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.
Schumacher College will be highlighting the critical skills and new approaches needed for radical change at next month’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Along with the worlds NGO’s, activists and movement’s like the Transition Network, we will be taking part in Klimaforum09, the civic society conference which is running alongside the UN organised COP15.
The County Wildlife site Berryman’s Marsh on the Dartington Estate has been given a creative lift by famed willow sculptor Serena de la Hey – who has created a beautiful bespoke archway along the boardwalk, to inspire nature spotters and conservation experts, as they admire the many different species of wildlife.
Dartington and The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) are delighted to announce the opening of the latest branch of the SSE here in Devon.
Our dear friend and colleague Professor Brian Goodwin, a long standing and hugely respected lecturer at Schumacher College, has died after losing his battle with cancer – he was 78.
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Schumacher College Course | One, two and three week options | Tim Kasser, Dasho Karma Ura, Per Espen Stoknes & Andrew Simms | This course looks at the connection between money and happiness at a psychological and a systemic level. What can we as individuals do to combat the dominance of materialism, and how can our economic system be reformed so that it promotes well-being rather than economic growth?
8pm | Schumacher College | Philip Franses studied mathematics at New College Oxford from 1976 to 1980. Academia’s dull explanation of the world inspired Philip on a counter-journey into the depths of experience, travelling and a re-sensitisation to quality.
8pm | Schumacher College | Per Espen Stoknes is an organisational psychologist, senior lecturer at BI Norwegian School of Management where he is Co-Director of Centre for Climate Strategy.
A Schumacher College Course | Three-day event, 22 – 25 February, 2010 | A Peer to Peer Learning Event | This Schumacher College workshop offers the opportunity for friends and alumni of the College to come together as a “community of practice” to share, learn and reinvigorate our work.
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