Sustainability is core to Dartington. We view sustainability as transforming the way we live and work and as a touchstone for inspiration and creativity in all that we do. The wellbeing of the local economy and society, of broader humanity and of the abundance of life is a central concept to the Dartington experiment and in this sense we have always been focused, if not in name, on sustainability.
The Arts at Dartington explores and communicates our world, our work on Social Justice helps all to enjoy it, and our evolving understanding of ecology and earth systems is developing through Schumacher College, Conservation and Landscope. The land and the buildings have always been central to the experiment: they are a source of biodiversity and inspiration, a means of production and resilience, and a basis for local employment.
The Dartington Hall Trust and Duchy College are teaming up to bring a new course onto the Dartington estate, aimed at training a new wave of students with the skills necessary for 21st century food production and gardening.
Ways With Words 2009 Festival of Literature and Ideas is using its unique relationship with Dartington Schumacher College to create a line up of the most exciting sustainable thinkers in the UK – including the founder of Gaia theory and the very first visiting teacher at Schumacher College, James Lovelock.
Seven exceptional music students from the South West Music School are set to grace the stage of The Great Hall at Dartington this summer, in a series of 3 concerts designed to give the best of the region’s young talent a performance platform.
After the enormous success of last year’s Dartington Photographer of the Year Competition – Dartington is now working in partnership with Visit South Devon to offer the same amazing prize to two of the most innovative and ambitious photographers in the South West – and you could be the next winner!
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A one or two week course | Brian Swimme, Ervin Laszlo, Bernadette Brady | Our appreciation of the nature of the universe fundamentally affects how we understand our role as humans on Earth. New insights in contemporary science allow for a profound and creative interpretation of the universe which challenges earlier mechanistic models. For further information visit the Schumacher College website.
Schumacher College Open Evening – Bernadette Brady has worked as a professional astrologer since 1980 and, in this field, is also an internationally-recognized software designer, author, and lecturer.
A Schumacher College Course – The Summer Celebration provides an opportunity to enjoy time at Schumacher College on a less structured basis than a regular short course.
A Schumacher College Course – The uniformity imposed by globalisation threatens to wipe out indigenous cultures and the ecosystems they depend on. Participants will consider the ways that indigenous people can adapt without losing their unique heritage.
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The Dartington Hall Trust is a registered charity no. 279756. Company no. 1485560. Registered Office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL United Kingdom. Telephone 01803 847000; Fax 01803 847007;
