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Short Courses at Schumacher
Courses range from 4 days across a long weekend to 3 weeks. The College aims to provide courses to suit a range of interests and availability. Information in the following pages will give you an introduction to the courses and help you make the decision about which course or courses are best for you.
The course programme allows exploration of sustainability through a range of complex areas of transdisciplinary study ranging from business issues, art and design to food policies and climate change. The College promotes a unified residential education encouraging participants to acquire new knowledge, learn through doing and engage with this process through all aspects of life. Exceptional and expert teachers lead classroom sessions.
You can read our Short Course Programmes at your leisure – download and print these PDF documents:
2008/09 course programme (September 2008 – April 2009) (PDF) NEW
2007/08 course programme (PDF)
Short Courses
Ethical Pioneers: an interactive masterclass for the new entrepreneur
Starts: Monday November 24, 2008
Two Week Course | Chris Nichols, Cath Muller, Indra DonFrancesco, Jonathan Robinson, Guy Watson, Tim ‘Mac’ Macartney, Julie Richardson, Karen Blinco and Toni Spencer | At this time of great change, how do we create organisations and businesses that engage with sustainability and ethics? This is a unique opportunity to explore these questions and develop your business plan or strategy. read more…
Exploring Science, Matter and Consciousness
Starts: Monday January 5, 2009
A one, two or three week course | David Peat, Amit Goswami, Peter Fenwick, Chris Clarke | The nature of consciousness has fascinated philosophers and scientists for centuries. Today, different fields of science are generating discoveries and insights which lead practitioners to expand existing theories of what consciousness is and what it can do. read more…
Embedding Holistic Economics: For a global community
Starts: Monday January 26, 2009
A one, two or three week course | Manfred Max-Neef, Margrit Kennedy, Colin Hines, Wolfgang Sachs | Problems with the global economy are presented in the mainstream media as those that can be managed within existing systems. There is a need for a transformation of economics if human society is to survive and prosper. read more…
Roots of Learning: Strategies for creative social change
Starts: Monday February 23, 2009
February 23 – 27, 2009 | Kate Davies| Education can play a critical role in helping to transform our society. A key question for educators is: How can we prepare learners to lead the changes that are necessary to achieve social and ecological sustainability? read more…
Systems Thinking in Practice
Starts: Monday March 9, 2009
A one, two or three week course | Gunter Pauli, Don Beck, Rob Hopkins, John Wood | A systemic approach is vital if we are to tackle successfully the complex problems facing society and the environment today, from community responses to climate change and social enterprise, to conflict resolution and social development on a global scale. read more…
How to Communicate Climate Change: The business challenge
Starts: Thursday April 2, 2009
April 2 – 6, 2009 | Ben Stimson, Andy Hobsbawm, Naresh Ramchandani, Antony Turner| Many corporations taking pro-active action on climate change are seeing benefits. More businesses need clear communication strategies in this area to make the most of this opportunity. read more…
Walking With the Earth Pilgrim
Starts: Monday June 15, 2009
June 15 – 19, 2009 | 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.
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.