What better way to teach kids about sustainability than to have them study in a school building that has embraced the concept to the maximum? In the Dutch city of Utrecht, a recently completed primary school has done exactly that. Located in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm … [Read more...] about This energy-neutral Dutch school promotes sustainability by design
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Beating the Burnout: How to Get Back in the College Groove Without Losing Your Mind
With the start of fall semester right around the corner, college students may soon be facing an awful enemy: burnout. Burnout is that feeling of defeat, the “there’s no point in doing this anymore” and “my life is going nowhere”. While college can be the best days of … [Read more...] about Beating the Burnout: How to Get Back in the College Groove Without Losing Your Mind
Oregon passes law that will allow school kids to take mental health absence days
When Oregon students go back to school this year, they'll be able to take mental health days without risking an unexcused absence as the result of a new law that was proposed by a group of high schoolers. The students behind the measure say it’s meant to change the stigma … [Read more...] about Oregon passes law that will allow school kids to take mental health absence days
Kids in Indian town pay their tuition fees with plastic waste instead of money
Used plastic is usually seen as a waste product, but for the students of a school in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, it is no less than a means to acquire free education. As a way to make school more accessible and help clean up their local community, the primary school … [Read more...] about Kids in Indian town pay their tuition fees with plastic waste instead of money
‘School is very oppressive’: why home-schooling is on the rise
Every morning Ben Mumford starts his school day with maths. At the age of 10, he is already working at GCSE level, but he doesn’t always bother to get out of his pajamas in time for the class. … [Read more...] about ‘School is very oppressive’: why home-schooling is on the rise