What people say about Schumacher College

As an established global leader in adult education for sustainability, hundreds of people a year have participated in our courses since our inception in 1991. We can help you effect change in your organisation or through your own personal activities through our very own transformative learning process, using educational and training techniques that Schumacher College is renowned for. Our expert teachers come from across the world to work with small groups to help them find the cutting-edge of their practice within a creative and holistic environment.


My experience at Schumacher College was really challenging and inspiring. It helped me become more deeply rooted in my commitment to developing sustainable cities. I recommend professionals spend time at Schumacher College as I know it is a place where future leaders are developed.
Peter Head, a Director of Arup

...a really great short leadership challenge course. Course participant, Sustainability and Leadership: The Personal Challenge, 2008

Whatever comes my way I will now see the opportunities for good, differently and at different levels. Course participant, Inspired Leadership, 2008

...The atmosphere provided a very special experience of community, when, in the group at large and in our small work groups, we attended classes, ate, worked, hiked and socialized together, yet had all the time to ourselves that we needed. I am thankful to have had this opportunity. Course participant, Can the Earth Survive Capitalism? 2008

My best educational experience… Course participant, Ethical Pioneers, 2007

Schumacher College is a very beautiful, holistic place. The keys to sustainability are here!! Course participant, Towards Urban Sustainability, 2007

I can see, back within my working environment, how worthwhile the course has been for me. I can tell with certainty that things have changed in the longer term. I think different about my role in work and in the organisation. I have begun to use course material directly in work and meetings. This is because of the course and because of the discussions I’ve had with the participants, with the teacher, facilitator and the people at Schumacher College. Course participant, Creative Partnerships, 2007

I left Schumacher with the certainty that I had experienced more than a course. I made a journey within myself. Schumacher College was the living proof that a more sustainable and conscious living is possible, not only in the future, but here and now. Course participant, Sustainability in Practice, 2005

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.