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Gaia Education promotes a holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design. While drawing upon best practices within ecovillages worldwide, Gaia Education works in partnership with universities, ecovillages, government and non-government agencies and the United Nations.

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EDE Report: Konohana Family, Japan
Japan's 2012 EDE, the third to be run in Japan since 2008, was the first EDE organised and hosted... Read more...

Unleashing EDE Curriculum V5: The Urban/Ecovillage Intersection
Giovanni Ciarlo, Gaia Education Product Development The exciting first phase of development of... Read more...

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Gaia Trust: Celebrating 25 Years - A Journey in Images. A beautiful catalogue of ecovillage postcards from around the globe, shared with all.

In Focus

Join The Future We Want global conversation, let us know What is your Green Dream?

Invoke the power of your green dream and share with Gaia Education and others in creating a globally sustainable future

Gaia Education has joined the exciting UN lead campaign Green Dreams Around the World, created to give voice to the dreams of thousands of individuals as a contribution to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, taking place in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. Read more

The Future We Want: Watch Gaia Education Board member Michiyo Furuhashi's Green Dream for the future she wants. Click here!

The GEESE
Gaia Education was created by a group of educators called "GEESE" (Global Ecovillage Educators for a Sustainable Earth) who have been meeting over a series of workshops in order to formulate their transdisciplinary approach to education for sustainability.

Ecovillages around the world offer valuable experiences and lessons about the design and creation of sustainable communities in rural and urban settings. Gaia Education is united in the effort to make the knowledge and skills developed in ecovillages accessible to a wide audience. Read more