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Gaia Education participates in Youth Action for Nature and Wellbeing project meeting in Olot
Gaia Education is proud to be a part of the Youth Action for Nature and Wellbeing project, working to empower young people to take action for a healthier planet. Recently, the consortium gathered in Olot, Catalonia for a project meeting on January 23rd and 24th.
The meeting brought together partners from across Europe to discuss progress and future plans for the project. The focus of the meeting was on sharing ideas and best practices for engaging young people in environmental and social action…
Gaia Education Attends Partnership Meeting in Hungary for Community Catalysts Project
Gaia Education is proud to be a part of the Community Catalysts for Civic Engagement and Community Resilience project, which aims to empower individuals and communities to be agents of change in their lives and for the planet. As a partner in this project, Gaia Education attended the partnership meeting held in Hungary on November 16-17, 2022, hosted by Profilantrop.
The Community Catalysts project is a collaboration between several European organizations with a shared vision of promoting civic…
CCERC First Meeting in Hungary
The new project of the consortium Community Catalysts is the Community for Civic Engagement and Community Resilience. This project is the third of a series of Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships projects of this consortium - The Community Catalysts for Transformative Economies (ending now) and the Community Catalysts for Regenerative Development. The structure of the projects of this consortium is in line with the SDG Wedding Cake of the Stockholm Resilience Center.
The new Community Catal…
GaiaYES multiplier event in Findhorn!
On July 7th Gaia Education and our European partners for the GaiaYES are delighted to invite you to our one-day 'Building Regenerative Futures' Seminar. We hope you can join us, online or face-to-face!
You will get some seminar about Gaia Education's history, an introduction to the project itself, with our partners. How the project links to Youth networks emerging around holistic Education for Sustainable Development and presentations about amazing things such Gaia Nederland initiative, Gaia Ko…
CCTE local multiplier event in Findhorn!
On July 7th Gaia Education and our European partners for the Community Catalysts for Transformative Economies projects are delighted to invite you to our one-day 'Building Regenerative Futures' Seminar. We hope you can join us, online or face-to-face!
This project aims to catalyse social entrepreneurs and other local actors in support of a transformative economy. A transformative economy is one where social entrepreneurs ensure the long term environmental, social and economic sustainability o…
Gaia Education has opened an office in Brussels, Belgium!
As Brexit started to roll ahead, Gaia Education decided that having a EU presence is crucial for international development and staying true to our values.
Who are the Youth in Transition?
As we arrive at the beautiful mountains of Piazza Armerina, 900 m above sea level, a gentle mist welcomes us and we can finally breathe the fresh air after 12 hours of travelling. "These are some of the poorest areas in Italy", a member of our partner organisation tells us, but also one of the richest, most vivid cultures with many influences from around the world. Over time Sicily has been under multiple rules including Greek, Spanish, Arab-Byzantine, Roman, No…
Launch of new European project – Youth in Transition!
This May saw the launch of an exciting new European Union Erasmus+ funded project – Youth in Transition. Gaia Education is delivering this project in partnership with NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark and the Danish Association of Ecovillages, Plattform Footprint, the University College for Agrarian & Environmental Pedagogy in Austria, and the Don Bosco Association in Sicily.
The aim of Youth in Transition is to make a valuable contribution towards creating a resilient, low-carbon society in Eu…
Gaia YES! (Youth Education for Sustainability) Seminar 2: ‘Holistic Sustainable Curriculum for Schools’
On 20 to 24 April 2021, the second seminar of GAIA YES! (Youth Education for Sustainability) took place. This seminar on a Holistic Sustainable Curriculum for Schools was organised and facilitated by our project partners Gaia Nederland and Permacultura Mediterranea. For the first time, GAIA YES! opened up to a larger audience and invited speakers from several countries. This article written by Gaia Nederland reviews the programme of the first day, which addressed the learning culture and the…
Gaia YES! (Youth Education for Sustainability) Seminar 1: ‘Let’s get started’
On 8th to 10th December 2020, representatives from Gaia Education, Gaia Nederland, Gaia kool, Tallinn University and Permacultura Mediterránea met virtually to make a common start to the Gaia YES (Youth Education for Sustainability) Erasmus + funded project.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on all levels is critically needed with accelerating climate change and fast decreasing biodiversity. As schools lay the foundation for tomorrow’s leaders, experts and responsible citizens, in…