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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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The Youngest Ever EDE Participant
Elias Roan Robson Merklein, age 10 The Gaia EDE at Son Rul-lan was one of the best times of my life... Read more...

Mão na Massa Hands-On EDE Brasilândia, Brazil
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Gaia Brasilândia EDE - Hands on green building construction
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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

GEDS Ecological Design Enrolling Now

Learn how to design with experts from the best research and development centers of carbon-constrained lifestyles!

GEDS Ecological Design covers the ecological dimension of the 10 month virtual course, Gaia Education Design for Sustainability. Based on the four core pillars of the Ecovillage Design Curriculum: the social, worldview, ecological and economic dimensions of sustainability. GEDS draws on the experience and expertise developed in a network of some of the most successful ecovillages and community projects across the Earth. Read more

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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