Ecovillage Design- Training of Trainers 2006

Ecovillage Design- Training of Trainers 2006

based on the Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum

October 7 - November 4

You are invited to join this four-week comprehensive training of trainers on the fundamentals of sustainability design for urban and rural settlements, covering all elements of an ecovillage-based education: the social, ecologic, economic and worldview aspects.

During the month we will weave together insights and discoveries made in each of these areas into an integrated design process, with hands-on practical application exercises, including
* building a micro Living Machine with simple parts to treat a liter of polluted wastewater
* installation of a simple PV system
* designing a micro garden in a flowerpot along permaculture lines for condominium dwellers
* solving key issues of three ecovillage design challenges from within the group

We will also explore various approaches to the delivery of the Ecovillage Design Curriculum to different target audiences.

While the course will be facilitated by a very experienced team of ecovillage educators, it will be highly collaborative in nature, with all participants drawn in as rich resources for the learning community.

The programme is in four separate week-long modules, which may be attended as a whole or separately. Topics include

Worldview - Week 1 Oct 7 - 13
Holistic Worldview; Listening to and Reconnecting with Nature; Awakening & Transforming Consciousness; Celebrating Life: Creativity and Art; Socially Engaged Spirituality

Social Design - Week 2 Oct 14 - 20
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 3 Oct 21 - 27
Green Building & Retrofitting; Local Food; Appropriate Technology; Restoration Ecology; Integrated Ecovillage Design

Economic Design - Week 4 Oct 28 - Nov 3
Shifting the Global Economy to Sustainability; Right Livelihood; Social Enterprise, Nurturing Local Economies; Community Banks and Currencies; Legal and Financial Issues

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

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
£1280 payable by participants with low income
£1370 payable by participants with medium income
£1460 payable by participants with high income
£335 per week

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


For more information esd@findhorn.org
On line bookings http://www.findhorn.org/ecovillagedesign


The Findhorn Ecovillage received Best Practice designation from the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements in 1998.

Posted on July 18, 2006