About us
Educating changemakers to restore global balance
Gaia Education provides holistic education in sustainability, regenerative practices and community development. We educate participants across ages and backgrounds, and share grassroots practices through learning communities that celebrate intentional communities, restore ecosystems, and distribute wealth fairly.
History, mission & vision
Responding to interconnected challenges, together
Our mission
To empower people worldwide with the knowledge, skills and networks to design regenerative cultures — redesigning the human presence on Earth from degenerative to regenerative. We respond to the interconnected challenges of our time by encouraging systemic thinking and hands-on practice.
Our vision
A world of thriving communities that restore ecosystems, distribute wealth fairly and improve quality of life for future generations. Since 2005 we have grown a global movement of changemakers, celebrating the wisdom of intentional communities and grassroots practice.
Our core values
Rooted in Earth care, people care and fair share
Earth care
Preserve and regenerate the life-supporting functions of living systems, restoring ecosystems for generations to come.
People care
Support wellbeing, dignity and belonging, welcoming all backgrounds into warm, safe and inspiring learning communities.
Fair share
Distribute wealth, resources and opportunity fairly so that communities everywhere can thrive.
Systemic thinking
See the whole — the social, ecological, economic and worldview dimensions — and design across them.
Grassroots practice
Learn from lived, hands-on wisdom and the intentional communities restoring balance on the ground.
Future generations
Act with intergenerational responsibility, improving quality of life for those who come after us.
Frequently asked
Questions about Gaia Education
What is regenerative education?
Regenerative education gives people the knowledge, skills and networks to move human systems from degenerative to regenerative. In practice it means designing communities that restore ecosystems, meet human needs and share resources fairly, blending systemic thinking with hands-on, grassroots learning.
What is Gaia Education's four-dimensional framework?
Gaia Education designs learning across four interconnected dimensions of sustainability: Social, Ecological, Economic and Worldview. Looking at the whole system, rather than any single part, helps participants design regenerative cultures that hold together.
Are Gaia Education courses online or in person?
Both. We run online programmes you can join from anywhere, alongside face-to-face courses hosted with communities around the world.
Where is Gaia Education active?
Gaia Education has been active in 55 countries since 2005 and has trained more than 25,000 people. Our work is rooted in three ethics: Earth care, people care and fair share.
Join a global community of changemakers
Learn with us — online or face to face — and put regeneration into practice in your own community.