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Gaia Education Curriculum for Sustainable Community Development
Daniel Greenberg, Ph.D.CEO, Earth Deeds
AASHE Conference
October 27, 2014
Origins of Gaia Education: Timeline
FjordvangDenmark 1998
Findhorn Scotland 2004
Galgafarm,Hungary 2005
Wongsanit Thailand 2007
SolheimerIceland 2008
UMAPAZ Brazil 2010
DuemosegaardDenmark 2011
A visual whole programme overview…
Economy
Recap
Publications: Curriculum & Manuals
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Gaia Youth Activities Guide Teacher´s ManualEDE Curriculum
Publications: Curriculum & Manuals
DanishGermanSpanishPortugueseFrenchJapaneseFinnishChinese
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Publications: Curriculum & Manuals
On-line Programmes
Spanish Post- graduate programme by Open University Catalonia (UOC)English Gaia Education Design for Sustainability by Gaia EducationPortuguese Gaia Education Design for Sustainability by Gaia Education
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Make Appropriate !Curriculum adaptable for local conditions / levels thank you Marion
Climate change adaptation. Permaculture & natural farming.VDC local networking & knowledge share.Grassroots experiences influencing policyBASD; CIFAL; Gaia Education3 Year Project funded by Scottish Government
Banishanta Ecovillage, Bangladesh
• Vocational EDE South American Slum- 160,000 people
• Legacy Adobe Community Centre
Brazil /São Paulo Brasilândia Slum
• Hands-on construction of different phases ofa future education building
• Open space allowed for participant tocontribute to programme
• Site visits to several surrounding ecovillages
Denmark Hallingelille Ecovillage
• Oriya language EDE with tribal villagersfrom the area• Participants organised an exhibitionattended by surrounding communitiesand local press, extended from 1 to 3 daysdue to demand!
India Orissa
“Perplexed by so many contemporary problemsof development in the country and in theworld, we are trying to gain inspiration fromour traditional wisdom.”
Freda Ng on the reading of Tao Te Ching to begin every day
China PDC & Sichuan University
• 32 participants: Christians, Muslims & reps of all tribes in Village. Age range 19 / 57.
• Developed plan for Tourism Development of the area.
• Workshops on Non Violent Communication & Women support groups.
• Celebration, singing, dancing and games.
The Gambia Kartong ecovillage
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• Construction of water capture with PET bottles.
• Cooperatives and exchanges.
• Natural building techniques with cob and adobe.
• SARAR methodology to solve sanitation issues and rainwaterharvesting.
Mexico Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage
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• Gender Reconciliation surfaced tragic & triumphant stories of the human will & capacity to heal
• 25 participants representing a diverse spectrum of South Africa’s socio-economic, racial & spiritual landscape
South Africa Sustainability Institute
7 – weeks !
• Traditional village – intentional community streams
• Hands-on experience with adobe and bio-char production & solar water heating
• Incl. Design Studio & Participatory Facilitations skills
• Supporting EDE courses in China, Philippines, Myanmar, Bangladesh & Indonesia
Thailand Wongsanit Ashram
EDE’s in South East Asia Participatory, Empowering, Holistic
• * Traditional villages - many components of ecovillage
• * Consider 4 dimensions in interventions
• * Understand impact of colonisation, globalistion &
consumerism
• * Strengthen communities & CBOs to lead development
actions towards healthy civil society
• Start from what’s there don’t impose
• western ‘expertise’
Gaia Education Partners
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• 10th Anniversary in 2015: Gaia +10 & GEN +20• Masters “Design for Sustainability”• Webinars: Social, Ecological, Economic, Worldview• Gaianos & Gaianas:
Gaia Education Next Steps
Gaianos & Gaianas:
Empowered change-makers that wish to spread around the world Gaia Education´s
vision of the 4 dimensions of sustainability.
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Gaia Education Online channels
27,000 visits to www.gaiaeducation.net
9,116 followers https://www.facebook.com/GaiaEducation
592 followers https://twitter.com/GaiaEducation
5,000 page views http://www.slideshare.net/GaiaEducation
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