This series explores the interconnections between schools and communities, and how ecovillage principles can be applied in the most diverse contexts.
GEN includes creative educators bringing ecovillage principles and methodologies to formal and informal learning environments. Here, we highlight the approach, methodologies, and results from the experience in 13 case studies from every region while drawing parallels with other examples from the wider network.
With approximately 8 hours of content broken into approximately 20 minute sections, participants can delve deeper into one case study of interest or get a general sense of the patterns and uniqueness among them. Hear directly from the projects themselves: how they started, their main learnings along the way, and what they feel are their keys to success in establishing a community education project.
The tools and insights can be applied by formal educators in traditional classrooms, informal youth facilitators in diverse learning environments, as well as community-based initiatives. We do not propose one approach or methodology, rather recognising and celebrating the diversity between cultures, bioregions, as well as teaching and learning styles. We will explore which conditions and approaches can inform and lead to empowered education.
We especially invite educators and members of school communities who are interested in integrating regenerative approaches and ecovillage design principles into their learning activities.
Registration enables you to watch recorded presentations in your own time and post comments to interact with other participants in the course. You can also follow the links of each of the projects to find more information.
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May 6 – June 3, 2025
If you are just getting to know GEN, we recommend you start with the GEN Intro course which will give you the frame of how the network and organisation flow.
A live course will be offered at set times and invites you to engage with a facilitator and other participants. A self-paced course means you can engage in the content as your schedule allows. We also offer courses where you engage in the content yourself and then join gently facilitated group discussions to connect with others.
Visit the Community Events page to see what is available or contact your region.
No! We strive to serve a range of audiences and believe that ecovillage tools can be applied in a range of contexts.
Sometimes. We operate on keeping course fees as low as possible while paying our collaborators fairly. When the essential costs are covered, we can sometimes offer scholarships. Contact Us.
We would be happy to consider it. Please send a proposal via our contact form. Be sure to include your background on the topic (length of experience and in which contexts), where you have offered the course previously, and your suggested format (live, self paced, pricing etc.)
Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an FIC course, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom for each class.Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an FIC course, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom for each class.
You’ll receive all class recordings in a follow-up email. They will also be uploaded to LearnDash found in your ic.org account dashboard. Watch or listen when it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
Login to you ic.org account, visit your dashboard and go to “My Courses”. Here you have access to all course content and recordings through LearnDash. Access to courses expire 30 days after the last class.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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