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Transformative Learning for Sustainable Living
Transformative education New course programme now out click here
Through an innovative approach to learning, Schumacher College has helped thousands of organisations and individuals in understanding and finding solutions for the most pressing ecological and social concerns of modern life.
We are renowned for the excellent teachers that lead all our courses. People come to Schumacher College, in the heart of the Devon countryside, to discuss sustainability. What and how they learn stays with them for a lifetime.
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Courses coming up
Walking With the Earth Pilgrim
Starts: Monday September 15, 2008
September 15-19, 2008 | With Satish Kumar, on Dartmoor, participants will visit landscapes pictured in the documentary – woods, rivers, tors, stone circles, and the open moor – walking together, talking and sitting quietly. There will also be talks from resident College staff about Gaia theory, deep ecology and sustainability.
Earth Jurisprudence: Making the law work for nature
Starts: Monday September 22, 2008
September 22 – 26, 2008 | Cormac Cullinan, Mellese Damtie, Ng’ang’a Thiong’o, Ian Mason | The dominant western industrial legal system is founded on promoting or protecting human interests. There is an expanding debate and practice around assigning rights to the planet and all species. What are the characteristics of a governance system established to protect the rights of all members of a particular ecological community? read more…
Sustainability and Leadership: The Personal Challenge
Starts: Tuesday October 14, 2008
October 14 – 17, 2008| Richard Olivier | Those on this participatory three day Mythodrama workshop will benefit from a unique form of experiential learning that combines theatre practice, psychology and philosophy with organisational development. read more…
Are you ethically enterprising? Want some support with your venture or projects? Our ‘Ethical Pioneers’ course is back for a second year to do just that. See short course pages for more details.
Latest news
Hot off the press - Holistic Education: Learning from Schumacher College
Friday September 5, 2008
This book is an attempt to answer those questions, and describes how the College came to be set up by The Dartington Hall Trust in Devon, England. It explains the policies and practices adopted to ensure that the learning processes were consistent with – and reinforced – the topics being studied.
Earth Pilgrim DVD released: A Spiritual Journey into the Landscape of Dartmoor with Satish Kumar
Friday August 29, 2008
Satish Kumar, Programme Director at Schumacher College, Dartington and Editor of Resurgence magazine spends one year exploring the beauty of England’s Dartmoor National Park. Produced as part of the award-winning Natural World Series for the BBC.
Job Opportunity: Director of Sustainability
Wednesday July 30, 2008
As Director of Sustainability, you will be responsible for all our activities across this major strand of our work, including Schumacher College and Landscope. You will need to develop an overall strategy, to create innovative programmes that address the challenges of sustainability in ways that you believe are important, and to review our existing activities to ensure they remain at the leading edge in their fields and contribute to the whole. Closing date: Tuesday 2nd September.
Events
Earth: The Power of the Planet, lecture given by Dr Iain Stewart
Monday September 22, 2008
This is the Friends of Dartington Lecture 2008
Lecturer in Geology at the School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences at Plymouth University and presenter of the recent outstanding BBC TV series, Iain Stewart will discuss the challenges facing our planet in relation to climate change and answer questions following the lecture. The lecture will be illustrated with his TV presentations and include recent work in progress.
Real Food, Slow Food: Rethinking what we eat
Wednesday November 19, 2008
With Carlo Petrini and Andrew Whitley
This event brings together two champions of a saner, healthier and more sustainable food system for an evening of discussion and the sharing of ideas – and food.
Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity (company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK.