Findhorn Foundation

in partnership with

Global Ecovillage Network

and

Gaia Education

present Ecovillage Design- Training of Trainers 2008



based on the Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum

October 11- November 7, 2008

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This four-week programme will be a comprehensive training of trainers on the fundamentals of ecovillage design for urban and rural settlements, covering all elements of an ecovillage-based education. This will entail training at three distinct levels: First, we will explore the content of each of the four key pillars of ecovillage-level sustainability: ecology, economy, worldviews and the social dimension. Second, we will weave together insights and discoveries made in each of these areas in an integrated and holistic design process. Third, we will explore pedagogy, examining different approaches to the delivery of the Ecovillage Design Curriculum, developed by 23 leading edge sustainability educators. While the course will be facilitated by a highly experienced team of ecovillage educators, it will be highly collaborative in nature, with all participants seen as rich resources for the learning community.

Facilitated by

Facilitated by
Pracha Hutanuwatr - Director. Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand
May East -  Director, Gaia Education
Jonathan Dawson - President, Global Ecovillage Network
Michael Shaw - Director, The Ecovillage Institute
and Findhorn Ecovillage experts

More information about the facilitators

Ecovillage Design- Training of Trainers is an advanced training course which will serve individuals involved in green issues and in building and sustaining communities; students and professionals in architectural, engineering and building careers; permaculture and horticultural researchers; sustainable land use and regional planners; alternative technologists; sustainability designers and educators, business people interested in ethical development; local and central government officers; social workers; members of NGOs and CBOs.

The Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) based at the Findhorn Foundation's demonstration ecovillage is in four separate weeks/modules, which may be attended as a whole or separately. It is a capacity-building programme, designed to make optimum use of the information available from the Findhorn Ecovillage, and to provide a practical forum for learning, and for developing skills needed to work effectively with neighborhood/community, co-housing, ecovillage and bioregional design.
Weeks include

Social Design - Week 1: Oct 11- Oct 17
Topics include
Building Community & Embracing Diversity;
Communication Skills: Conflict, Facilitation and Decision-Making;
Personal Empowerment and Leadership;
Health and Healing; Bioregional and Global Outreach

Ecological Design - Week 2: Oct 18- Oct 24
Topics include
Green Building & Retrofitting;
Local Food; Appropriate Technology;
Restoring Nature and Rebuilding After Disasters;
Integrated Ecovillage Design

Economic Design - Week 3: Oct 25 - Oct 31
Topics include
Shifting the Global Economy to Sustainability;
Right Livelihood; Social Enterprise, Nurturing Local Economies;
Community Banks and Currencies;
Legal and Financial Issues

Worldview - Week 4: Nov 1 - 7
Topics include
Holistic Worldview;
Listening to and Reconnecting with Nature;
Awakening & Transforming Consciousness;
Celebrating Life: Creativity and Art; Socially Engaged Spirituality

Ecovillage Design Curriculum is an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014 and has the endorsement of UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research).

Training fees
For the whole programme
£1595 payable by participants with low income
£1835 payable by participants with medium income
£2125 payable by participants with high income
£455/£515/£605 per module according to income

Fees include tuition, accommodation, vegetarian meals and field trips.

Please complete the Application Form and Enrolment Questionnaire

Enquiries by e-mail: bookings@findhorn.org

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*If you cannot afford the full fee, please check out our bursary guidelines.

* If you can afford to pay more than the full fee for this programme, your donation will be gratefully received and used to help those who cannot afford the whole fee.

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