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When you have the understanding and the words to describe something, you can become more engaged with it. Eco- or regenerative literacy is integral in helping us understand our environment while developing intrinsic regenerative values and the skills needed to maintain in harmony with nature. 

It goes beyond sustainability by focusing on restoring, renewing, and enhancing the natural environment, human communities, and their interactions with one another. Imagine if our f…

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!

The world is at a pivotal moment, and the leaders have responded by adopting a historic "Pact for the Future" during the recent UN Summit of the Future in New York at the end of last month. This pact could be the key to unlocking a brighter, more sustainable future—but it won’t happen unless we take action.

Our house is on fire—climate change, resource conflicts, and economic instability are pushing us to the brink. We cannot afford to delay any longer. The choices we make …

This text is adapted from a chapter called "Pedagogy" written by Jonathan Dawson from the book Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary created by Alberto Acosta. 

Pedagogy: from the middle French (16th century), from Latin paedagogia, ‘education, attendance on boys’, from paidagogos ‘teacher’.

Challenging Assumptions in Education

Our current educational systems have many dominating core assumptions that are so deeply entrenched in us that we are rarely even aware of their existence. The a…

Last week, Gaia Education had the opportunity to attend the Scottish International Development Alliance’s annual conference, held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. This significant event brought together a diverse group of NGOs, global development experts, and healthcare professionals to explore collaborative strategies for creating a more equitable and sustainable world for future generations.

The conference buzzed with energy as NGOs, global development experts, and healthcare professionals conv…

GEN Europe’s Ecovillage Gathering was held at Ängsbacka in Sweden this year, from 20-25 August. Taisa, Macaco, Peter, and Sally had the pleasure of representing Gaia Education at this Community of Communities.

We connected with longterm friends, colleagues and partners, absorbed the latest innovations in thought, presencing and action in the ecovillage and regenerative world, co-envisioned new projects, and got updated on all the news from around the European movement and beyond. It is a vital ev…

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'The volume of education has increased and continues to increase, yet so do pollution, exhaustion of resources, and the dangers of ecological catastrophe. If still more education is to save us, it would have to be education of a different kind. '

-EF Schumacher

It is all too easy to despair in the face of the inertia in our various systems that stifles the kind of changes that we so urgently need to respond to the crises facing us. This is true not least in the fie…

The Design for Resilience course, created by Silvia di Blasio, is our response to the multiple crises that humanity is currently facing. We strongly believe that equipping individuals and communities with tools and knowledge about the different forms of resilience is the best way to ensure their ability to face challenges, adapt to change and thrive in times of uncertainty.

But resilience is not a simple subject. That’s why we wanted to make sure you’re in good hands during your learning journe…

The CURIOSOIL initiative is designed to enhance soil education and address the growing need for a better understanding of soil amid increasing human pressures on this essential resource. And now you can enjoy our new website to help you care for the soil you live on!

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Our website will be the meeting point for the dissemination of tools and resources developed during the course of the project.

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From the first time we offered this course, I was struck by the depth of reflections on such a complex theme, which is understanding the systems in our society and giving the first steps towards what are the possible healthy alternatives for the planet to continue flourishing. 

This time around, Gaia Education is sharing the first video lesson (out of 20!) for free to anyone interested in having a better sense of the course! For that first session, Jeremy shares the challenging panorama we are …