Courses and Events
John Perkins on what wrecked our economy and how to fix it
John Perkins, author of the international bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes to world renowned Schumacher College in the UK to... read more
Hoodwinked! What Wrecked our Economy and How to Fix It
May 21-25, 2012 | John Perkins | We need to understand where we went wrong in order to work out how to do things better. read more
Fearlessness in the Face of Uncertainty
Meg Wheatley returns to Schumacher College to develop her work on the challenges of leadership in a chaotic age.
Ecological Design
Learn the fundamentals of permaculture and design, how to appraise sites and their context, how to identify and maximise use of local resources... read more
Complexity and Collaboration: Applying Complexity Theory to Organisational Transformation
June 11-15, 2012 | Eve Mitleton-Kelly | Successful organisations no longer operate in a “top-down” fashion, and benefit from empowering their... read more
Summer Retreat
Long summer days, vegetable gardens bursting into life, warm evenings chatting over a drink in the Dartington Hall Gardens, hours to while away... read more
Body and Earth
This course starts from the insight that our bodies are not separate from the earth, but are inherently connected to the natural world: its... read more
Animals and Us
18-22 June 2012 | Jonathan Balcombe (videolink), Marc Bekoff (videolink), Richard Ryder, Rachel Hevesi, Satish Kumar & others TBC | This course... read more
Great Debates - Blowing Hot and Cold, chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby
On-shore wind power can make a major contribution to the UK’s renewable energy targets . Can we realise the potential in view of resistance at... read more
Self-build, Community build, Planning and Building Regulations
Learn how to work with local communities, tackle the planning and building regulations and be inspired by successful self-build sites. read more
Earth Pilgrim
Our popular Earth Pilgrim course returns to our summer 2012 programme. The course centres around the experiences and reflections of Satish Kumar,... read more
Conflict, Change and Reconciliation: Learning from the Frontline
July 4-6, 2012 | Patrick Magee, Jo Berry & Andrew Woodward | The sense of powerlessness that many people feel in times of struggle, can lead to... read more
Great Debates - Conflict, Change and Reconciliation: Learning from the Frontline
Dealing with conflict, and the violence that arises from it, is one of the great challenges of life on our crowded planet. Jo Berry and Patrick... read more
The Schumacher Experience
This week-long programme allows you to immerse yourself in the rich daily life of community at Schumacher College and provides the opportunity to... read more
Ecology, Scarcity and The Gift Economy
15-19 July 2012 | Charles Eisenstein and Toni Spencer | The myths that guide us exert extraordinary power, and understanding them can help us... read more
MSc Holistic Science
Schumacher College in partnership with the University of Plymouth is the first in the world to offer a postgraduate programme in Holistic... read more
MSc Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production - growing low input, diverse and resilient food systems
Schumacher College is the first in the world to offer a postgraduate programme in Sustainable Horticulture and Food Production. Join the growers,... read more
MA Economics for Transition - achieving low carbon, high well-being, resilient economies
Schumacher College is the first in the world to offer a full-time one-year postgraduate programme in Economics for Transition. The programme has... read more
What About Monday Morning? Awareness, Wisdom and Compassion in the Workplace
Friday, 21st – 23 September, 2012 | Tim Malnick | Far from needing to run away to a monastery or a cave, some spiritual traditions emphasise... read more
Cultivating an Ecoliterate Worldview: Person, Place and Practice
Two week intensive within a six month online study group: October 2012 to March 2013 | (Residential dates: Sunday 21 October to Friday 2... read more
Tell Me Another Story: Reframing Sustainability Narratives
The stories that surround the issues of sustainability can be highly contested, political, idealistic or polarising. This workshop will offer... read more
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