Cohousing-L Mailing List: GeoCommons College International Semester

[Daniel Greenberg (danimoni]

Hi.  I haven't posted in months here, but thought y'all might
be interested in the following program.  If you know of any
other appropriate places to post this info (off-line as well
as on-line) please feel free to do so or let me know so I can.
Thanks! - Daniel Greenberg

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          GEOCOMMONS COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER
        Designing Communities for Sustainable Living
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       JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND, FRANCE, INDIA, NEW ENGLAND
                        JAN-MAY '95, 
       in cooperation with University of New Hampshire

* Learn, participate, and serve in new, innovative communities 
  working for a sustainable future and creative, compassionate
  lifeways.

* Expand your knowledge and skills in community dynamics, eco-
  logical literacy, sense of place, world perspectives, mindful
  awareness, and life celebration.

* Gain inspiration, reflection time, and guidance for your life-
  long course of learning, for new vocational directions, and 
  for linking with people and nature in an enduring, harmonious
  "commons of the Earth."

* Earn transferable credit through Univ. of New Hampshire for 3
  interdisciplinary courses in sustainability, the role of food 
  in society, and "developing" countries.

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JAN: ORIENTATION WEEK (Jan 3-10) at Gaia Educational Outreach
     Institute in southern New Hampshire.  
     FINDHORN FOUNDATION, Scotland: 2-week program in sustainable 
     community living.  Findhorn has 30 years of educational work 
     in nature, eco-design, human development, and spirit.
     PLUM VILLAGE, France:  participate in 10 days of Winter Re-
     treat in this small, international community under guidance
     of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen master, poet, peace/
     environmental activist.

FEB: AUROVILLE, South India:  studies, service work, and cross-
     culture explorations in this int'l community of 1,000 people
     from 33 nations whose goal is to "realize human unity."

MAR: MITRANIKETAN, Kerala, India:  following 10 days' travel to
     cultural and ecological sites in South India, join a remark-
     able project in grassroots village empowerment/cooperation 
     for 2 weeks.  Study the unique features of the state of 
     Kerala with its high quality of life and low GNP.  First week 
     of April in New Delhi meeting environmentalists, officials, 
     students, & Taj Mahal.

APR-mid MAY: NEW ENGLAND:  5 weeks at Derbyshire Farm for course 
     work completion, short community visits, synthesis, presen-
     tations to UNH classes, evaluation, and closing celebration.

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               Please apply now to reserve place
                      Ages: 18 and older
        Cost is $7,800 (including room, board, & airfare)
                Some financial aid is available

               GAIA EDUCATION OUTREACH INSTITUTE
               Derbyshire Farm, Temple, NH  03084
                        (603) 654-6705

                               OR: 

       contact Daniel Greenberg at danimoni [at] well.sf.ca.us
                      for more information.

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 Daniel Greenberg       | "Chance favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur
 danimoni [at] well.sf.ca.us | "Life is psychosomatic" - Me               
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