FINDHORN COLLEGE Application Form and Enrolment Questionnaire:

Gaia Education Design for Sustainability incorporating Transition Training 2013

5 October - 8 November 2013

Findhorn College welcomes your application; we aim to reply within 3 working days.
 
Upon acceptance of your application we will send booking and payment information to you by email (or post if needed).

NOTE: Items in red must be completed for this form to be processed.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Family name:

First name:

Gender

Male:

Female:

Date of Birth
(DD/MM/19YY)
Postal Address:
(House/Apt#, Street, Town, State, Postcode)
Country:
Email address:
Telephone:

COURSE BOOKING:

I wish to enrol in full 5 weeks in Gaia Education Design for Sustainability 2013

Date: 5 October – 8 November 2013

Cost: includes room, full board and tuition

We want to ensure that our courses are accessible to people with diverse means. When you book, please choose the low, medium or higher price listed for your programme, based on your personal income.

We do not wish to exclude people with a low income. Limited bursary funds are available towards the cost of participating in our programmes and we encourage those who need help with payment to apply.

£2245

Low Income

£2350 Medium Income

£2795

High Income

I wish to enroll in the selected weeks in Gaia Education Design for Sustainability 2013

Week 1

Social Design, Saturday 5 October 2013

Week 2 Ecological Design, Saturday 12 October 2013

Week 3

Economic Design, Saturday 19 October 2013

Week 4 Worldview, Saturday 26 October 2013
Week 5 Empowerment - Saturday 2 November 2013

The amount you wish to pay per week:

£495

Low Income

£525 Medium Income

£695

High Income

Bursary Fund Contribution:
£   Please enter an amount if you wish to contribute to the bursary fund to help those with less money to attend.


Questions


Please answer the following questions

1. How did you hear about this programme?

2. Have you participated in other Findhorn Foundation programmes? If so, at what date and who were the focalisers?

3. Have you participated in other sustainability training programmes? If so, where and when was this?

4. How do you see yourself using the content of the EDE over the next 3 years?

5. What would you like to receive or learn from this programme?

6. What qualities or skills will you bring with you to share?

7. What do you imagine might be your greatest challenge during this programme?

8. Do you have any background/experiences with any meditation/spiritual practice? Please give details.

9. Do you have any background/experiences with group work of any kind? Please give details.

10. Do you have any background/experiences with training of trainers or being trained to be a teacher/facilitator of any kind. Please give details.

* 11. Do you have any physical limitations and/or are you taking any medication currently or recently that we should know about? Please give details.

* 12. In up to 150 words, how would you like to introduce yourself to the other participants of the training - your work, hope, visions, challenges. (Please note this particular answer will be circulated to all participants, tutors & community prior to
the training).



Please note

We make every effort to provide courses as described, to ensure that they are appropriate for the participants who book, and to take good care of participants while they are here. However, sometimes we have to cancel a course for reasons beyond our control, or advise an individual that we do not think the course is appropriate for them.
            
Please read this disclaimer before completing your application.
 
All information in any of our publicity is correct at the time it is published, but is subject to change. Whilst every effort is made to provide the courses as advertised, we do not accept liability for:
 
    * Cancellations or changes caused by unavailability of staff, low bookings, weather conditions, maintenance work, acts of God, acts of Government or any other authorities, or any other situations beyond our control.
    * Participants’ medical or psychiatric conditions that may arise before, during or after participation in one of our courses.
    * Loss of or damage to personal property of our guests.
 
We reserve the right to refuse a booking if we feel, after careful consideration, that participation in a particular course would be inappropriate for an individual. We reserve the right to refuse admission to our courses if, on arrival, participation appears to be inappropriate. We also reserve the right to ask any visitor to leave the College if his or her behaviour is disruptive or interferes with the rights of others. In the final instance, all matters arising from a dispute are subject to Scottish law and are under the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

I understand

If you have any questions about this please use this box to ask us

ACCOMMODATION

The course fee includes accommodation and meals in the Findhorn Foundation.

Meals are vegetarian.

Accommodation is in shared rooms with shared facilities. There are no rooms with en-suite facilities.

It may be possible to request a single room (a supplemental fee will be charged), directly via the Foundation’s Bookings Department : 
Phone: +44 (0)1309 691 653;
Email: bookings@findhorn.org

If you plan to arrive before your course starts, there are many Bed & Breakfast businesses and hotels in the area. Please send me a list of local accommodation.

FINAL NOTES

We aim to acknowledge receipt of your application within 3 working days.
Confirmation that your application has been accepted will be sent as soon as possible after this. Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have been informed that your application has been accepted, as we cannot refund any travel expenses to you.

For information on getting here, when to arrive and other practicalities, see Location and travel on the website, or contact the College.

We have a small bursary fund - for more information please write to admin@findhorncollege.org

And if you have a moment before you submit your booking...

Have you taken part in a Findhorn Foundation Findhorn Experience Week or any other programme?

We would very much like to know how you found out about this course
If you selected "Other" please say how you heard about this course. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?"
PLEASE READ AND TICK THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.Accommodation is shared unless I choose to pay a single supplement. Single accommodation cannot usually be guaranteed until close to the starting date of the programme.

2.Meals are vegetarian.

3.My £95 deposit is non-refundable. The balance of my payment must be received four weeks before the starting date of my programme. If I cancel after this date, I will receive a refund of 50% of what I have already paid, but none of my deposit will be returned. If I cancel within one week of the start of the programme, there is no refund.

4.I am responsible for my own travel arrangements and am aware that the travel information page can help me, especially with local details.
 
Please tick here: Yes, I understand and acknowledge the above.

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