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This article was written by Ross Jackson the founder and Chairman of Gaia Education

Gaia Education is an international NGO providing cutting-edge Education for Sustainable and Regenerative Development. In essence, we promote thriving communities within planetary boundaries.

We offer courses, both short and long (a few hours to 8 months), in the holistic design of liveable, sustainable communities, both face-to-face in over 55 countries and online in three languages. In addition, some in-dept…

When we understand how the water cycle works, the next step into designing ap…

Firstly a warm welcome to our newest recruit - Macaco Tamerice (Martina Grosse Burlage), who will be working with us as a 'Face-to-Face Courses Consultant.' The converging global crises can be overwhelming, and it can be hard to grasp how you can contribute to the changes needed and ground yourself amongst the chaos. It seemed the perfect time to discover the different elements of transformative learning and how working with communities, facilitating and taking part in EDEs & TOTs are great aven…

Nos reunimos com alguém extremamente inspirador que canaliza suas habilidades em comunicação e animação para criar um mundo alternativo edificante diante de nossas crises convergentes. Conheça a agência de publicidade que ele criou na Espanha e que trabalhou em muitos projetos para ONGs internacionais. Saiba como sua experiência em um de nossos programas EDE em Maiorca o incitou a criar uma série de filmes vislumbrando um futuro alternativo positivo baseado em ideias, movimentos e soluções atuai…

En 2005, el periodista y autor Richard Louv lanzó una importante advertencia sobre el contacto cada vez más distante entre los niños y la naturaleza. Según él, los jóvenes pasan cada vez menos tiempo al aire libre y, en consecuencia, cada vez más tiempo en el interior. Esta falta de contacto con el mundo natural durante la fase de desarrollo podría generar problemas físicos y psicológicos para los niños, dijo.

Aunque todavía no es un problema reconocido oficialmente en el campo de la medicina, …

Em 2005, o jornalista e autor Richard Louv levantou um importante alerta sobre o contato cada vez mais distante entre as crianças e a natureza. Segundo ele, os jovens estão passando cada vez menos tempo ao ar livre e, consequentemente, cada vez mais tempo em ambientes fechados. Essa ausência de contato com o mundo natural durante a fase de desenvolvimento poderia acarretar problemas físicos e psicológicos para as crianças, segundo ele.

Embora ainda não seja um problema reconhecido oficialmente …

The inspiration and impulse for starting Gaia Kool (Gaia School) arrived during Gaia Education’s first EDE course in Estonia in 2011. Two mothers of young children - Marit Otsing-Saar and Kaja Karu- Espenberg - were attending the EDE course and it had such an impact on them, that they decided to establish a new school for their children based on Gaia Education’s values and content. They invited two other Gaia Education activists - Ele Koppel and Toomas Trapido - and started the journey towards o…

We sat down with a remarkably inspirational man who channels his skills in communication and animation to create an uplifting, alternative world in the face of our converging crises. Discover the advertising agency he created in Spain that has worked on many projects for international NGOs. Learn how his experience on one of our EDE programmes in Majorca stirred him to create a film series envisioning a positive alternative future based on current ideas, movements and solutions. 

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