Learning Independence in Environmental Huts

TEN students gathered around a multi-colored table in a bamboo hut on Jalan Wijaya Kusuma in Medan, North Sumatra. Plastic bottles and cardboard boxes were spread around on the table. The students were focused on their craft work while two teachers supervised. The open walls allowed fresh air to circulate, keeping the space cool.

Ivan Tobing, 15, a pupil at the Medan School of Nature (SAM) was busy making a piggy bank from recyclables. "I'm happy working on recycled plastic waste," he told Tempo. It's so the environment remains clean."

August 11, 2015