The Green School for traveling families & Cape Town, South Africa
03/15/22 • 42 min
Andy Wood is the Principal at The Green School in Cape Town, South Africa and today he stops by to share with us what exactly it means to attend a Green School. With locations in South Africa, New Zealand, Bali and more to come around the world, they are fast becoming one of the hot discussion topics for traveling families and those looking to spend a few months abroad, while keeping their children in an engaging environment educationally. Andy explains how you can hop from one Green School to the next seamlessly, and a bit about how they bake learning into everything from growing vegetables for the daily lunch, to math, languages and much more. Finally, we spend a bit of time chatting about the natural beauty in South Africa, and why Cape Town is the California of his homeland.
Follow Andy's work at https://greenschoolsa.co.za/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegreenschooljhb/
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Andy Wood is the Principal at The Green School in Cape Town, South Africa and today he stops by to share with us what exactly it means to attend a Green School. With locations in South Africa, New Zealand, Bali and more to come around the world, they are fast becoming one of the hot discussion topics for traveling families and those looking to spend a few months abroad, while keeping their children in an engaging environment educationally. Andy explains how you can hop from one Green School to the next seamlessly, and a bit about how they bake learning into everything from growing vegetables for the daily lunch, to math, languages and much more. Finally, we spend a bit of time chatting about the natural beauty in South Africa, and why Cape Town is the California of his homeland.
Follow Andy's work at https://greenschoolsa.co.za/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thegreenschooljhb/
If you’re enjoying the podcast, please consider taking 2 minutes to leave a short review at: RateThisPodcast.com/aboutabroad
Sign up for our monthly newsletter at: aboutabroad.com/newsletter
This season is brought to you by Insured Nomads. They are absolutely the best when it comes to providing health, travel, medical insurance for nomads, expats, and all forms of world travelers. You can visit their website at InsuredNomads.com or connect with them on LinkedIn.
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