Gaia University

Gaia University is an institution for higher learning with a unique approach. The students (called associates) are able to earn accredited Bachelors & Masters degrees and Graduate Diplomas whilst being actively engaged in self and planetary transformation and ecosocial regeneration.

Gaia U is based on a methodology called action learning and is guided by the principles of Earth care, people care, & fair share. Within that framework, associates work on self-chosen, self-directed projects anywhere in the world they wish, documenting their outcomes and their learning process along the way. Throughout their program, they are supported by a worldwide network of learning providers, advisors and mentors and a collaborative online E-learning environment.

Fusing passion and vision with self-directed practical experience, associates thus initiate and nurture local and global sustainability, regeneration, justice and peace. And they refine themselves to become effective world changers and life long learners.

Gaia University offers degrees in Integrative EcoSocial Design, Organizing Learning for EcoSocial Regeneration, Open Topic, Green Business, Sustainable Money Design, and Peace Management.  There are currently two fully functioning Gaia University Regional Centers in Tennessee and Germany, with more underdevelopment in California, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Mid Atlantic Region, and Chile.  See www.gaiauniversity.org/english/index.php for dates of upcoming orientations.

Gaia Mid Atlantic

Heathcote member Karen Stupski serves as an Advisor, Registrar, and Regional Organizer with Gaia University.  Karen and Dawn Shiner of Dancing Green, Inc. are developing a Mid Atlantic Regional Center of Gaia University called Gaia Mid Atlantic or Gaia MARC. 

Integrative Facilitation Training Program

Gaia Mid Atlantic is sponsoring a two-year training program in Integrative Facilitation starting on May 27, 2010 that will be taught by Laird Schaub, a faciltiation trainer with a national reputation.   For details see www.heathcote.org/cms/content/integrative-facilitation-training-program-laird-schaub.

Masters Degree Program in Facilitation

Gaia Mid Atlantic is developing a new Masters Degree program in Facilitation that will run in conjunction with Laird's two-year Integrative Facilitation Training Program.   Stay tuned for more information!