Green Spark

What if nature was not simply something we learned about, but a teacher, collaborator, and guide in how we design our world?In this episode, BiRD Lab Curriculum Lead, Ryan Murphy, explores biomimicry and its potential to transform regenerative design. We talk about how learning from and with nature’s patterns, processes, and relationships can inspire new ways of responding to the challenges we face.From Kindergarten to Grade 12, the BiRD Lab invites learners to observe, investigate, experiment, and design with the living world, drawing on nature’s intelligence to imagine possibilities that create conditions conducive to life. Through hands-on exploration, systems thinking, biomaterials, and nature-inspired design, students become active participants in shaping more regenerative futures.This is Living Curriculum in action: learning that extends beyond the classroom, emerges through relationships with the living world, and invites us to rethink not only what we learn, but how we live, design, participate and contribute to the worlds we share.

What might education become if it learned with oceans, forests, and the wisdom of Indigenous cultures?Biomimicry practitioner, explorer, and educator Daniel Kinzer has spent two decades working across more than 80 countries and all seven continents, drawing inspiration from the natural world to cultivate regenerative learning, youth leadership, and place-based innovation. Inspired by traditional Polynesian voyaging and the intelligence of living systems, Daniel brings together Indigenous perspectives, ocean exploration, and biomimicry to reimagine how we learn, connect, and create change.#GreenSparkPodcast #GreenSchoolBali #RegenerativeEducation #Education

In today’s episode, we feature artist and student, Fara, whose Grade 12 Capstone project aims to inspire other artists to engage in more sustainable artistic processes.Fara talks us through her research focus: creating paint with flower pigments and paper with banana stems to create art that is more ecologically-friendly. Fara shares the Capstone process and how she has just passed her confirmation, a key milestone before she presents her Greenstone to the community.

At the heart of regenerative learning is a simple idea: nature can be one of our greatest teachers.In this episode, Pak Sriram joins us to unpack the world of biomaterials and how nature-inspired innovation is influencing the way we think about learning, design, and the future. As an Upper School Mathematics teacher, Pak Sriram shares how biomaterials spark deeper curiosity in students, encouraging them to connect science, creativity, and systems thinking in meaningful ways.

In today’s episode, we feature Frank Burridge, an award-winning architect from Australia who is passionate about designing buildings and masterplans that are zero-waste, carbon-sequestering, habitat-creating and provide myriad cascading benefits to the community and environment. In this conversation, as cofounder of Main&Frank, Frank talks us through his ​​regenerative masterplan for Green School Bali’s Biomimicry for Regenerative Design Lab.Follow us for more updates and content!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greenschoolbali/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenschoolbaliTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenschool_bali

At the intersection of science and nature, students are discovering how to build the future they believe in.In this episode, our host Charlotte Hankin sits down with Olivier Bourdon to explore how students use science education, biomimicry, and regenerative learning to design innovative solutions and take control of the future. With the BiRD Lab on the horizon, students will have a dedicated space to explore, invent, and shape a regenerative future.Follow us for more updates and content!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greenschoolbali/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenschoolbaliTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenschool_bali

What if we can combine art with activism that creates awareness and change?In this episode, our host Charlotte Hankin sits down with Grade 4 teacher, Michael Spicer to explore how students transform waste into meaningful art without adding to the problem, connecting curriculum and community while spreading powerful messages every step of the way.Follow us for more updates and content!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greenschoolbali/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenschoolbaliTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenschool_bali

Episode 7 of the Green Spark Podcast is here!Our host, Ibu Charlotte, is joined by Ibu Ida, Middle School Lead Teacher at Green School Bali, for an inspiring discussion on biodynamics. Together, they dive into how food and agriculture can be more than just daily needs—they can become bridges that connect us to one another, to the soil beneath our feet, and to the wider world.Follow us for more updates and content!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greenschoolbali/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenschoolbaliTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenschool_bali

What if school wasn't about right or wrong—but about wonder, creativity, and making a difference?In this episode, our host Charlotte Hankin sits down with Grade 2 teacher, Pak Edd Moore to explore how regenerative design encourages young learners to think beyond quick fixes and into deeper, more meaningful solutions. From realising that regular paints contain plastic to crafting their own plant-based alternatives, his students are proving that even the youngest learners can lead with purpose.Follow us on our socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/

Meet Lise Rozendal, a Grade 8 student whose Quest—Green School’s Middle School capstone project—is breathing new life into the fight against air pollution. After witnessing crop-burning practices in the mountains of Chiang Mai, this young changemaker was inspired to design a regenerative smog tower: a bold project with a big vision—cleaner air for all.Originally from the Netherlands, Lise’s global journey fuels her passion for sustainability and innovation. Tune in as she shares how personal experience, environmental awareness, and hands-on learning came together in one powerful Quest.Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenschoolbali/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenschoolbali/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenschoolbali