Teachers

Many of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers come to teach at Schumacher College. They come from all walks of life including business, academia and independent charitable organisations. All are highly experienced in their specialist subject, and several regularly contribute to the Schumacher College programme. Alongside the teachers, in order to create a supportive learning environment and a positive dialogue between teachers and participants, the courses usually have both a facilitator, and an academic course tutor who provides support to people seeking Masters level accreditation.

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Some of the Schumacher College teachers for 2009 – 10

James Wong trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and has designed an ethnobotanical garden for the University of Kent, where he lectures. He is presenter of the BBC television series Grow Your Own Drugs, and author of a book by the same name.

Course: Exploring Ethnobotany: Plants as Healers

Jonathon Porritt is founder director of Forum for the Future and chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission. His latest book is Capitalism as if the World Matters.

Course: Growth and Consequence: Rethinking our economic future

Kevan Trott owns the first Earthship home in Europe with official planning commission approval. It was built in Normandy, France in April 2007 by Kevan, Mike Reynolds and an Earthship Crew from Taos. The design was modified for a European climate and is seen as the first of many for the European arena. Kevan runs Earthships Europe, a design and consultancy service. He has supervised the construction of a number of earthships in Europe.

Course: Biotecture in Practice: Building an Earthship

Susan George is President of the Board of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam and author of many books on global political economy including How the Other Half Dies and A Fate Worse than Debt.

Course: Growth and Consequence: Rethinking our economic future

Mphatheleni (Mphathe) Makaulule is a dynamic community leader from South Africa, where she is engaged in a process of rediscovering ecological knowledge and practices cultural identity with the elders and youth of her community. She is currently involved in supporting a legal challenge with other custodians of sacred natural sites of the Venda people. As with other traditions, these sites are understood as vital in maintaining the ecological and energetic equilibrium of ecosystems. Mphathe’s father was a chief and a traditional healer. Mpathe grew up mostly in a traditional way, with a great love of nature, culture and her traditions. Her inspiration is to revive Africa’s wisdom traditions.

Course: Earth Jurisprudence and Community Resilience: Learning from Africa

Chris Nichols, Ashridge Consulting. Chris is a consultant with over 25 years of experience in creative group work. He has been with Ashridge for nine years, and co-directs the strategy engagement group. He is an accredited Ashridge coach. He has worked globally with almost every sector: government, charity and commercial. He currently specialises in board level facilitation and the design and facilitation of large group explorative learning. Chris embraces innovative styles of work. He is co-counder of www.groundedcreativity.com, developed to allow non-verbal exploration of complex issues. Creativity, writing, poetry and art all find a place in his way of working. Chris is a widely requested and provocative keynote speaker across the domains of strategic thinking, deep risk and creative leadership responses. A close associate of Schumacher College, Chris is dedicated to facilitating and developing profound examination of the role of leaders and organisations in working in right relationship with the natural world.

Course: Purpose and Profit: How holistic thinking can remake business

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