Dr Sarah Elisa Kelly, lecturer in Engaged Ecology at Schumacher College blogs with her thoughts on what radical education means for her.
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Author: Dartington
Dartington Trust is a unique place - an exciting place to visit and enjoy year-round events, with a rich history of progressive social experimentation and innovation. We are also an educational charity that supports learning in ecology, the arts, social enterprise and within the wider community. If you want to explore our work, you can browse a
rich collection of news, blogs and features here.
Meet our lead gardener
We caught up with Mike Record, who has worked at Dartington for four years and is responsible for our much-loved Grade II* Listed Gardens.
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Interest in our ecological and arts degrees is on the rise
Dartington Trust receives influx of applications for postgraduate programmes as students look to courses that offer practical, solutions-based approaches to environmental issues and the climate crisis, in order to gain the skills they need for the future.
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Three books to spark a revolution?
Jonathan Dawson, the Programme Lead for our highly-respected MA Regenerative Economics, blogs on the often forgotten but increasingly important philosophical dimension in modern day economics.
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Plea for dog owners to take care around livestock
“I have been hit with sticks, I have had stones thrown at me and I have been spat at" - our tenant farmer issues a plea for visitors to help protect his livelihood.
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Vision for Dartington Estate to become a food hub for south Devon
We catch up with Tara Vaughan-Hughes, Food Lead for Dartington Trust, whose culinary influences are inspired by her native home in rural Vermont, USA.
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New MA programmes begin and students arrive
A historic moment for learning at Dartington Trust as students on our two new MA programmes experienced their first day of teaching on site here at Dartington.
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A statement from Dartington Trust
A statement regarding the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)'s decision on our handling of private data last year.
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How we run our garden has had to grow
As we blinkingly start to come out of lockdown darkness, it is a time of newness, the trees are full of blossom, and the gardens at Dartington are going through a period of growth and change.
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Plas y Brenin and TYF join Dr Rachel Sweeney on our new MA Movement, Mind, and Ecology
We're delighted to announce today our official partnership with two leading outdoor organisations TYF and Plas y Brenin in the delivery of our new Movement, Mind, and Ecology Master's programme, starting in June this year. We're also extremely pleased to announce our newly appointed Programme Lead, Dr Rachel Sweeney.
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