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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.
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Short Courses
After Copenhagen: Opportunities and challenges
Starts: Monday March 1, 2010
March 1 – 19, 2010 | One, two and three week options | Vandana Shiva, Malini Mehra, Ian Christie, Clare Short MP, Rob Hopkins, Miriam Kennet, Nigel Topping | The teachers on this course will share their insights into what was achieved at the Copenhagen climate change summit and what the implications are for efforts to build a fairer and more sustainable global community.
Ecoliteracy: First principles for radical change
Starts: Monday March 22, 2010
One or two week course | Teachers in person and via video link include: Fritjof Capra, Stephan Harding, Philip Franses, Satish Kumar, Anne Miller, Oliver Greenfield | Transforming the way we live on the planet is vital, and to do that we need a whole new set of skills that enable us to act effectively in a complex world. This course brings together the key components of our established courses to offer a solid foundation to those wanting to make a real difference in their lives and work.
Ecological Facilitation: A gritty and creative approach to leadership
Starts: Tuesday April 6, 2010
April 6-10, 2010 | One-week course | Jenny Mackewn and Toni Spencer | This practical skills based course will engage with questions of how to facilitate groups engaged in the challenges of creating a sustainable future. Key themes to be explored are: working with uncertainty, relational practice, creativity, and facilitation as leadership.
Schumacher at Sharpham - Green Design in Practice: Building an Earthship
Starts: Friday April 16, 2010
Two week course | Kevan Trott | Participants will work on the construction of a small earthship structure in the grounds of the Sharpham Estate, enabling them to learn the theory and experience the practice of all parts of the construction process. read more…
Leadership in Times of Chaos: Exploring Old and New Wisdom
Starts: Monday May 10, 2010
May 10 – 14, 2010 | One-week course | Margaret Wheatley | Leadership has never been as difficult and perplexing as it is today. This course is an inquiry into how we, as leaders, can understand the deep and conflicting dynamics of our role and make choices about who we choose to be for this ahistoric and deeply troubled time.
Creativity, Perception and the Modern Mind: Leonardo and the Search for Holism
Starts: Monday May 17, 2010
May 17 – 28, 2010 | A two-week course | Fritjof Capra, Peter Adams | At the root of the major problems of our time lies a crisis of perception: basing our understanding of the world on reductionist science. The experience and understanding of human creativity — in art, design, and in the realm of ideas — will be a major focus of the course. With Iain McGilchrist as Guest Lecturer
Children and Nature: Rediscovering a sense of wonder
Starts: Monday May 31, 2010
One-week course | Richard Louv, Kathy Louv, Jan van Boeckel | This course looks at why nature is important for children’s development and creativity, and how the “nature gap” can be bridged. It includes outdoor arts-based workshops and experiential exercises which can be used in many environmental education contexts.
Pilgrimage and Discovery: Further explorations with the Earth Pilgrim
Starts: Friday June 11, 2010
11 – 18 June, 2010 | Friday – Friday Course | Satish Kumar, Chris Lloyd and others | By popular demand, our Earth Pilgrim course is being both lengthened and deepened to enable participants to have more time to explore and experience a deep connection with the land. As well as days walking on Dartmoor, spending time in sacred sites and hidden beauty spots, there will also be visits to the South Devon coast and the varied and fascinating landscapes on the Dartington estate itself.
Gaia and the Evolution of Consciousness
Starts: Monday June 21, 2010
June 21 – July 2, 2010 | One or two-week course | Sean Kelly, Rupert Sheldrake and Stephan Harding | This course will explore the scientific basis of Gaia theory and its implications for human consciousness. How does the fact that we can think of our planet as being a living entity in its own right affect our relationship to the natural world?
Regenerative Design and Living Systems
Starts: Monday July 5, 2010
July 5 – 16, 2010 | One or two-week course | Bill Reed, Ben Haggard, Bill Rees, Michael Pawlyn | The leading edge of sustainable building, planning and design is moving beyond the greening of parts (such as buildings or infrastructure) into an approach known as regenerative development.
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