Exploring Bali as an Outdoor Classroom – A Bus Ride Towards Better Education

Children learn best when they can discover, investigate and connect theory with real life. Bali offers a unique environment for exploring tropical ecosystems, rice fields, local agriculture, water resources, traditional crafts and the cultural and social context of everyday life.

To make the most of these opportunities, the school needs reliable, safe and accessible transport. Without its own school bus, educational excursions are more difficult and costly to organise, and some students may find them harder to access.

We want hands-on discovery to become a natural part of education rather than an occasional special event. A school bus will help more students participate in educational trips and enable the school to plan regular learning activities beyond its campus.

Our goal is to strengthen the educational infrastructure of Empathy School Bali by providing a school bus that will serve the school's students and international students completing part of their education there.

We want to create better conditions for:
- Regular outdoor learning: trips to natural environments, agricultural areas and local communities.
- Hands-on projects: testing water quality, exploring ecosystems, learning how food is produced and finding solutions to real-world problems.
- Cultural and social learning: meeting local residents, craftspeople and experts.
- More accessible education: shared transport for entire student groups, including younger children.
- More sustainable transport: moving groups together rather than relying on several separate cars.

The bus will therefore be more than a piece of equipment. It will connect the school with the world around it and expand the possibilities for everyday learning.

All funds raised through this campaign will be transferred in full to our partner school, Empathy School Bali.

The funds will be used for:
- purchasing a school bus;
- any necessary vehicle modifications;
- vehicle registration and related administrative costs;
- preparing the bus for operation.

If the campaign does not reach its full target, the remaining amount will be covered by the school and its sponsors. If the total raised exceeds the target, the additional funds will support further school development.

Your contribution will help create lasting educational infrastructure that can benefit students for years to come.

Budget: Fundraising target: CZK 660,000

This campaign is organised by EduTrailBlazers, z. s., a Czech educational organisation committed to improving education through hands-on learning, international cooperation and real-world discovery.

We believe that quality education should extend beyond the classroom. We want to help students and teachers develop literacy, independence, creativity, collaboration and the ability to solve real-world problems.

We are developing this project in partnership with Empathy School Bali. Our aim is not simply to provide transport, but to strengthen an educational environment where children can gain experiences that textbooks alone cannot offer.

We are grateful to everyone who helps make this vision a reality.

Partner school

Empathy School Bali is our partner school on the Indonesian island of Bali, located in Pejeng Kangin near Ubud.

Our partnership creates opportunities to develop education centred on nature, local culture, sustainability and practical experience. Bali offers an exceptionally diverse environment where science, mathematics, language learning, cultural understanding and real-life problem-solving can naturally come together.

The school bus will serve Empathy School Bali students as well as international students attending educational programmes at the school.

By supporting this campaign, you will help not only individual children but also a school committed to developing modern, experience-based education.

We believe that donor trust is just as important as the financial support itself. That is why we are committed to communicating transparently about the campaign's outcome and how the funds are used.

After the campaign ends, we will share updates through EduTrailBlazers' communication channels and other available platforms, covering:

the total amount raised;

the transfer of funds to our partner school;

the purchase of the bus and its preparation for operation;

the first educational trips and the bus in action;

the project's practical benefits for students and the school.

Where possible, we will also share photographs, stories and experiences from students and teachers. We want to show how our donors' support changes everyday learning and turns a school bus into a classroom on the move.

Thank you for helping us take education beyond the classroom.