Bali International School Students Strive to Reduce Carbon Emissions September 26, 2008
“Take responsibility for your actions, we are.” That is the message that Bali International School students are trying to send to the community in Bali. The Bali International School Carbon Offset Projects (BIS COPs) is a group of senior students from the school who are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of Bali’s community. The group aims to achieve this by supporting and initiating sustainable forest rehabilitation projects in order to take responsibility for our use and misuse of Greenhouse Gases.
but also provide great learning opportunities to our students.” The BIS COPs group will soon be opening an official website that will contain more information on their goals and activities. If any business, organization, or individual is interested in aiding the project, please e-mail biscops@baliis.net. More information on other service learning projects conducted by BIS students can be obtained by emailing pmuir@baliis.net
“We are doing this because we have recognized what we are doing to the resources of the world and that they are finite. We need to do something about it as soon as possible. This is the message we are trying to spread,” said Rinaldhy Oosterman, a BIS COPs spokesperson. BIS COPs is aiming to raise awareness and funds that will be used to support projects that will offset carbon emissions. An example of a project is the Friends of the National Park Foundation (FNPF) forest rehabilitation project in Nusa Penida. According to BIS teacher and Global Citizenship Programme Coordinator Peter Muir, BIS students are encouraged to participate in such activities as a part of the school’s curriculum. “This is one of many service learning projects planned and initiated by the students that fit in with the aims of the school’s Global Citizenship Programme. Such projects not only benefit the community, -22-
