Seven Weeks of a LEAP in Knowledge.

This is a little photo blog into the insight of what went on in the LEAP program.

For me, being part of the LEAP program, a voluntary six-week program at the Green School where a small team of students focuses on self-chosen project and…

My Experience At The ZFEP 2017

On the 16th of January 2017 Green School Bali won the Zayed Future Energy Prize, Global High Schools category. The Green School team arrived to Dubai on the 14th very early in the morning. We started the car ride to Abu Dhabi while looking and being amazed by the…

A picture holds a thousand words…

…But so does this blog post. The expression “Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words” appears in a 1911 newspaper article quoting newspaper editor Tess Flanders discussing journalism and publicity. This quote has been around for more than a hundred years and people…

Forging Ahead

To start out my first two weeks of Leap, I decided to follow an interest of mine that I have had for the past few years, forging. I’ve…

Making a Video in Abandoned Places

Meeting a Marine Engineer

So last Thursday the LEAP students got a chance to meet Tom Wells, a marine engineer. Now most of didn’t even know what a marine engineer was so at first we were very confused. We were then explained what a marine engineer did and found that it was very different from what we…

Diverse Projects by Diverse Kids

It is coming close to the end of the first week of my second time in this program, and it is so far…

Where to Next?

For the past week, I’ve been at a loss of what to do next with the forge, and haven’t been able to make any solid progress due to this. With only one week left for me to work on the forge, I’m really feeling the pressure to finish up the project, but I can’t because I don’t know where to go next.

CUSTOM BIO BIKE & LOOK BOOK VIDEO

Self-Scheduling

Here in Leap we, the students, are allowed to plan and commit to our own schedule. This gives us much choice and freedom but it can also bring up some challenges. Obviously the main benefit of having the ability to make your own schedule is the fact that, at least for me, it makes the day more fun…