Wednesday 8 February, 2012 | 8pm | Tim will talk about the many local, community-based projects he is involved with (e.g. Local Food Links, Bridport Development Trust, Bridport Renewable Energy Group CIC and Wessex Reinvestment Trust) which are building the foundations for a new economy.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 | 8pm | Chris Clarke – Quantum Theory and Consciousness: An Exploration
Wednesday 22 February, 2012 | 8 pm | Nora Bateson daughter of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist, philosopher, author, naturalist and systems theorist, comes to the College with her film portrait of her Father – An Ecology of Mind. A Q&A session with Nora will follow this very special film.
Thursday 23 February, 2012 | 7:30pm | If you like wood you will love this event. Three keen wood workers talk about their passion for the beauty of wood and the many practical applications of working with this wonderful material.. including surfboards!
Wednesday | February 29, 2012 | 8pm| The talk will integrate findings from ancient yoga psychology, following the work of Patanjali and others, with the perspective of modern psychology and quantum physics.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | 8pm | An evening of active explorations of embodied leadership through presence, practice, movement and games.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | 8pm | An interactive evening giving a flavour of this exciting course, hosted by students and teachers.
Thursday 29 March, 2012 | 7:30pm | Two of South Devon’s bushcraft experts share their knowledge and experience at this exciting evening packed full of grrrr!
Wednesday, April 18 | 8pm| Colin Tudge discusses his thoughts on Enlightened Agriculture and its importance in an increasingly crowded world.
26 April | 7:00pm | Join resident ecologist Dr Stephan Harding author of the highly acclaimed Animate Earth for a feast of flavours from the renowned Schumacher kitchen and a debate on population.
February 13 – March 2, 2012 | Jean Boulton, Chris Clarke, Shantena Sabbadini, Amit Goswami and Nora Bateson | Within the mechanistic Newtonian world view, questions surrounding consciousness and spirituality seem unanswerable or meaningless, but new scientific insights, particularly in quantum physics and complexity science, are leading to a very different understanding of how the world works, which shares many common themes with the paradoxes of ancient wisdom and philosophy.
March 5-23, 2012 | Jenny Mackewn, Toni Spencer, Jean-Claude Audergon, Tim “Mac” Macartney, Bob Johansen, Barefoot Partnership, Nowhere and Encounters | The emerging field of ecological facilitation and leadership looks to healthy, dynamic ecosystems for guidance in approaching change. This highly experiential and practical course from some of the leading voices in Ecological Facilitation will help you develop your theoretical and practical skills in group process, leadership and change
Two week intensive within a six month online study group: March to September 2012 (Residential dates: Sunday 25 March to 5 April, 2012 at Schumacher College) | This holistic learning journey for developing an ecoliterate worldview is specifically created to develop individual ecological awareness and practice that participants can apply to their work and personal lives. | Contributors to the residential: Satish Kumar, Stephan Harding, Philip Franses, Julie Richardson, Jonathan Dawson, Mark Burton, Martin Crawford, Gustavo Esteva (via videolink), Rob Hopkins, Terry Irwin (via videolink), David Orr (via videolink), Toni Spencer, Bethan Stagg and Emily Ryan (Facilitator).
Friday – April 13-20, 2012 | Colin Tudge, Martin Crawford, Peter Harper, Bethan Stagg and Rebecca Laughton | This course will explore food production in an ecological context. Examining the vital role that ‘human scale’ horticulture and botanical diversity can play, in intensifying production without increasing environmental degradation, climate change or the consumption of finite resource
