Hello, my name is Peh Reh. Border Green Energy Team (BGET) is a project working to teach sustainability to maintain natural things, and maintain the old things that are useful for people in the world. I am a student at BGET who is learning how to be sustainable using things in the world. Mostly, weRead more about Raising Frogs[…]
Hi! My name is Thari Pyi Kyaw. I come from Burma. I come to learn more about how to plant vegetables and other things. We are learning in Noh Bo. This is my first time in Noh Bo. I love This place. We have a lot of fun in our school. This is when teacherRead more about Sustainability[…]
Hello! My name is Smile. I come from H.S.T.K. School and I am now at Grace Garden to learn new things that I did not know. I really like to learn about solar power at the Grace Garden. In the first week, we learned about the 7 mindsets of highly successful people taught by teacherRead more about The 7 Mindsets of Highly Successful People[…]
Hi! I am Liping, and I just joined BGET on the 1st October 2014. Orientation started for me at Grace Garden with the Sustainable Living Skills Training camp, which I am delighted to share with you over this blog. Kara, Colin and I arrived at Grace Garden on 5th October afternoon after picking up theRead more about Sustainable Living Skills Training at Grace Garden with Dragons and Wide Horizons[…]
“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.” Latin Proverb Guest instructor, Mark Rheault, and his family, traveled all the way from Fargo, North Dakota, USA to teach two trainings through BGET. The first training, Social Entrepreneurship, was held July 31st – August 1st at Wide Horizon School in Mae Sot.The 32 student participants hailedRead more about Social Entrepreneurship Trainings with Visiting Instructor, Mark Rheault, Supported by GDF Suez and GLOW[…]
24 students from Minmahaw Higer Education Program (MHEP) visited Grace Garden May 26th – 30th for an action packed week studying and experiencing sustainable living. The training introduced the students to the techniques of natural soil enhancement, agroforesty, adobe natural buildings, solar energy, and water filtration through a balance of lectures and practical hands-on learning. For example,Read more about Sustainable Living Skills Training at Grace Garden for MHEP and joined by Noh Bo Academy supported by GDF Suez and GLOW[…]
I interned with BGET for three months, from 24 February 2014 to 23 May 2014. The Thailand-Myanmar border, where I spent most of my time throughout the internship My work was split between the main BGET office in Mae Sot city and in the village at Grace Garden Sustainable Living and Learning Centre in NohRead more about An Intern’s Perspective by Eindra Kyi[…]
Fourteen American college students from Institute for Village Studies (IVS) and seven Karen post-secondary students from Engineering Studies Program (ESP) in Mae La refugee camp visited Grace Garden in January for experiential learning. IVS and ESP students work together on Grace Garden site development projects. IVS offers a unique study abroad experience through Western WashingtonRead more about Experiential Learning at Grace Garden for IVS and ESP[…]
Grace Garden hosts its largest workshop to date, the 2013 Sustainable Living Workshop, for 21 students from Wide Horizons (WH) post-secondary school and 34 students from local Noh Bo Teacher Training College (TTC). Both lecture and practical instruction, as well as lunch, was conducted on the Grace Garden site using the new Learning Center buildingRead more about 2013 Sustainable Living Workshop, supported by UNESCO and Presbyterian Hunger Program[…]
Grace Garden hosted a Planting Workshop for 24 orphaned refugees from local orphanage, Blessed Home, over three consecutive Saturdays, June 29th, July 6th, and July 13th, 2013. This is the first workshop conducted entirely on-site using the newly finished learning center building. The center was designed and constructed by Gyaw Gyaw, a local natural constructionRead more about Grace Garden Hosts Inaugural Workshop in Newly Constructed Learning Center Building, Supported by UNESCO and Presbyterian Hunger Program[…]
