputation for its focus on nurturing our young leaders of tomorrow on sustainable living with a deep respect for our planet and each other.” (Quoted by CNN TV.)

The school bases much of its philosophy on the Steiner System. The early Austrian educator, Rudolf Steiner, believed in the philosophy of balancing education with social learning.

Social interactions....

 

...and just hanging about!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we viewed the short movies of teens who share their experiences after attending a Green SuperCamp, we were astounded by their personal insights. They all go through a journey of self discovery where they get to build strong relationships with future leaders from all over the world. Many claim that Green SuperCamp is a life changing experience!

Leaping for joy!

Kite building skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They learn to live in the moment and be fully self expressed. They develop a responsibility for themselves and each other and they do things way outside their comfort zone. Activities such as rope climbing, Balinese dancing, mud wrestling, flying fox, and physically breaking wood, all contribute to building self confidence and leadership. Many kids manage to have massive break throughs in overcoming obstacles in their lives and their parents are astounded by their transformation.

Fun in the mud!

Fun as a group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are completely amazed that Green SuperCamp manages to have such a huge positive impact on kids in only a matter of days. If all schools could learn from this innovative school, then we would have a generation of kids who are very equipped to provide the leadership required for our future world. They have a camp designed especially for developing entrepreneurial teenagers. Now that is a first!. When has a school ever tried to foster in kids an Entrepreneurial mindset?

We have been so inspired by Green SuperCamp that our three oldest kids are attending the camp this year.

We will let you know in future blogs, how they go….although we think we already know the answer to that one! 🙂

Comments

2 Comments

RSS
  • Wilma Johnson says on: July 11, 2012 at 5:15 am

     

    Hi Howitts,
    Last year in Bali attending the annual Writers and REaders festival I happened to sit at same table as an avocate of Green School. His kids were attending. One child was doing very well the other no so suited to them. He was still full of praise. My girlfriend Jane (remember my 50th Wilmerella) Is a ESOL teacher in Alice Springs and spent 3months teaching in Bali about 5 years ago and also visisted the school. Would have to chat with her re her thoughts on the school. It’s a small world hey. Loving the blog and reading all the enterprising stories. Especially love the recycling Amber, close to my heart.
    Cheers for now,Willy

    • Cathy and Trevor says on: July 12, 2012 at 5:34 am

       

      Hi Willy,
      Would love to sit down and talk to you about your time at the Writers and readers festival in Bali.
      Next time we go to Bali, we will definitely visit the school ourselves. Teaming up with the Supercamp is a stroke of Genius for the organisers – the kids look to be having a truly enlightening and fun time.
      Would also love to hear about your friend’s time as a teacher in Bali.
      Will tell Amber to save one of her trips to the recycling when you next visit – then you can rummage together 🙂
      Cath and Trev

Your email address will not be published.

enterpriseforkids.com

Inspiring kids to be entrepreneurial.