We are delighted to announce that the Certificate in Education for Sustainability is open again for applications for inspired individuals.
You may have been following the development of this programme with keen interest. In which case it is now time to apply!
Alternatively you may have identified its transformative approach which combines concerns around education and sustainability and want to encourage a friend, colleague or student of yours to apply.
Below are a few pieces of essential information to update you and a link to both full details and a pdf for circulation.
We hope, like us, you are excited by the potential of this programme to really engage the individual as well as have a creative and lasting effect on education for sustainability across the globe. We look forward to welcoming you, or someone you know, soon.
Click here to download an application form, which includes application instructions. See below for more information about the application process.
Click here to down-load a pdf about the programme to display or pass on to a friend or colleague.
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Read articles by Meg Wheatley, David Orr and Stephan Harding which relate to the education process and content of this course. Click here for more details. |
What is the Schumacher Certificate in Education for Sustainability?
This course has been created in response to a need for new forms of education and a new generation of educators in these challenging times. Taking a participative and creative approach, students are finding that questions of sustainability and the radical culture change necessary offer exciting opportunities to go beyond what we currently understand as educational practice. The Certificate in Education offers a space to experiment around the theme of education in a supportive, challenging and nurturing environment.
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Who is it for?
This course is for educators, facilitators and change agents in all types of mainstream or alternative adult education and Continuing Professional Development, who wish to implement and integrate education for sustainability in practical and meaningful ways. It’s also for those setting up new educational ventures around the world. The focus is on adult education though all interested parties are welcome to apply.
Click here to read more about how the certificate was established.
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How does it work?
The programme is innovative in its balance of theory and practice, individual experience and group exploration.
The course offers
Through form and content it is designed to address the fundamental changes necessary to move towards a sustainable future. Through the part-time action learning structure, each student has created their own learning journey through the year, supporting their work out in the world.
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For the first time in my life I can say that I experienced a transformative learning process. A process that started and I am sure it will continue for all my life. Current participant, Alex Bianciardi, Environmental Consultant, Cyprus |
Does it work?
Whilst relatively new, it is clear at this point that this innovative programme has been as successful in supporting the professional and personal development of students as we had hoped. Already they are integrating new ideas and practices into their work as educators for sustainability, and creating a strong peer network for future collaborations.
Resulting projects so far include; the design of a sustainability education platform for a University in Brazil, a collaborative building programme with academics and excluded youth in Wales and an Anglo-Indian programme for lifelong learning based on the ideas of Rabindranath Tagore.
The current group are also presenting together at a special event at Bradford Universality to share learnings with the education community.
Click here to read more about the first year of the programme.
Where can I get more information about fees, bursaries and module content?
Click here for the Certificate in Education home page.
Click here to down-load a pdf about the programme to display or pass on to a friend or colleague.
The deadline for applications is November 30 2008. You are invited to apply earlier. Interviews will be scheduled soon after receipt of your documents – so we encourage early submissions to secure your place.
Schumacher College
(E) admin@schumachercollege.org.uk
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www.schumachercollege.org.uk
Schumacher College is an initiative of The Dartington Hall Trust, a registered charity, bringing ideas on sustainability to life.
