Bali Island School (BIS) wrapped up the year with impactful initiatives, echoing its commitment to positive change and sustainability. As a foundational element of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), Service as Action has provided a collaborative outlet for students seeking to develop caring community members who make a positive difference in the lives of others and their environment.
Bali Island School Celebrates a Year of Impactful Initiatives and Commitment to Positive Changes
Embracing humanity, our "Giving Forward" Group supported Bali's disabled community by collecting kids toys, health supplies, shower kits, snacks, meals, stationery, clothes, and shoes. A group of students named "Santa’s Little Helpers" have raised funds for 'Bali Street Mums,' addressing the health needs of impoverished women and children in Denpasar. "People's Perpustakaan", a mini library project built by the students in 2022 continues to enhance literature experiences with local schools, while another group of students contributed to Yayasan Pita Kuning and their mission to battle cancer in children. Additionally, students engaged in coral cleaning activities with Ocean Gardener for environmental service.
Responding to challenges in Sumbawa, the "Go the Extra Mile" shoe drive emerged, providing proper shoes to propel the dreams of local children, which is a figurative extra mile to one of our student’s skatepark projects in the same area. Demonstrating our unwavering commitment to positive changes to the environment, through Scholars of Sustenance (SoS), 1,148 meals were provided to ease hunger by the Bali Island School community this year. This project significantly cut CO2 waste by 519.13 kg—equivalent to saving 46.35 days of electricity.
"The Service as Action ignites transformative passion in students for community engagement and positive change. The diverse 2023 projects, encompassing humanity, sustainability, and environmental impact reduction, represent a dedication to meaningful, sustainable change, positively influencing both the environment and the community,” says Edward Andrews- CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) and Service as Action Coordinator at Bali Island School With their heart, minds, and hands in the right places, Bali Island School students are ready to embrace 2024 with a new spirit of being changemakers in this world!