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The Elmhirst Programme – Soul, Spirit and Story, 2015Schumacher College is delighted to announce a new programme of short courses and events based in the beautiful Elmhirst Centre of Dartington Hall. Starting in January 2015, we will bring together the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners of spiritual traditions, indigenous wisdoms and mind and consciousness studies to explore the common understandings and emerging stories of our time. Join us for courses with Iain McGilcrist, Anita Moorjani, Bruce Lipton, Bill Plotkin, Margaret Wheatley, Satish Kumar, Matthew Fox and many more. Click here for course information and booking New Courses
Myths from the Edge of the Fire, 10 – 14 NovemberWith Martin Shaw, Paul Kingsnorth and special guest An experiential course – ancient stories for modern times and how to tell them around the fire. Click here for more information and booking A Makers Journey – Preparing for a Handmade Life, 1 – 5 DecemberWith Richenda Macgregor, Dolly Kary, Nick Kary and special guest Explore the relationship between hands, nature’s materials and each other through stories, clay, pigments and wood. Click here for more information and booking Mind in Nature – a Three Week Intensive, 29 January – 6 FebruaryWith Anna Breytenbach, Rupert Sheldrake, Shantena Sabbadini, Stephen Harding and Philip Franses Emerging evidence that the natural world is intelligent and communicative – investigate for yourself. Click here for more information and booking Drawing on Indigenous Wisdom – A Three Week Intensive, 16 March – 2 AprilWith Jean Robert, Colin Campbell, Lucy Hinton, Martin Shaw, Mac Macartney, Stephan Harding, Philip Franses and Jonathan Dawson Looking to the world’s wisdom traditions to inform the design of our social and economic structures. Click here for more information and booking
College NewsGaia’s Feasts out now!Gaia’s Feasts, Julia Ponsonby’s new book is out now! Available from Green Books – more mouth-watering recipes for family, friends and community from the Schumacher College kitchen. Click here to order International Bake-a-Cake Fundraising DayLook forward to Julia’s International Bake-a-Cake Day on Sunday 21st September. You bake a cake and invite friends, raising funds wherever you are in the world. Click here for how to join Certificate in Holistic Science and Economics for Transition – IberiaPlaces remaining on this certificate programme run by Schumacher College Alumni for participants in Spain and Portugal – starts October. Click here for more info and booking Meet Our ‘Changemakers’Stories of people who have come to the College on bursary funding here. Contact Lou Rainbow lou.rainbow@schumachercollege. Calling all volunteersIf you have been on a short course and are interested in volunteering at the College for a period of one to three months, please send your details to Heather.Gillard@ Events
Next Earth Talk: Thriving Life – The Feminine Design and Sustainability, with Patricia McCabeDate: Wednesday 24 September 2014 Click here for more information 21 September – International Bake-a-Cake Day! 9 April 2015 – Beautiful and Useful – Fundraising event with Monty Don April 13 – 18, 2015 Generation of the New Economy – Youth Economics Festival Community Composting for Local Food Growing – Schumacher College, 4 – 6 OctoberThree day ‘hands-on’ accredited through the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, Level 2. £120 per person. Email [email protected] or phone: 0114 258 0483 Small is…Festival. 13 – 14 SeptemberHead of Economics Jonathan Dawson and past MA student Amrita Bhohi will be speaking at this wonderful event on the subject of ‘Education for the 21st Century. Look out for the famous orange shed in which we shall be hosting the annual SCHed Talks. www.smallisfestival.org/ Woodland Opportunity in AustraliaOpportunity for you to take over a sustainably managed woodland and associated enterprises in Australia – email Michael Gill [email protected]. BlogChanging Stories: Using narrative to shift societal values – Jonathan Dawson, Head of Economics, writes about the importance of changing the dominant societal narrative by giving more traction to the counter narratives that are already emerging.. Read here >> Mary Bartlett remembers Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst – Mary Bartlett went to Dartington Hall in 1963 as a horticultural student. After her training she became responsible for the glasshouses, nursery and walled garden. In this blog she remebers the Elmhirsts and the inspiration they bought with them. Read here >> Contact usTel: +44 (0)1803 865934
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