Bali Village Academy

VIDEO: Development and Planning for the Bali Village Academy. Co-founders Wayan Carma (black jacket, center) and Hardi Yana (to Wayan’s left).

Bali Village Academy will be the first hospitality institute with a curriculum based on the local culture and values of Bali. Co-founded by Harmony Project leaders Wayan Carma (bio link) and Hardiyana (bio link), it’s faculty shall be composed of leading gurus and mentors set in a dispersed learning center located within the Pinge farm village for the purpose of echoing it’s indigenous Balinese culture: daily rhythm, food, facilities, dress-code, shared values of the Banjar (local commune), and biosphere. Significantly, the farm village location is deliberately preferred over an urban setting (such as Denpasar) to enable Learning Outcomes (see column at right) to effectively capture indigenous knowledge resources.

The curriculum shall embrace gastronomic, performing and visual arts, permaculture, wellbeing and spirituality, and will expect all participants to example a set of shared Core Values (see column at lower right) as an important point of significance.  Importantly, we shall execute scholastic and research alignment with modern hospitality competency standards of indigenous teaching and hospitality principles in concert with the Harmony Project’s (HP) 20-key hospitality destination integrated within the same farm community. HP’s enterprise  — including Culinary Institute, and Integrated Clinic for Wellbeing — will soon become the primary intern / apprentice sponsor of choice for the Bali Village Academy along with HP’s Ubud-based visual & performing, gastronomic art exhibition program-based destination to the South. 

CONCEPT

An integrated education program based on the indigenous mental, skill, and attitude development set in the Balinese village to embrace traditional values and learning.

VISION

The resident and sojourner shall embrace the village as a resource for learning as a direct asset-base of hospitably development through a well-designed program. 

MISSION

Develop compassionate, inquisitive learners prepared for local responsibility and a life of continued learning and leadership embracing authenticity.  To create a center of learning within the Balinese village in order to establish world-class hospitality professional standards reflecting Balinese indigenous values and to establish a higher-caliber for the global hospitality community to emulate.  The Community should naturally graduate from European to the most hospitable Asian cultures — originally Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand — to a more pure mono-culture paradigm —  the Balinese Standard. Two campuses shall be utilized, both situated within Pinge farm village.

Campus 1 : Banjar Baru

Instruction areas to include classrooms, Banjar, House Temple, Ayurvedic open kitchen, Healthy Bar, and Yoga Center. Each will include space plan and budget. Spacial concept to include three Mandala gardens.

Campus 2 : Bali Organic Village

Conference center and kitchen, guest accommodations and gardens.

SPACIAL CONCEPTS

1. Taman Usada Gardens

• Balinese Healing garden based on Taru Pramana  ( Wood ~ Energy) manuscript. 

• This healing garden concept based on Balinese traditional healing  stipulated on the Healing manuscript (Lontar Usada), Jampi Usada (herb), and Ayurveda principle.

• The facility serves as  conservation, education, research, and as tourist attraction particularly for wellness.

• Apply Mandala Concept (clock-wise below: Body, Mind, Soul, Balian with team discussing space plans.

2. Taman Kahuripan Wellbeing

• Spa Concept based on Balinese architecture used for retreat, being part of village experience, recovery phase after medical .

• The architecture follows Balinese principles.

• Apply the principle Narmada Garden ( garden with ponds as demonstrated by old Balinese Kingdoms).

• Dedicate one Bale for purification (Bale Patirtan).

• Apply “Rajah” decoration on “Kain Gringsing”.

3. Usada Geringsing/ Pancha Suddha

• Healing using five techniques for cleansing/ purification.

• Using five elements (Panca maha Butha) : Pertiwi(earth), Apah(water), Teja(Fire), Bayu(Wind), Akasa(Space).

4. Usada Bar

• A venue for healthy, fresh, natural Jamu/Loloh/ Infuse Water/ Herbal Tea

• Herbal Class

5. Dapur Bali Mula

• Traditional Balinese cuisine( live cooking.)

• Healthy food (vegetarian, therapy)

6. Apotik Herbal

• Produce herbal products

CORE VALUES

Honesty & Integrity shall be exampled through our Core Values

• Tat Twam Asi — reverence for equality among all fellow creatures.  

• Tri Kaya Parisuda — think cleanly (Manacika), tell the truth (Wacika) and behave honestly (Kayika).

• Karma Marga — freedom to speak one’s mind, act with persistence and perseverance.

• Tri Hita Karana — develop a Healthy Body, Mind and Spirit by respecting the environment.

• Asta Brata —  8 traits of sound leadership (see below) 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Assume personal responsibility for your actions, and work effectively as an individual and as a member of the community or group.

• Express ideas with clarity, and logic in both spoken and written form.

• Apply mathematical principles to address and solve problems.

• Gather and interpret information, using a variety of methods, to address and solve practical problems.

• Lead by living our core values

• Enhance physical and psychological well-being by understanding and applying health and wellness concepts both indigenous and allopathic.

• Explore and express personal creativity throughout one’s life.

• Understand oneself and other’s by embracing one’s indigenous culture and community as an important member of our diverse global community.

• Understand and evaluate issues concerning use of the community permaculture and its heritage.

• Strengthen one’s embrace of traditional culture and values through the use of collaborative practices,  research and practice.

CURRICULUM

Core / Balinese Wisdom 

• Vision, Mission, Core Values, Seven Habits

• Hospitality English, Introduction to Hospitality, Performance Development

• Bali Spirituality & Wisdom, Yoga

• Bali Wisdom, Ayurvedic Wisdom

• Environmental Ethics

Permaculture

• Organic Food and Farming

Sojourner Accommodations

• Front Office

• Housekeeping

Gastronomy & Service

• Service

• Production

• Nutrition, Medicinal & Curative

Wellbeing

• Balian 

Performing & Visual Arts

8 GUIDING TRAITS OF BALANESE LEADERSHIP: ASIA BRATA

Indra Brata, a leader should follow the characteristics of Lord Indra as a god who gives rain, giving prosperity to the people.

1. Indra Brata, a leader should follow the characteristics of Lord Indra as a god who gives rain, giving prosperity to the people.

2. Yama Brata, leaders should follow the characteristics of Lord Yama, namely creating laws, enforcing laws and giving fair punishment to everyone who is guilty.

3. Surya Brata, the leader provides information fairly and equitably to all the people he leads and always acts as careful as the sun is very careful in absorbing water.

4. Candra Brata, a leader should always be able to show a calm and radiant face so that the people lead feel sure of the greatness of the soul of the leader.

5. Bayu Brata, the leader should always be able to know and investigate the real situation and will, especially the condition of the people whose lives suffer the most.

6. Kuwera Brata, leaders should be wise in using funds or money and always have a desire to prosper the community and not become a waste, which in the end can harm the State and society.

7. Baruna Brata, the leader should be able to eradicate all forms of disease that develop in society, such as unemployment, juvenile delinquency, theft and disturbance of state security.

8. Agni Brata, a leader must always have the qualities that can motivate the growth of a chivalrous nature and a burning spirit in subduing the enemies.

TESTING THE CURRICULUM