Ecovillage Education
The ecovillage
model presents itself as an inspiring and viable solution
to eradication of poverty and degradation of the environment,
while combining a supportive social-cultural environment
with a low-impact lifestyle. Join our programmes to learn
more.
As we witness the ever-growing social-economic disparity
between the rich and the poor, North and South, and the
ongoing degradation of our planet’s resources, real
changes are coming about as we unite, pool our resources,
and tackle the problems ourselves. Many programmes where
people on the planet are making a difference today are,
in fact, locally-based.
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We
know sustainable societies are built upon sustainable communities.
To be sustainable, communities are taking leadership for
their future with the utmost seriousness. We are advancing
the cause of sustainability through our educational programmes
and through links with networks of people organisations
working together with local activists, fully committed to
establishing sustainable lifestyles in their regions.
The Findhorn Ecovillage is used as a teaching resource by
many university and school groups as well as by professional
organisations. We also design and deliver Ecovillage / Sustainability
Education courses to communities, groups, universities and
municipalities worldwide. For more information contact Education
for Sustainability Administrator.
You are invited to join the ecovillage movement which has
grown from 9 "seed" villages in 1995 (First International
Conference at Findhorn) to more than 15,000 villages associated
with the Global Ecovillage Network today, including several
"Living and Learning Centers;" villages which
have created training programs to assist other communities.
Future Educational
Programmes
2009
Programmes
Ecovillage Design Training of Trainers 2009
10 October - 6 November 2009
This four-week programme will be a comprehensive training of trainers, covering all elements of an ecovillage-based education.
The ecovillage model presents itself as an inspiring and viable solution to eradication of poverty and degradation of the environment, while combining a supportive social-cultural environment with a low-impact lifestyle. Join our programme to learn more….
We will explore the content of each of the four key
pillars of ecovillage-level sustainability: ecology, economy, worldviews and the social dimension.
The ecovillage model presents itself as
an inspiring and viable solution to eradication of poverty
and degradation of the environment, while combining a supportive
social-cultural environment with a low-impact lifestyle.
Join our programmes to learn more.
For more information contact
sustedu@findhorn.org
Enquiries by email:
bookings@findhorn.org
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Ecovillage Training
13th February to 13 March, 2010
Craig Gibsone, Gabrielle Hamm & Foundation Faculty
The Ecovillage Training teaches concepts, tools and techniques for creating sustainable human settlements. It is a month-long intensive training on how to live together in community, sustainably with the Earth and all expressions of life. Drawing from the experience and sharing the tools of the Findhorn Foundation community participants learn about permaculture and deep ecology, group dynamics and ecological building, alternative currencies and wastewater systems, farming and community supported agriculture, social enterprise and ecological restoration.
On completion of design projects participants receive a Permaculture Design Certificate.
Findhorn Ecovillage has the lowest ecological footprint
for any community in the industrialised world, just half
the UK national average.
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