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What makes a community truly thrive?
Is it shared values, collective goals, or strong leadership? According to Root Cuthbertson and Joyce Peters, facilitators of Gaia Education’s upcoming Connective Roots course, the real foundation is connection.

In this video conversation above, Root and Joyce share why this nature-based framework has been so transformative in their lives and why they’re passionate about bringing it to communities around the world.

A Nature-Based Framework for Connection

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Leyla Kazim is a TV and radio presenter, writer and journalist. She is a critic on BBC One's MasterChef, a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme and this year, she is transforming her life in ways she never imagined. Leyla is also the author of the bestselling newsletter A Day Well Spent, for people seeking pathways to more purposeful living.

In 2021 she participated the Gaia Education Permaculture Design course in Findhorn ecovillage which had a profound effect on her and changed the c…

In 2024 Gaia School celebrated its 10th anniversary – ten years of educational journey marked not just by the passage of time but by growth in knowledge and collaboration. It has been a path shaped not only by lessons taught but also by values lived – lessons that have touched students, teachers, and the wider community.

Throughout these years, the school has grown from a small primary initiative into a full-scale general education school. New classes, teachers, learning opportunities, and coop…

Here you can watch co-founder of the California Doughnut Economics Coalition, Right Livelihood Coach and Upstream Podcast co-host. She is also the co-creator of the Regenerative and Cooperative Economics Systems Design course starting 26th May.

She was interviewed by Emma Woods, the other co-creator of the upcoming Economic course and as well as this year's lead facilitator who left a career as a successful senior economist in the UK public sector to set up Flourish Economics, offering radical ec…

Historically, modern cities have been planned and built primarily by taking the men’s experience as a reference. As a result, cities tend to function better for men than they do for women, children, older people, all levels of ability and gender identities.

However, a shift is underway – women are stepping up as key protagonists in shaping our cities, and there is a growing interest in a mosaic of gender-sensitive policies and interventions springing from cities such as Vienna, Barcelona, Gabor…

CurioSoil project focuses on enhancing soil education, addressing the critical need for a better understanding of soil amid increasing human pressures on this essential research. 

The project is co-founded by the European Union and led by the University of Aveiro (Portugal), and Gaia Education is very proud to be a part of it. The aim is to deepen public comprehension of soil dynamics, establishing a connection between individuals and soil using hands-on experiences. 

Through the CurioSoil Com…

Conscious Food Systems Alliance has put together a collection of case studies that showcase exemplary practises in conscious and regenerative food systems. And we at Gaia Education are so proud to be a part of it!

🍉Food connects us fundamentally with the Earth and with one another and the Conscious Food systems alliance wants to help people connect to nature again through eating and the food that sustains us. This in return can help us alleviate and solve dysfunctional food systems; hunger, obe…