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Welcome to the Schumacher College newsletter, July 2008
We know many of you are still keen to take advantage of our summer deal – so we have extended this offer until the end of July, see below for details. Also here – more details about some of the exceptional teaching in-store on our sustainability and leadership courses in the autumn, experiences from the first year of the Certificate in Education and information about a temporary post at Schumacher College
Design in context: Systems, Business and Society
This month we are pleased to be featuring two courses geared towards professionals seriously looking for innovative, creative solutions within the multi-faceted disciplines of industrial/product design, business strategy and organisational change: Biomimicry and Systems Thinking in Practice.
Newsletter: Earth Jurisprudence
Many of you have contacted us asking for more information about the exciting area of Earth Jurisprudence, and our forth-coming course by the same title. This email is an introduction to resources now available on our website about Earth Jurisprudence.
Newsletter: May 2008
We are delighted that Starhawk will be teaching on our forthcoming course Sacred Activism this summer. Starhawk is the author or co-author of ten books including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, and is internationally known for reviving earth-based spirituality, bringing techniques and creative power of spirituality to political activism.
Newsletter: April 2008
This issue of our newsletter will give you new course details from our brand new programme. We realise that the ‘credit crunch’ may be making it hard for some of you to participate and have therefore drastically reduced the fees for the majority of courses in the new programme and again, offered you an early booking discount. More below.
Also in this newsletter, we have new dates for the next term of open evenings, news of the much-awaited Gaia’s Kitchen and an article from faculty member Brian Goodwin.
Newsletter: March 2008
This newsletter brings you the thoughts of two of our teachers – visiting teacher on a summer course, Mary Aver with a sneek preview of some of her writing on the power of nature, faculty member Stephan Harding on Intellengent Growth, an update on the Certificate in Education and more…
This summer, Schumacher College is running a series of courses focusing on the interconnections between nature, art, science and activism. This is a wonderful time of year to stay at the College and enjoy the bounteous gardens and natural beauty of Dartington.
Newsletter: January 2008
This is a very hands on issue of the newsletter. We have news from Satish, talking of India and of Dartmoor on the BBC, of the Schumacher College garden in transition, of ideas for using your wallet to be more ethically minded with Julia Hailes and of the new forum which lets YOU do the talking. So without another word…
10th anniversary of the MSc in Holistic Science
Dear MSc students, past and present
We invite you to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the MSc in Holistic Science with a ‘conference’ that will explore and promote the holistic vision in different areas of education and action…
Newsletter: December 2007
Wishing you all a very happy winter season and a positive new year!
Here are bite sized pieces of news for you, including the first Schumacher College website forum, an article from Vandana Shiva, the reprint of Gaia’s Kitchen and our new programme of Open evenings. Something for everyone – local to global.
Newsletter: November 2007
We have a new seminar in London, new teachers, a whole new programme to plan and some of you are joining us in setting up your new enterprises in a course later this month.
Newsletter: October 2007
A thought-provoking view of capitalism by Sir John Whitmore.
The latest interview with College Director, Karen Blincoe.
Early-bird discounts and other course news.
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