[ESSP] study abroad for sustainability

[Vanessa Paulman]

Living Routes
Study Abroad Programs for a Sustainable Future
http://www.LivingRoutes.org


"I learned that I am part of a whole, not just a part" - Program Alumna


Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the world's problems 
(environmental destruction, climate change, social injustice, 
overpopulation...)?
Do you ever say to yourself, "Okay, I get it!  Things have to change. 
But where are all the solutions?"
Do you really want to help create a more sustainable future?

If so, then we invite you to literally bring your education to life 
by studying with Living Routes in ecovillages around the world. 
Ecovillages are communities striving to create cooperative lifestyles 
in harmony with their local environments.  They are groups of people 
developing social and ecological tools such as consensus decision 
making, ecological design, green building, community-scale renewable 
energy systems, and organic farming - and offering positive visions 
and alternatives for humanity and the planet.

Ecovillages are not utopias, but they're trying.  In the process, 
they make ideal "campuses" for students to "walk their talk" and 
immerse themselves in both academic and experiential learning about 
sustainability.  Why study in a classroom when you can earn college 
credit while you:

Identify rare medicinal plants in a rainforest in southern India
Help regenerate the Caledonian forest in northern Scotland
Garden organically, watched by wallabies, in subtropical Australia
Learn about sustainable village development in rural Senegal
Build an adobe or ferrocement house in tropical Brazil
Become a skilled consensus facilitator and group leader in Mexico
Design ecological homesteads/landscapes in western Massachusetts

These are just a few of the many real-life learning opportunities 
available through Living Routes.  Living Routes works with a number 
of universities (UMass-Amherst, University of New Hampshire, and 
Pacific Lutheran University) to offer credit for all of its semester, 
summer, and January-Term programs that can be transferred back to 
your home college or university.

So, if you really want to gain skills and real-world experiences to 
help heal our planet and build sustainable communities, please check 
out our current programs below and feel free to contact us with any 
questions or to request an application.  Thank you and we look 
forward to hearing from you.

-- 
Vanessa Paulman       
Science Outreach Coordinator
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu


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