Gaia Education Design for Sustainability
Incorporating Transition Towns Training


13 October - 9 November 2012

PLUS a fifth week - Facilitation Skills for Empowerment 
10-16 November 


presented by the Findhorn Foundation College in partnership with the
Findhorn Foundation, Global Ecovillage Network and Gaia Education

Based on the Ecovillage Design Curriculum - an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

You are invited to join this four-week comprehensive training of trainers based on the four core pillars of the Ecovillage Design Curriculum: the social, worldview, ecological and economic dimensions of sustainability.

The curriculum draws on the experience and expertise developed in a network of some of the most successful ecovillages and community projects across the Earth.

Design for Sustainability Training of Trainers is an advanced training course based at the Findhorn Ecovillage providing a practical forum for learning and developing skills needed to work effectively with design for sustainability at all levels. It comprises four separate week-long modules, which may be attended as a whole or separately.

Gaia Education - at the cutting edge of Sustainability

Facilitated by

May East -  Chief Executive, Gaia Education
Jonathan Dawson - Head of Economics, Schumacher College 
Michael Shaw - Director, Ecovillage International
Pracha Hutanuwatr - Director, Right Livelihood Foundation, Thailand
Jane Rasbash - Director, Gaia Education
Daniel Wahl - Research & Innovation, International Futures Forum
and Findhorn Ecovillage experts

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The programme is based at the Findhorn Ecovillage and comprises four separate weeklong modules, which may be attended as a whole or separately.

Social Design - Week 1: Oct 13 - Oct 19

Topics include

Building Community & Embracing Diversity
Communication Skills and Feedback
Facilitation and Decision-Making Processes
Conflict Facilitation
Personal Empowerment and Leadership
Celebrating Life: Creativity and Art

Economic Design - Week 2: Oct 20 - Oct 26

Topics include

Shifting the Global Economy to Sustainability
How Money Works: Community Banks and Currencies
Right Livelihood
Social Enterprise
Legal and Financial Issues

Ecological Design - Week 3: Oct 27 - Nov 2

Topics include

Whole Systems Approach to Ecological Design & Bioregionalism
Water
Organic Agriculture and Local Food
Appropriate Technology: Energy
Green Building 

Worldview - Week 4: Nov 3 - Nov 9

Topics include

Holistic Worldview
Listening to and Reconnecting with Nature
Awakening & Transformation of Consciousness
Personal Health, Planetary Health
Socially Engaged Spirituality and Bioregionalism

Facilitation for Empowerment: Nov 10– Nov 16

Facilitation for personal growth, spiritual enrichment and sustainable social action.

Ecovillage Design Curriculum is an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014 and has the endorsement of UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research).

The EDE is being introduced to the world at this time to complement, correspond with, and assist in setting a standard for the United Nations' Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.

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Training fees

Income related price for the first four weeks (Modules 1-4)
£1735 payable by participants with low income
£1925 payable by participants with medium income
£2395 payable by participants with high income

£495/£545/£695 per module according to income
£495/£545/£695 for Facilitation Skills module - Week 5 

Fees include tuition, accommodation, vegetarian meals and field trips.

Please complete the Application Form and Enrolment Questionnaire

Enquiries by e-mail: admin@findhorncollege.org

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*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.

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