Education as if people and planet mattered
In Transformative Learning, Satish Kumar reflects on the legacy of Schumacher College, a beacon of innovation that fosters an ecological-based, holistic model of higher education built around the college’s unique ‘learn by doing, ‘ head, heart, and hands pedagogy.
Over fifty current and former instructors and alumni, including Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Kate Raworth, Fritjof Capra, Bill Mc Kibben, Mary Evelyn Tucker, and Jonathon Porritt, paint a rich picture of education for human well-being and the ecological health of the planet.
Contributions delve deeply into the nature of transformational learning and holistic education, present a wealth of alumni experiences of working towards an ecological society, and detail the expansion of the Schumacher model to Belgium, Brazil, India, Japan, and beyond.
The result is a rich tapestry of ideas and educational methods packed with insights and experience for practitioners and activists looking to build a just, ecological society.
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Introduction: A New Pedagogy Satish Kumar
Part 1: Education of Head: Science
In the Beginning: Greening of Education — Satish Kumar
An Overview: A Unique Learning Experience — Fritjof Capra
Pedagogy for the Planet: Salt in the Stew — David Orr
Holistic Science: Teaching for Gaia — Stephan Harding
Holistic Science: Transforming Lives — Rupert Sheldrake
Holistic Science: A New Biology — Bruce H. Lipton
Holistic Science: From the Quanta to the Seed — Vandana Shiva
Agriculture: Science in the Service of the Soil — Wes Jackson
Holistic Science: Healing the Divided Brain — Iain Mc Gilchrist
Part 2: Education of Head: Economics
Small Is Beautiful: Buddhist Economics — E. F. Schumacher
Regenerative Economics: New Story — Jonathan Dawson
The Green New Deal: People and Planet Connection — Ann Pettifor
New Economics: Local Is Beautiful — Helena Norberg-Hodge
Meaningful Work: Less Is More — Juliet B. Schor
Blue Economy: Nature Has No Waste — Gunter Pauli
Doughnut Economics: Turning Economics into Art — Kate Raworth
Ecological Design Thinking: Only Connect — Roberto Fraquelli and Mona Nasseri
Other Ways of Knowing: Transition Design — Terry Irwin and Gideon Kossoff
Part 3: Education of Heart
The Climate Crisis: Radical Activism — Bill Mc Kibben
A Green Future: Narratives of Hope — Jonathon Porritt
Fireside Chat: Love for All — Satish Kumar
Ecology and Spirituality: A Polar Star — Mary Evelyn Tucker
Engaged Ecology: A Learning Arc — Andy Letcher
Ecology and Spirituality: A Sense of the Sacred Earth — Matthew Fox
A Celebration: Experiencing Gaia — Peter Reason
Indigenous Wisdom: Sacred Activism — Starhawk
Indigenous Cultures: A Quincentenary in the Old Postern — Charlene Spretnak
Indigenous Wisdom: Creating a Core New Myth — Colin Campbell
Part 4: Education of Hands
Nature and Art: The Big Picture — Susan Derges
Nature and Art: Web of Connections — Chris Drury
The Craft Revolution: The Magic of Making — Lou Rainbow
Gaia’s Kitchen: A Rich Mix — Julia Ponsonby
Daily Bread: Simple but Not Easy! — Voirrey Watterson
Nature Is Here — Matt Harvey
Regenerative Horticulture: Learning by Doing — Jane Gleeson
Volunteering: Learning Through Service — Elizabeth Webber
Short Course Program: In Search of Meaning — Jane Hall
Part 5: Schumacher Worldwide
Green Hub, Hong Kong: Learning, Living and Loving — Andrew Mc Aulay
Schumi Learning Garden in China: Right Livelihood — Ying Liang
Escola Schumacher, Brazil: Learning as Encounter — Juliana Schneider
Efecto Mariposa, Colombia: The Gaian Connection — Adriana Puech
Bhoomi College, India: Unity in Diversity — Seetha Ananthasivan
Peace and Permaculture Dojo, Japan: Moved by Love — Kai Sawyer
The Schumacher Sprouts, Belgium: Ne me Quitee Pas… — Sabine Denis
Part 6: Schumacher Alumni Experiences
Shaping Sustainability — Sarah Butler-Sloss
East and West — Nancy Lan Liu
A New Worldview — Tom Rivett-Carnac
Taking the Tree Trunk from Our Eye — Nigel Topping
Community Spirit — Paul Dickinson
A Well-Being Economy — Julia Kim
Lasting Gifts — Emily Ryan
A Home and a Community — Eve Annecke and Fiona Tilley
Part 7: The Future
Flourishing: Regenerative Learning — Pavel Cenkl
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About New Society Publishers
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Pavel Cenkl, Ph D, is a former Dean of Sterling College, Vermont, researcher on ecologically minded curriculum development, environmental philosophy instructor, and avid endurance runner. He is Head of Schumacher College and lives in Devon, UK.