Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) is one of the most complete sustainability training programs in the world, based on the Gaia Education curriculum, and will be offered in Albuquerque as the first venue in the United States.
As an advanced training course, EDE empowers citizens and communities to take the lead on sustainability in all its aspects.
The course is designed for:
- Students and educators
- Health care professionals
- Permaculturists/horticulturists
- Architects and designers
- Builders
- Community leaders
- Government officials
- Religious organizations
- Community and regional planners
- Peace activists
… and everyone else interested in sustaining our planet.
Presented by Village Design Institute at the University of New Mexico
- Based on the Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum
- Recognized as a contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, 2004 - 2012
- A program of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)
The course will be presented at the University of New Mexico, with field trips and hands on projects at various sites, communities and ecovillages around the city and state for the last two days of each Dimension.
Participate: as a student, as volunteer, as a sponsor!
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Each of the 4 dimensions will be covered in a 10-day program consisting of five weekday evenings and two full-day weekends. The EDE training will present viable models for both urban and rural environments.