29 Jul Never give up: the 7 year vortex saga
At Green School we believed that micro hydro was off the table because we didn’t have more than a two meter drop in the river...
29 Jul Pole by pole
Pak Yok has been working at Green School since 2009. Pak Yok is a carver; he’s been carving since he was in primary school and...
22 Jun Vortex at Green School
Over the past two years, we have been focused on building a gravitational water vortex power plant at Green School. A few words from Matthew Bell, team...
19 Jun What would it take?
John's thoughts: What would it actually take to take Bali off the grid? What would it take to take a 60 by 90 mile piece of...
19 Jun Bamboo yoga pavilion in Sayan
John was out walking the other and found this amazing view. It's Ibuku's custom designed yoga pavilion for the Four Seasons Sayan. Each hand-carved pole used...
19 Jun Victory Gardens for the Future
The English spent so much time studying strange bugs and plant species over centuries, but never focused on food. During the war, the food ran...
19 Jun Tensegrity Buckyball challenge at Green School
Learning by doing is one of the things John feels most passionate about and when he and the Green School high school students had a...
18 Jun Orin & Maria’s Kul Kul Farm: Making the world a better place
The Kul Kul Farm, founded by my son Orin and partner Maria Farrugia, is a living, learning farm, market garden and education centre offering residential...
18 Jun Green SuperCamp: The most powerful learning experience available
When my kids came home from SuperCamp, I was totally astounded at the things they had learned and the growth that had happened in a...
18 Jun On creativity at C2 Montreal 2014
A short interview where I share a few of my thoughts on creativity, the role of patience, and on sharing your creative process with everyone...
